I am so sick of doctors.

They go off & spend a bit of time studying chemistry anatomy & a bit of other stuff, then suddenly they think they know it all.

Well fellers, I've got news for you. In my experience you are only just good enough at your day job to get by. In fact quite a few haven't got to that stage yet. I could give you quite a list of your failures if desired.

So I'd like to suggest you go back to your day job, & polish up those skills a bit. You aren't good enough to drop that ball, & start dictating how we should live our lives, or bring up our kids.

The worst of course are the professors, it seams all professors want to pontificate, & the medical ones are about as bad as they come. I wonder if some psychologist could diagnose the cause of affliction.

Come to think of it, don't bother. You & the physiatrists the ones who keep letting still very sick people out of institutions, much to the detriment of them, & the public.

So fellers, pull your collective heads in, mind your own business. No one accepts your self appointed stewardship. Get back to the day job, you've got some way to go to perfect that, before you become gods.

So what is your beef about.

One medical Super once told me "how can you suffer from stress, you're only a worker"
Another Super told me "I can't give you stress leave, I have already given the others stress leave. Brisbane would start asking questions if I gave you leave as well".
A first time young Doc said "you'll need a week off".
Now there was a Dr in the making, someone who knew something about people.
Another one refused to write down when I told him my symptoms.
Now I haven't any evidence in my files.

Not sure if this is on topic (hell, I'm not sure what the topic is), but it appears that this is as good a place as any to grumble about doctors.

Like the one who, upon examining my swollen salivary glands (in my mouth, for those who may be confused) told me that my tonsils (in my throat) were inflamed and would need to be removed. Curiously, they had been removed some 22 years earlier. And no, they hadn't grown back. Thankfully, another doctor gave me the simple remedy of a teaspoon of lemon juice whenever they swelled up, to get the juices flowing more quickly, drain the glands and reduce the swelling. A solution without a kickback from a drug developer? Wow!

Many in our society hold doctors up as the pinnacle of brilliance, wisdom and intelligence. The reality, as I see it, is that doctors need be no smarter than mechanics (who, for some reason, aren't valued as highly). Both do routine checkups; both also use symptoms to diagnose problems and apply solutions. While a doctor's error can often be more immediately catastrophic, we trust both doctors and mechanics to get it right - so much so, that we trust them both with our lives.

Nine years in a small hospital has shown me that you're right Otokonoko.

My missus has CF and has had a double lung transplant. There's only TWO doctors and a a handful of nurses we trust with her life. Plenty have 'tried' to take her out MANY times through being inept.

If you've got someone with ongoing illness my best advice is to EDUCATE yourself on the illness and keep up to date with treatments and know the drugs they're on. Keep an eye out for mental side effects from drugs and trust your gut.