Do you hate certain professions?

Like many things, there’s an element of truth to all of them, otherwise they wouldn’t have those jokes going around.

“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.”

~Dick The Butcher

Some careers invite it through the overall performance. Lawyers and politicians in particular. Most lawyers are only in it for the money. That comes through loud and clear by the frivolous lawsuits, the extraneous lawsuits and the defense of the indefensible. Politicians, likewise, tend to lie a lot, tend to support programs that aren’t really good for anyone except those that support the politician, graft and corruption are rampant. Neither group has done a really good job of earning respect and therefore they get disparaged as a matter of course. Basically the odds are good that you will be disparaging someone that truly deserves it. The same could be said about “journalists” and “news reporters”.

I found that people who disparage doctors usually mean it.

Alls I said is you suck Caravanfan!

@Dutchess_III In that, of course, we agree.

Hate the idea of working in that profession or hate people in the profession?

I don’t hate any group of professionals to make some sort of blanket statement.

Since doctors were mentioned, I do say I have trust issues with doctors and can get very frustrated and high anxiety dealing with them. I recognize part of it is me. Tomorrow I have an appointment with a doctor. I want a Valtrex script for shingles and my thyroid meds. I’m expecting her to give me a hard time, I hope I’m wrong. It will be a big waste of money and time if I can’t get the scripts, plus a risk being in an office where sick people go. That is unbelievably annoying to me if she refuses to write the scripts. Ugh, I am stressing out about it. I just see my money going down the drain. I do have doctors who I think are great! So, definitely not a problem with the whole profession.

“Hate”? — No, but I really can’t understand why anybody would choose to be a politician or tabloid journalist/paparazzi.

Hate is a strong word.

I don’t hate politicians, in fact, I wonder why anybody would want to be a politician because no matter who they are, no matter what they do, there are always going to be detractors who will state that the good deed was done for a nefarious reason, etc.

I like police, respect police and the work that they do, I’m friends with some and the majority are doing the job to the best of their ability but there are police people who can be power hungry assholes.

I don’t hate any profession across the board – everyone is different. Every employee brings their own personality, their own baggage, their own good traits and bad traits to the job they do.

Update: my appointment went better than expected, but they are making me come back in three months, which I think is bullshit, but I’ll play along for now. To me that’s just a money grab. She said she’s booking a yearly check up. What do they check now? I guess I’ll find out.

She wants you to come back in 3 months so she can check your thyroid levels to see if you’re on the right dosage, whether she’s your regular doc or a new one. The yearly checkup is to do bloodwork and a physical to see if your systems are doing what they’re supposed to do.

It’s normal and desireable to have a yearly checkup, even for kids. I’ve had one most of my life. It’s a good thing, too. When I moved here, I saw a new doc one time to get my bp meds refilled. After listening to my heart, she did an ekg and saw something she didn’t like and referred me to a heart specialist. It turns out I had a coartation in my ascending aorta which he followed for 6 or 7 years with ultrasounds every 6 months to a year. When it got to a certain size, they did open heart surgery to fix it because it would have eventually become an aneurysm and I’d probably die.

Not everything in our bodies shows up as an obvious problem. Blood tests are very important indicators regarding what our systems are doing. The doctor then uses the results to look at your systems in the actual check-up and ask if you’re having any problems.

Yes, unethical docs will have you come back just to make money, but insurance doesn’t reimburse them anywhere near what actual costs are, so they’d need a whole lot of patients to make a difference in their salaries.

@smudges I’ve been taking thyroid medicine for 15 years and I shouldn’t need another appointment for a blood test. I don’t even need another thyroid test unless I’m symptomatic. I rather test when something is off, which is exactly what my doctor in TN let me do. She was the one who finally got me the most stabilized. I’m not taking a new dose, and I was tested two months ago.

My CMP, CBC, vitamin D, also does not need an appointment, unless there was some new development. I do want that all tested at least twice a year. Sometimes more if I’m taking a new med.

I just had a stress test and echo at my cardiologist.

I see my GYN once a year. Dermatologist. I had a colonscopy a year ago.

I’m not saying I don’t want to ever have to go to the doctor for my drugs and tests, I realize they need to CYA, and seeing a patient in real life sometimes doctors pick up on important things, although I think young doctors less so. I’m saying once a year at a GP should be enough when I have specialists managing most of my health concerns. Hopefully, they aren’t planning every three months to get my medicine, because that is ridiculous and a scam and a risk I hate taking (GP offices have contagious people). We’ll see.

Almost always when I point out I pay for everything they change their tune. In other words it is insurance fraud and no respect for my time. I didn’t say anything this time, I was happy to get the scripts I needed.

When I need a script, the voice recording at all of my docs tells me to call the pharmacy. The pharmacy then calls the office and I never get any kind of charge.

I’m not taking a new dose, and I was tested two months ago.

Then unless she’s a new doc to you, I’m not sure why she’d need to see you in 3 months.

@JLeslie I’d let it go and if they call you to set up an appointment, ask for specifically what is the appointment for, since your meds haven’t changed and your dose hasn’t changed and you reported to the doctor that you have no new symptoms. Make them specify it to you.

@jca2 They are going to schedule a yearly check up. I’m willing to go through the motions this one time, as long as once a year will be enough going forward.

@smudges The last time I saw her was 18 months ago. I’m going to see what the deal is in 3 months, unless I change my mind. MONEY is why they make another appointment, if you are asking why. There is no other reason. To be clear she is a nurse practitioner and they are making the check up with the doctor, but I’ve seen just the NP’s in many specialties and GP over the years and never had an appointment with the doctor. I know it’s not necessary.

@JLeslie Once a year is reasonable. I would have no problem with that, as it’s expected once a year unless there’s a medication change or symptoms pop up. I have a slow thyroid, and so I get a prescription renewal when I go for my annual well visit. Luckily, my doctor isn’t the type to want extra visits for no reason.

@jca2 Most people are on medicare here and medicare will pay for every 2 months or 3 months, I don’t remember which it is, but a doctor once outright said it to me.

Fraud, or at minimum milking the system.

Some people probably need more monitoring, but I think most people don’t in an average year by an internist or GP. If some new health issue crops up then sure that would make sense. Some people maybe like going to the doctor a lot.

Anyone that works in the health insurance industry. It’s a scam.