I personally question EVERYTHING that comes from a doctor, likely saved my wife more than once. I actually told my PCP that anybody that does whatever a doc says without question is an IDIOT. He agreed. We have an understanding that I will listen to his diagnosis, recommendations, and respect his opinion, but I will make my own decisions after my own research.

Human decisions skew towards the most profitable outcome for the decision maker. I've seen nothing in healthcare to make me believe it is an exception.

I'm old and remember what it used to be like. Doctors were more respected by HOW they treated patients. When I was a kid and sick mom took me to the doctor and at end of visit when she asked what do I owe you, knowing we were poor he said I hear you make good bread.

As I got a little older I volunteered in the hospital. The whole hospital was mourning a doctor who was worried about a patient, sat up with him all night and in the morning nurses found the doctor dead, probably heart attack, still holding the patient's hand.

Nowadays: A woman I know obviously had a stroke. We told her to see her doctor. She said she did and all tests show there is nothing wrong. I told her go back and say look at me. She died about 1-2 weeks later. I asked the doc I worked for and he said all treatments have to be justified by tests for insurance to pay.

Earlier this year went to doc. She asked if I got the vax, I said no. She said but its safe and approved. I said no it wasnt. It was authorized for emergency use only if no other therapeutics are available. Since there were no clinical trials safety cannot be proven. She left the room slamming the door.

Everytime I see a doc he goes to the computer. It tells him what to do, what to ask. I told him what am I paying you for, I can google it myself. What I love is answering his question in a way he has to look it up...I already know the answer.

I have stories that will make your skin crawl.

We have to do the THINKING because they dont. They just do what they are told.

I worked diligently to keep my parents out of nursing homes and in their own home. I can't tell you the number of times doctors have said to me, "oh, they're old, they've lived a good, long life," implying that I should give up on trying to get them the treatments they needed.

My father lived years after a doctor first said that to me about him. Same with my mother.

You have no idea what I've gone through with the medical profession. The stories I could tell you. At this point, I have almost zero faith in doctors. I've had a doctor laugh at me and social worker yell at me -- all because I challenged them. Guess who won both arguments. ;-)

I've personally been grilled three times now about getting the jab, and I've won that argument three times, too.

It's time we knock these demi-gods off of their podiums and realize the power is in OUR hands.