Jogeephus
Well-known member
I don't know if anyone has noticed how they seem to be lowering standards for healthcare but I've seen more and more of these places popping up taking the place of the traditional doctor's office visits and in the future I wouldn't be surprised if Walmart won't be in the doctoring business to some extent.
I may be an exception but several years ago a misdiagnosis by a physician's assistant almost cost me my life but everyone can make a mistake so I didn't think too much of it till another misdiagnosis by a PA effected my son last week. Its kindof funny but it wasn't to him at the time. You see he woke up and had something wrong in his groin area and for the sake of time he stopped by one of those quick clinics to have it checked out. The PA walked in and examined him and without asking any questions or interviewing him just told him frankly he had contracted HERPES. My son was floored and he told me he just couldn't believe it especially since he isn't married and practices abstinence and hadn't been with anyone. PA never asked any of this and that I think is kind of important when it comes to STD's.
Anyhow, the PA just walked away and didn't offer to do any tests or anything just prescribed some drugs for him to take and sent him down the road. Being in med school he knew where to look for information and who to talk to because he just could not believe it. He spoke to one the doctors at his college and they discussed the symptoms and he was told that it didn't sound like herpes but they would need to do tests to find out exactly what it was. Tests were done and tests came back negative for herpes and it turned out to be contact dermatitis. Basically it was an allergy. A week of grief and worrying over nothing.
He told me all the things the PA neglected to do and the doctor who helped him said they are seeing more and more of this type thing and sometimes it leads to fatal results. I know everyone makes mistakes but with these past experiences with PA's making mistakes I'm wondering if we are not going down the wrong path by relying so much on people other than doctors for our health care needs. I don't know. What's your thoughts?
I may be an exception but several years ago a misdiagnosis by a physician's assistant almost cost me my life but everyone can make a mistake so I didn't think too much of it till another misdiagnosis by a PA effected my son last week. Its kindof funny but it wasn't to him at the time. You see he woke up and had something wrong in his groin area and for the sake of time he stopped by one of those quick clinics to have it checked out. The PA walked in and examined him and without asking any questions or interviewing him just told him frankly he had contracted HERPES. My son was floored and he told me he just couldn't believe it especially since he isn't married and practices abstinence and hadn't been with anyone. PA never asked any of this and that I think is kind of important when it comes to STD's.
Anyhow, the PA just walked away and didn't offer to do any tests or anything just prescribed some drugs for him to take and sent him down the road. Being in med school he knew where to look for information and who to talk to because he just could not believe it. He spoke to one the doctors at his college and they discussed the symptoms and he was told that it didn't sound like herpes but they would need to do tests to find out exactly what it was. Tests were done and tests came back negative for herpes and it turned out to be contact dermatitis. Basically it was an allergy. A week of grief and worrying over nothing.
He told me all the things the PA neglected to do and the doctor who helped him said they are seeing more and more of this type thing and sometimes it leads to fatal results. I know everyone makes mistakes but with these past experiences with PA's making mistakes I'm wondering if we are not going down the wrong path by relying so much on people other than doctors for our health care needs. I don't know. What's your thoughts?