It really is crazy how many nutjobs are doctors. I remember simply asking about a vasectomy at my primary care doctor, and he said, "Not at your age (32)" and he handed me a pamphlet to a religious "counseling" group. Needless to say, I changed doctors and reported him to my insurance. I was irritated, but I can't imagine how this woman felt being denied medication to alleviate her pain and allow her to function because she might get pregnant. WTF?
I honestly somewhat hoped that doctors like this were a tiny TINY minority because of both the intellectual curiosity and empathy needed to be a good doctor would practically bar CHUDs from getting anywhere near that field.
You generally do need parents to bankroll your undergrad and internships, which are quite gruelling compared to many other university level employment tracks
It may be, I don't have any data regarding this behavior, this is just my anecdotal experience. I was sharing because the kinds of people who think this way would have certainly reacted the same or worse to women. I hope she was able to find actual care, as I know from other's experience how debilitating chronic pain can be.
My vasectomy consult went smoothly at the same age, just for an extra data point. He did ask if I was sure, and whether I had any desire to have kids, which I think is standard procedure, but he didn't try to talk me out of it.
I mean, that's fair. It's not quite as reversible as folks may think, so checking for conviction is fine. This guy just shut the convo down and told me to go to church, essentially.
Mine, at 30, didn't even ask that. I just said "I wanted a vasectomy", he was like "OK", gave his spiel, sounded like he was tired of giving it, like it was the 100th time that week.
This was a few months after Roe was overturned, and I'm in a dark blue city.
I strongly suspect that the brutal, completely pointless hazing of residencies combined with the brutality of med school weeds out many compassionate and normal people. Like residencies are pure psychological torment that serves no legitimate purpose and endangers patients. It was invented by a guy who needed a way to get off the floor so he could inject cocaine and sit out the effects for several hours without anyone wondering where he was. It's stressful and psychologically damaging. And only people who can survive those conditions go on to become doctors.
the brutal, completely pointless hazing of residencies combined with the brutality of med school weeds out many compassionate and normal people.
Plus the whole process of going to medical school is expensive. I haven't actually looked at any statistics, but I'm sure people who go to medical school already skew towards upper middle-class psycho families.
Why are doctors like this?
It really is crazy how many nutjobs are doctors. I remember simply asking about a vasectomy at my primary care doctor, and he said, "Not at your age (32)" and he handed me a pamphlet to a religious "counseling" group. Needless to say, I changed doctors and reported him to my insurance. I was irritated, but I can't imagine how this woman felt being denied medication to alleviate her pain and allow her to function because she might get pregnant. WTF?
I honestly somewhat hoped that doctors like this were a tiny TINY minority because of both the intellectual curiosity and empathy needed to be a good doctor would practically bar CHUDs from getting anywhere near that field.
I regret to inform you that neither curiosity nor empathy are needed to be a doctor.
You generally do need parents to bankroll your undergrad and internships, which are quite gruelling compared to many other university level employment tracks
MFW there a literal LUXURY JOBS in this hellscape, and some of them are in fields that are NECESSARY for humanity.
It may be, I don't have any data regarding this behavior, this is just my anecdotal experience. I was sharing because the kinds of people who think this way would have certainly reacted the same or worse to women. I hope she was able to find actual care, as I know from other's experience how debilitating chronic pain can be.
My vasectomy consult went smoothly at the same age, just for an extra data point. He did ask if I was sure, and whether I had any desire to have kids, which I think is standard procedure, but he didn't try to talk me out of it.
I mean, that's fair. It's not quite as reversible as folks may think, so checking for conviction is fine. This guy just shut the convo down and told me to go to church, essentially.
Mine, at 30, didn't even ask that. I just said "I wanted a vasectomy", he was like "OK", gave his spiel, sounded like he was tired of giving it, like it was the 100th time that week.
This was a few months after Roe was overturned, and I'm in a dark blue city.
I strongly suspect that the brutal, completely pointless hazing of residencies combined with the brutality of med school weeds out many compassionate and normal people. Like residencies are pure psychological torment that serves no legitimate purpose and endangers patients. It was invented by a guy who needed a way to get off the floor so he could inject cocaine and sit out the effects for several hours without anyone wondering where he was. It's stressful and psychologically damaging. And only people who can survive those conditions go on to become doctors.
Plus the whole process of going to medical school is expensive. I haven't actually looked at any statistics, but I'm sure people who go to medical school already skew towards upper middle-class psycho families.
because religious fundamentalists become doctors
I didn't read the article but I'd bet my life saving he's a republican. They dream of total control on everyone all the time.
"Stalin was bad cause he controlled his people so much" -