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Absolutely correct. Most people see their docs for a checkup once a year but when was the last time your PCP actually examined you?
Used to be you'd lay on the table and doc would press your belly to feel your organs for enlargement or a hard mass. They used to check your reflexes, They used to check your eyes, ears, mouth and neck for swollen glands. My PCP doesnt even listen to my heart and lungs.
Nowadays they walk in the exam room and play with the computer. When I ask a question he looks it up in the computer. Finally I asked what med school he went to because I can google myself.
On 1 occasion I was referred to a specialist because my toes were blue. He walks in, types on computer and walks out. I stop him and say what about my toes. Only then did he stop, turn to look at my toes and said 'I dont know, come back in 6 months'.
That's insane. I haven't been to the docs in a good while. Didn't know it had become this... dumb.
And my mom is amazed I don’t do annual check ups. Insurance pays for it so it’s free she says. Says what if’s...
I’ve started lying and telling her I have.