Doctors are not Gods : always get a second opinion and do your own research

Whenever we go through our daily lives or do business we are pretty rational and cautious most of the time. If we take our car into a garage for repairs for example, we will probably have a look around the garage to see what its condition is like. Maybe we will even do some research beforehand about its reputation, and we will certainly be trying to judge if what the mechanic is saying seems reasonable. Half of us is constantly thinking "Is he trying to scam me with all there repairs".

For some reason however, when it comes to seeing the doctor we seem to so easily put our complete trust in them, and just take whatever they are saying as facts without even questioning it in the slightest. Well you should be doing exactly the opposite, because these are probably the most important business deals you will ever do. I mean we are talking about the lives and well being of you and your loved ones. If a mechanic does a bad job on your car, you might have wasted some money, but you can always then take your car somewhere else next time. If you or your loved ones are dead however, it is not possible to then go see another doctor.

So seeing a doctor is probably the best time for you to be questioning everything. You do not need to be rude or overly aggressive about it, you don't even need to say much. Just listen carefully to what they are saying and try to judge if it is reasonable or not. Observe what he is doing. Now so often I have gone in to see a doctor, they will ask a few standard question and within about 15 seconds they will just prescribe something. Straightaway that should be a warning sign because diagnosis is probably the most important part of the job, and if you don't get that right then everything else that follows are meaningless because you will not be getting the right treatment.

Just because you don't have a medical degree does not mean you are powerless to do anything either. With the web you have a vast amount of information at your disposal. If the doctor says you are suffering from something, come back home and look it up online. Research about the disease and see if its symptoms matches yours. The doctor might have half an hour to ask you about your symptoms and do a few tests, but you are the one living with it 24 hours a day, so you should be able judge your symptoms pretty well yourself and see if it matches the disease the doctor says you have.

Lastly remember that doctors are just humans like you and me. They make mistakes, they get tired and sometimes they just have an off day. Just because they are doctors it does not mean that they are all the same. There is sure a world of difference between a good one and a bad one. I mean you wouldn't take your precious car to a dodgy looking, speaking mechanic would you? So why would you risk your health and well being on some bad doctor?

Always do your research and if possible get a second opinion.