Post 9j70PHSUiLnx1elrSy by Jewbacchus@octodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9j6vZFOOkdXrk7mvTc by gazelle@femme.energy
2019-05-23T18:50:15Z
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I honestly don't understand how I'm supposed to go to the doctor the Right Way. What is the point of my primary care physician? What do they treat? It's really frustrating to try to figure out how I'm supposed to get treatment for things. I don't see the point of a primary doctor at all except to waste my time and money. This system is designed for rich people who have flexible work schedules. When am I supposed to go to the Dr???? Idgi.
(DIR) Post #9j6vnHUrixeoK7VNLM by gazelle@femme.energy
2019-05-23T18:52:43Z
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Please do not @ me explaining how to see the doctor. I cannot see a doctor here even though I have "good insurance" because being insured is not the only obstacle in getting care. First of all, understanding the medical system is a set of knowledge that only people who grew up with standard American insurance understand. I do not seek treatment the way my middle class peers do.
(DIR) Post #9j6w32XT6bFuZ7EkXg by pbandkate@knzk.me
2019-05-23T18:55:36Z
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@gazelle i literally do not know it doens't make any sense i live out of urgent care because it's the only way to seek medical treatment that logically makes sense to me, like, i have a problem i see a doctor they fix the problem i leave 🤷
(DIR) Post #9j6wRGpTcq7fpvDL8q by gazelle@femme.energy
2019-05-23T18:59:57Z
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@pbandkate me too!!!! I don't understand it any other way!!!!! Why should I go to the Dr who doesn't do anything!!!! Why can't I skip that!!! Every time I try to get a primary i end up really frustrated because nothing ever gets done and idk how to make it productive
(DIR) Post #9j6wdYL0M4Vzc4olRA by pbandkate@knzk.me
2019-05-23T19:02:13Z
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@gazelle right like i *think* it's something to do with like, preventative care??? but preventative care is absolutely a luxury of the upper/upper middle class and drs give me enough anxiety as it is so unless im literally in pain, you are not getting me into a drs office
(DIR) Post #9j6webC3DuyUl8820O by Jewbacchus@octodon.social
2019-05-23T19:02:24Z
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@gazelle @pbandkate Okay so, I find having a PCP incredibly useful, but I think it's all predicated on having a good PCP who cares. My primary also sees half my family, and when my other doctors have fallen out of my network/my insurance has changed, she'll write scripts until I find a new psychiatrist/pulmonologist/etc. She has my full medical history + fam history so if i need records/xrays/whatever they're all in her files.
(DIR) Post #9j6zy8xUD3aOqPKLc8 by Jewbacchus@octodon.social
2019-05-23T19:05:42Z
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@gazelle @pbandkate lastly, when i like, broke my foot, or we found out my brother had a heart condition that runs in families, she's referred me to doctors that she knows or work closely with her to make sure my new treatments don't conflict and that i can get seen promptly, she'll also write me prescriptions if i just e-mail her and explain a situation to her, since i've been seeing her for almost a decade now.
(DIR) Post #9j6zy9ErATTriHSDgm by gazelle@femme.energy
2019-05-23T19:39:33Z
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@Jewbacchus @pbandkate thanks for making my point for me?
(DIR) Post #9j70PHSUiLnx1elrSy by Jewbacchus@octodon.social
2019-05-23T19:44:25Z
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@gazelle @pbandkate sorry i wasn't trying to talk over you on this, just give a perspective where PCPs are productive.
(DIR) Post #9j70qx8drFXe70gElM by pbandkate@knzk.me
2019-05-23T19:06:29Z
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@Jewbacchus @gazelle hm yeah this makes sense. i think for me it;s like, i haven't had a pcp or a gp *since* i was a kid and seeing our family doctor i don't have a good framework for like.. how to use one
(DIR) Post #9j70qxVKUtgpFNIM7s by gazelle@femme.energy
2019-05-23T19:49:27Z
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@pbandkate @Jewbacchus yeah jewbacchus the point is more that people who grew up without medical access don't use medical systems the same way as people who did largely because they don't know how and also because a lot of times it's just not an option. For example, I grew up with Planned Parenthood so I routinely get gyno exams. I did not grow up with dental care so I rarely go to the dentist. Does that not make sense?
(DIR) Post #9j710iaYoAM1snOZm4 by Jewbacchus@octodon.social
2019-05-23T19:51:11Z
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@gazelle @pbandkate that makes plenty of sense