• pieland@piefed.socialOP
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    7 hours ago

    this might be an extremely unpopular and controversial opinion, but the solutions are gate-kept by the system.

    need a doctor and insurance’s permission to get the test to confirm a diagnosis. some labwork can be ordered online independently, but it’s limited and extremely expensive. as far as i know you can’t get most imaging other than a DEXA without a doctor.

    say you feel confident about a diagnosis for whatever reason… well now the only way to get that medication for that condition… is with a prescription. pirate pharmacies exist, but the medications they carry are limited.

    i’d have so much less of a problem with this stuff being “gate-kept” (because i DO understand the reason behind the “gate-keeping”) if doctors actually did anything.

    The Sailor Moon “My job here is done” meme. The first panel depicts a character, labelled as “DOCTOR” in this meme, saying “My job here is done.” The second panel depicts a character, labelled as “PATIENT”, saying “But you didn’t do anything.” In the third panel, the character labelled “DOCTOR” leaves the scene dramatically.