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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Average doctor visit grows -- by 32 seconds over 10 years | World News & Nursing Report. Nursing Journals : American Society of Registered Nurses
Go Moho, If you scroll down to where it says, "percentage of people...." I would say I'm probably in the 17.4 percent group. Because I don't have any health issues it's assumed I don't need much time and shouldn't ask too many questions. Other patients with multiple health issues are likely in the 36.1%, 36.8% or one of the other two groups where they get huge amounts of time. So when the doctor is running behind schedule, which is often the case, he comes to me and depends on me to help him get back on schedule.
Notice in my above (quoted) statement I said, "Many don't have the time for questions....." I didn't say all doctors. It depends on the individual's health status etc..
That pesky little word "many" makes a big difference, doesn't it?
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You have mentioned over time of certain problems (peeing a lot) or tests that you had that made it appear that
you do have health issues, but when questioned you say they are gone or I took care of that myself by eating this or that.
All I have to say to that is hmmmm.
I don't think that it is a flaw or we need look for a reason when an older person has health issues. If you don't, you will. It isn't healthy to be in denial about health issues and it isn't wise sometimes to ignore a medical doctor's advice. There is a reason why some medications are prescribed so often, and the reason is, they WORK.
You didn't fail anything or anybody or any goal if you need to take medicine and sometimes that medicine makes you healthier.
I have said this so many times before.