This week my daughter caught a cold and possibly croup, and I also caught the cold she had. My wife took her to urgent care because she was concerned she had croup and they refused to diagnose anything without covid testing. On top of that, the discharge paperwork said the reason for her visit was because of possible exposure to covid, which it was not. It said nothing about our concerns about croup, and the doctor didn’t seem to care either. To top it off, the dr told us to stop giving her the Robitusin (which was helping) and refused to diagnose her any further, despite clearly having issues.
Fast forward a few days and here I am at urgent care to get a Dr note to return to work after calling out sick because I caught her cold. This Dr also refused to really do anything because I didn’t want a covid test. All I wanted was a note to excuse me for a few days from work. The note they gave me is one sentence and literally says “so and so born on this date was seen in our office today” … thats it. Dr said “I’m not putting myself on the line like that. If it isn’t covid it isn’t valid to put medical professionals anymore. WTF are we supposed to do? Where can we go for actual help when we need it?
Not just the medical system, it’s everywhere. Daughter with two children can’t keep them in daycare because children with 2 symptoms must have Covid test and remain home until it’s comes back negative. Cold = coughing, runny nose = 2 symptoms. Allergies = runny nose, sneezing = 2 symptoms. Those kids have been tested 3 times each in 2 months and missed tons of school (paid day care) during that time. It’s all just racketeering at this point. Making money off Covid symptoms.
I went to my doctor of 20+ years last week. Had fatigue and had been diagnosed with an ear infection at the walk in clinic two days before.
I was put in a room and immediately given a rapid COVID test. It came back positive and that's when the fun started. I could hear the head nurse outside my room complaining about me being there, and how "they hadn't had a positive COVID patient in the clinic for 2 years"...and bitching about how they were going to have to clean the room. My doc comes in and gives me the Fauci speech (sounded exactly like him), and goes on to tell me how I need to get vaccinated because there is a 'safe and effective, researched and tested' vaccine. I asked why people are still getting COVID that are vaccinated and he immediately went to the the 'breakthrough cases' horseshit. I asked when this was tested? He said for the last year there have been tests on humans, some given the vax, and some given placebo. I that point I was to tired too argue and just wanted to leave.
I left thoroughly disgusted. I was given monoclonal antibodies and have recovered, but since I dug out my discharge papers from the visit. The doc wrote...take monoclonal antibody treatment and get vaccinated.
Why would I get vaccinated when I have natural and monoclonal antibodies?
Well... I don't know but I would hardly use an urgent care facility for the needle on where all health professionals stand. Unless it is private. I went to a private one flat fee, no health insurance accepted and it was great. Was diagnosed with something other than Covid go figure.
There are good doctor's out there so please do not take this blanket statement the wrong way.
Personally seeing doctors not give a crap out family and just prescribe the next painkiller at the patient's request when they are a known drug user with addiction problems is just the start.
I always had the thought, "Doctors just want to make money, nurses actually care about the patients".
Again this is my opinion from anecdotal experiences from personal life.
I know many doctors right now are losing their money and livelihood speaking the truth, I just was never blessed to have one like that in my life yet.
All of my wife's doctors are vaccine sales and marketing specialist. Vanderbilt University Hospital.
I pray for the return of sanity!!..I have dealt with more medical nitwits, and rabid vax pushers lately than I care to mention....I feel like I'm trapped in an asylum...
You can try going to America's Frontline Doctors website. Sign up for a $90 telecon with a doctor. They can prescribe treatments over the phone and use a mail only pharmacy. You must pay for the service. Duke it out with your insurance. If you can do this without needing x-rays, blood tests (which you can get by going on-line to Health One Labs https://www.healthonelabs.com/) or physical exams, colds and croups should be doable.
Same with my son, took to his doctor and was told he needed to get a Covid test before he would be seen. Covid test was negative, back to doctor to be told to treat with Claritin and OTC cough syrup after making my son double mask. We need a based pediatrician that won’t push shots and ridiculous Covid tests.