how many parents dont trust doctors with their children and why. can doctors be trusted to not take advantage of sick patients, like over charging them for their services.
121472
I agree with DoctorJ: a doctor should be able to explain to you properly what is going on and should be able to be honest about what they don't know.  Trust is vital to a doctor-patient relationship.  If the patient does not trust the doctor, then the likelihood of the patient getting better decreases.
611513
I am chronically ill.  Lately I found that my doctor has been mal-treating me for the last four years.  I am a peaceful person, but this has had me furious.  I have thought how much fun it would be to break him in half.  So, in this case it is good that I've not gotten out much.
201903
Schools are responsible for so much, and the liability is huge.  Of course parents are smart to keep their kids home if they know they're sick.  Why would you send your child to school sick?  They'd be miserable.  If you saw how rapidly things spread in a classroom, on a bus, or in any public setting like that, you might wish for the days of quarantines.  Too bad schools have to educate parents on how to act in what should be a clear situation.
93207
I see so much misinformation thrown out there, and it is pretty frightening.  I think this is a very useful forum in certain situations, such as "I have been diagnosed with condition X by a doctor.  Where can I get more info?  Or what is your experience with this disease?"\nBut too many people are out there asking to be diagnosed by strangers who are in no way qualified to do so.  I have been known to throw out this comment from time to time (I actually have it in a folder on my desk top so I can copy and paste it!):\n"With all due respect, you should not be looking for a diagnosis on this site.  I am in the medical field, and I am constantly horrified by the amount of totally wrong information/suggestions that I see here on a hourly basis.  Even if someone says they are a nurse or doctor, you have no idea if they really are or not.  On the internet, you can be anything you want to be.  There are resources out there.  Go to your doctor, or at least call your doctor.  Many offices have nurse practitioners who can return your calls and answer questions.  Call the nurse at your city/county Public Health office.  Many insurance companies have a number where you can speak with a nurse, so see if your insurance company provides that service.  At least you will know that you can trust their expertise.   I believe this site is useful for things such as…I have been diagnosed with such and such disease/condition, what is your experience with it.  OR  where can I find more information of such and such.  But asking people to diagnose you here is just plain dangerous……"\n\nIf the person is asking something that I feel qualified to answer, I will.  Or I can research for sites where they can educate themselves.  I have also come to realize that we, as parents, are not doing enough to educate our young people.  Their lack of BASIC knowledge of their bodies is appalling.
194301
I agree, get a lawyer. Too many posibilities and not enough clarification with your question. Most Doctors practicing medicine today carry  malpractice insurance. If the Doctor is clearly at fault you may have an easier time finding representation via a lawyer as they can expect a payout even if you can't afford one now.
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Well. From a canadian point of view, I am personally a fan of Public Health care. When working properly, it is fantastic. It's not working well now, but that's beside the point. I am not a big supporter of the American system, however. I went there for a camp last summer, and my brother made friends with a little boy. One day, when they were playing, the top of the tire swing came off and hit the little boy in the head so hard that both of his eyes were looking different ways. His family simply bundled him up and raised his feet up, and refused to take him to the hospital because they couldn't afford it. I don't know what happened to that kid, but I expect he had some serious damage done to his brain. It could have been prevented if his family had been able to pay for a doctor. Hence, I think your system really sucks. No offence intended.
97776
What a question! how do u know they are affraind to go to the hospital?   I have a friend working in a hospital and she told me they go so many people like that, and nope, they dont ask for a social if they do, they say they dont have one and is ok with the hospital. and Of course they pay the hospital or believe or not, many ones have an insurance.
83297
I always give the honest opinion or honest answer (on medical questions).  I also never answer a question with a smart-mouthed response.  If I feel a question isn't worthy of being answered (a kid fooling around), rather than being rude, I don't answer it.
626212
I think if you are going to have kids and work then you need to have plans for when you kids get sick.  It's part of being a grown up! What if your child was sick and he needed to see his doc, but the doc's kid was sick so he was not there to help your kid.  Don't work if you can't handle work and a family.  Sorry...
127464
I am sorry to hear about this I wish I could answer your Qs. I was just browsing and came across this.I had to post something back!My daughter was very sick about a week ago. She is fine now. But it was so scary.No one knew what she was sick with... Thats the worst part.She is only 2. She was passing alot of blood in her stool....Well we,as humans, always think of the worst first.I felt like the Dr.s were not doing enoff.But I now know that if you trust your DR. with all your hart then your mother is in the right place!But if not...Find some were you do trust.Ya'll will be in my familys prayers.  when you don't know what to do,Take your hands off the situation-by not worring(as much)-and God will then take care of it.
