32 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

Would you choose Dr. Oz as a physician? Why not?

The only Doctor I trust is Dr. Jill Biden.

44 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

Would you choose Dr. Oz as a physician? Why not?

No no I’m the one who asked the question 🤚 

How do you choose your doctor

4 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

No no I’m the one who asked the question 🤚 

How do you choose your doctor

I’ll tell you how I chose my doctor.  I’m 33.   I been showing up to physicals on and off every 3 sometimes 5 years with various doctors until I got to the one I’m on.  I still have no idea what makes a good doctor but at least he’s not an a-hole and he hasn’t killed me yet and that’s why I’m with his office

 

and I’d be willing to bet that’s why you chose your doctor.  So for all you know your doctor basically is Dr Oz but you just like him

1 minute ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

I’ll tell you how I chose my doctor.  I’m 33.   I been showing up to physicals on and off every 3 sometimes 5 years with various doctors until I got to the one I’m on.  I still have no idea what makes a good doctor but at least he’s not an a-hole and that’s why I’m with his office

Most family's will get recommendations from friends and family members when choosing a primary care Dr. That's how we did it. And then look the guys name and practice up and see what other people think of it. That's what I did for the two my family has used so far.

5 minutes ago, Boogyman said:

Most family's will get recommendations from friends and family members when choosing a primary care Dr. That's how we did it. And then look the guys name and practice up and see what other people think of it. That's what I did for the two my family has used so far.

Well here’s the thing.  I live in an area where I really only had a very small number of choices, maybe three or four

8 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

I’ll tell you how I chose my doctor.  I’m 33.   I been showing up to physicals on and off every 3 sometimes 5 years with various doctors until I got to the one I’m on.  I still have no idea what makes a good doctor but at least he’s not an a-hole and he hasn’t killed me yet and that’s why I’m with his office

 

and I’d be willing to bet that’s why you chose your doctor.  So for all you know your doctor basically is Dr Oz but you just like him

I am positive my doctors is not a snake oil salesman. I have had pill pushers, and gotten different doctors. I am with my current doc for 4 years, my last one sucked. My oldest daughter goes to a practice, and I tried them out. I like my new doctor.

You haven't had enough medical issues (I've done more hours of hospital, doctor's offices than I care to think about - both parents died of cancer, sister with breast cancer, mother in law with a dissecting  anuerism in her aorta, wife breaking her ankle in a lovely spiral) - you quickly learn which doctors give a crap, and which are just counting the billable, or the ones who just want to give you meds and get you out.

A good doctor is not just a person that hasn't killed you, one would hope.

I mean, doesn't everyone find a doctor through recommendations from friends/co-workers/etc.? Then research the qualifications?

I'm not even sure what the argument is here? That maybe our doctors suck as much as Dr. Oz?

4 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

I'm not even sure what the argument is here? That maybe our doctors suck as much as Dr. Oz?

It seems to have morphed into Maine having a critical shortage of doctors. Or at least ones that aren't a-holes trying to kill patients. Not sure.

4 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

I'm not even sure what the argument is here? That maybe our doctors suck as much as Dr. Oz?

i think the argument is....HOLY SHEET...ANOTHER TV CON MAN IS RUNNING FOR OFFICE AS A REPUBLICAN SO I BETTER FIND A WAY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT QUICK! 

 

or something like that. 

I would like to be able to say that Republicans would be morons to vote for Dr. Oz, that he would guarantee they lose the Senate seat. But goddamn they keep impressing me with their stupidity. 

2 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I would like to be able to say that Republicans would be morons to vote for Dr. Oz, that he would guarantee they lose the Senate seat. But goddamn they keep impressing me with their stupidity. 

is he loud and dumb?  because repugs love loud and dumb. 

 

11 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

I mean, doesn't everyone find a doctor through recommendations from friends/co-workers/etc.? Then research the qualifications?

Well here’s where maybe I am poor.  I don’t pay cash to my doctor, I have to pick ones on a list

I've had the same doctor since I was a teenager. Kind of weird to think about, because I'm guessing the guy is going to retire at some point. Small family practice my parents took me to at 13 when we moved to the area, 30+ years later he still doesn't seem that old - maybe late fifties? 

2 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

Well here’s where maybe I am poor.  I don’t pay cash to my doctor, I have to pick ones on a list

Even before I had a conceirge doc, I still got recommendations from people. Newsflash -- co-workers have the same insurance you do.

3 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Even before I had a conceirge doc, I still got recommendations from people. Newsflash -- co-workers have the same insurance you do.

There’s not that many doctors taking new patients at any given time.  All the fat diabetes people hog all the doctors

1 minute ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

There’s not that many doctors taking new patients at any given time.  All the fat diabetes people hog all the doctors

OK...try being less poor and getting a concierge doc then. 

5 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I've had the same doctor since I was a teenager. Kind of weird to think about, because I'm guessing the guy is going to retire at some point. Small family practice my parents took me to at 13 when we moved to the area, 30+ years later he still doesn't seem that old - maybe late fifties? 

 

Dr. Connor?

1 hour ago, Kz! said:

The only Doctor I trust is Dr. Jill Biden.

Perfect time for:

 

Also by the way what makes your family and friends qualified to know, and by the way true story if it was my family and friends, oz graduated about 20 years ahead of me at my high school so he’d probably be on the recommendation list

2 minutes ago, Seventy_Yard_FG said:

Also by the way what makes your family and friends qualified to know, and by the way true story if it was my family and friends, oz graduated about 20 years ahead of me at my high school so he’d probably be on the recommendation list

They are usually qualified to weed out the wack jobs and a-holes who just want to kill people. EIther by telling you, or you hearing about their death.

4 minutes ago, Toastrel said:

 

Dr. Connor?

at this point I hope not. guy has years of blood tests on me .... 

Just now, Toastrel said:

They are usually qualified to weed out the wack jobs and a-holes who just want to kill people. EIther by telling you, or you hearing about their death.

So not only do you think oz is a bad doctor but he actually qualifies as a whack job and or a hole?

11 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

I've had the same doctor since I was a teenager. Kind of weird to think about, because I'm guessing the guy is going to retire at some point. Small family practice my parents took me to at 13 when we moved to the area, 30+ years later he still doesn't seem that old - maybe late fifties? 

So Ross from Friends?

 

 

28 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

I mean, doesn't everyone find a doctor through recommendations from friends/co-workers/etc.? Then research the qualifications?

I thought that would be just common sense. I actually felt slightly embarrassed as I was typing my previously response lol.