Why do I need to wait two weeks to see a dude to say you need to see a specialist? That’s how it is today in 2023.
I’d love to have only medical experts and AI or some other way to get care NOW so I don’t need to shift my whole life around.
This is pretty common for most of my peers in the area. My last place of residence I could be seen same or next day most of the time, but I also hear it's slowly getting worse there as well. It's going to get really ugly in the rural areas, especially for those on Medicare, but everyone is going to be noticing the shortages pretty soon unless you can afford concierge level care or happen to live in a few medical hotspot regions.
My options are to go to a private equity booster commercial building that houses tens of doctors, which is honestly feels like I’m going to a Walmart. It’s impersonal. They don’t give a shit about me. The staff is rude. Appointments are still hard to get.
Why deal with that? If this is the situation I’d rather deal with an automated but personalized system.
Actually I’m working on such a system. I hope it works out.
I’ve also dealt with a misdiagnosis as a kid that resulted in loss of full range motion. I can walk now but I’ve got hip and mild spine alignment issues. I’m salty about it. I’m not the only one to suffer something like that. It’s not fair either.
Sorry. Many issues. I’m not a fan of doctors or the medical field as it is today. They’re just men and they make mistakes. They need to be replaced with systems that are far more personal, accurate, and actually preventative. Something you can keep as your lifelong medical assistant.
What even is the point?
The only thing they do for me is gatekeep medications that Ive been on since I was a child. Its a joke.