455884
I know that medical Dr's must care about people because of all that they do for people and we can count on them when we have emergency's and we need their help. If you are like any one, you have seen the down right stupid commercials they have for drugs. I really hope most people can see right through the scare tactics of the drug companies. Whatever new disease they put out there that they just happen to have the medicine for. I mean does it really  make any good sense to put a man made chemical(Drug) into your body to fix it.. I go to get regular chiropractic adjustments to keep my nervous system functioning better, and take natural medicines.. I don't get all the coughs, sniffles, and junk my co workers all around  me do either. If you do the research on it and not just listen to what the main stream public does, you will only benefit yourself.  Drug companies and Dr's go hand in hand.. Think about it.. To the person that answered after me, If you read the very first line of the paragraph I acknowledged that Dr's do care.. They must.. Did you skip that part?
491921
i agree medicine should help kept u alive, for example  lets say your kid gets an infection and needs medicine or he will die, would u let him die, i don't think so
213720
Funny thing is, I am a LEGAL resident and I can't go to a doctor because I don't have health insurance, and not even once it crosses my mind going to the ER to get primary care. I pay my taxes and do everything by the book, and as a legal resident I cannot (and don't want anyways) use any kind of welfare until I have been working here for 10 years (that's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong) but the illegals always find a way to misuse the system. Do you know how many families "recycle" insurance cards to fraudulently get medical care because in one family they have 5 "Maria Perez"'s? Sorry, that's illegal and it puts a huge strain on the medical system. And of course those living of of welfare...So I don't think they should use the hospitals to survive, the HC system is already falling apart! I will not deny them of medical care but I don't think it's right. What needs to be done is to fix the problem at the root, and not just use "quick fixes".
645097
Eek. Doctors have to work all the time. They even have to work on christmas. They work in hospitals or in small little offices. They should never develope a relationship with their patients. There are many kinds of doctors. ER Doctors work specificially in the Emergency Room, doctors who give birth, doctors who give shots, etc. They must wash their hand for 2 minutes after helping someone. They must be very clean. They can't turn a patient down. If your teacher wants you to be specific then you should say which kind of doctor you prefer to be. A doctor who gets involved in lots of blood or a doctor who puts bandaides on a little boy who fell of his skateboard.
42941
It is a very upsetting topic even more so for me I just had a baby and to look at all the things that could happen to her while shes so little is a scary feeling but you have to look at it like this....if its gods will she can go at anytime no amount of medicine or making sure shes sleeping on her back or anything else can really change that .....but as a mother your going to go that extra mile and make sure that you do anything in your power to keep her safe anyway. We tend to not worry about anything unless it hits home insted of thinking of it in terms as we are all family and should help one another out..but people want what they want...spend there money how they want(and to be honest they should its theirs) but to show a little Compassion to someone else should be a bigger reward then that new DVD player or those $200.00 doller shoes but your only one person and your not going to change everyones mind so the best you can do it what you can do and teach your kids to do they same a little help is better then none at all......Is it fair...no...but then again life is not always fair to any of us...there rich people now who have money coming out their ass but still we see them commit suscide and kill others...who was there to help that indvisual? People should take care of people no matter who they are!
656897
There are  a lot of different views on children taking meds for anxiety, depression, attention span disorders; some are negative and some are all FOR a child taking meds to control their disorders. I think it's up to YOU the parent who has to deal with the child and the issues that accompany their disorder. If you are comfortable with your child taking meds and he/she is improving then I don't see a problem with that so long as you are made well aware of the possible side effects of the meds on your child. And if the medication is improving their quality of life I don't see why this would be a "bad" thing. It's solely up to you. We as parents need to decide what is best for our kids. Don't let people tell you that what you are doing is wrong or bad. It's all about what will work for your child for them to have a normal life. That's what's important. Take care.
399377
Most likely the doctors treating if the condition is life threatening. If long term then probably parents but you should check with a layer just to make sure. Any doubts make sure your parents know your wishes if you cannot speak for yourself. You can also do the paper work yourself and save the cost of an attorney and name a patient advocate. That is one that you have appointed to  make your decisions if you can't.  Just follow the directions with the forms, get them notarized and let your patient advocate have a copy or tell them where the paperwork is just in case there is a problem with your family members that aren't named. Hopefully you will never need this but it may help.