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Chronic Illness 1d

hey so why is the doctor at my college doing more than my hometown doctors???

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Anonymous 1d

Welcome to the miracle of teaching hospitals! They tend to look deeper because they’re looking for outliers.

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Anonymous 1d

now you’ve got me excited to meet them (and i will obviously be meeting them)

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Anonymous 23h

i went to urgent care 3 times for the same thing (and to a specialist once) and i only got an answer when i went to campus health once (also not a teaching hospital)

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Anonymous

#1 1d

That’s the thing. This isn’t even a teaching hospital. This is just student health services

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Anonymous

OP 1d

I had a similar and experience and I think sometimes doctors esp in rural areas without many other options are just. Not good at their job

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Anonymous

#4 23h

was i at the wrong specialty? yes. should that doctor have known where to tell me to go? also yes

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