Are doctors more apathetic lately?

wouldn't know...I totally gave up on them after being treated like dirt with my fibro...
haven't seen one in years, except a dentist.
Unfortunately, I will have no choice to go to one soon,
for issues I can't resolve totally myself (girl stuff)

I read recently that 7 out of ten docs are on either alcohol or drugs

you've got to do your own research

chances are you'll be better off

What I have to say may sound odd but think about it.

A retired 90 yo doc who practiced until he was about 80 said insurance is what ruined healthcare. Said when he was a young doc there was little insurance, people tend to pay for service and if the doc did not diagnose and cure and treat them with respect then people would never go back--why pay doc who could not help--and so incompetent docs went out of business.

Now with insurance, money is not coming out of patients pocket, they are happy to keep going back, doc has financial incentive to keep the patient coming back over and over because insurance pays.

Old retired doc said most young docs these days have no diagnostic skills, basically they just give you a pill, tell you to come back in 2 weeks, if you feel better you think the doc is a hero, but it was actually just your natural healing process. If after 2 weeks you are not better doc just prescribes a different color pill. If after several visits and your natural healing ability has not kicked in and cured you doc just ships you off to a specialist--problem solved for doc.

Also some of them are depressed which would explain why they don't give a shit anymore.

Do not go to the doctor.

They're busy filling out Obamacare paperwork. Seriously. It takes 40 percent more time to process a patient due to all the stuff they want you do document and re-document.

great thread, it really should have got more attention, such a common, serious issue...