It pays to get a second opinion on Doctors

Well my Gp said that the knee would not get better if I did not have it fixed.
As the tear it making it so hard to walk and the knee would lock up if I did not keep moving or should I say hopping around. Can not get up from a chair with out pushing on the arms as I could not bend it to get up. This frist dr was young and he had to talk to another dr about it. This dr that I went and saw said it has to be cleaned up, as one day it will lock up so bad I can not move it. Fish oil would not repair the tear. There are so many Dr out there that have had more experience and have done more studying.
If you are not happy with the first dr go and get another one. So you are saying that if you had something that is going to impair on you life you would just curl up and accept it. Heather

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

If you are not happy with the first dr go and get another one. So you are saying that if you had something that is going to impair on you life you would just curl up and accept it. Heather

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if the first dr is correct, going to a second doctor even if he gives a different opinion wont change the actual problem.

for example, last year i was in a nasty MVA. there was a high chance my leg was going to be amputated.

i didnt like that news and it would of been a major impairment on my life.
getting a second opinion to get a better diagnosis because you dont like the first is silly.

im not saying doctors dont make mistakes, because they do. being deluded or in disbelief about diagnosis is just crazy.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Well my Gp said that the knee would not get better if I did not have it fixed.

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im not doubting that. fish oil is more a preventative measure.
i think part of the problem is that you're using the public health system.

The other Dr I saw did not agree with just fish oil.
If you do some research on that tear it has to be clean up because it is so BAD. An not every one can afford health insurance, that why we have the public heath system. We are luck to have it, not like USA where your job is linked to health care. So if you lose your job you are stuffed
I had insurance when I was young and had it when I had my 2 boys.
Drop out about 10 years ago when we could not afford it anymore.Saying that I am using the public system is just wrong.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

If you do some research on that tear it has to be clean up because it is so BAD.

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im not doubting that. fortunate you can have surgery to improve it. i have a ruptured/torn peroneal tendon.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

An not every one can afford health insurance, that why we have the public heath system.

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yes i understand that but you can not expect the same standards from the public health system.
private health is expensive and there is a very good reason for that. because it is so much better.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

.Saying that I am using the public system is just wrong.

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expecting the same standards from the public system is wrong.

The dr I saw works in the public as well as the private (Epworth).
You do get Drs that cross over in to the public system as well.
This would be the first time we as a family have uses the Public system since we drop out insurance 10 years ago. So I would not say that I am using it.
Some of the private hospital are not up to scratch, they are going after the big bucks. You might get better food doesn't mean you get better Drs

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Some of the private hospital are not up to scratch, they are going after the big bucks. You might get better food doesn't mean you get better Drs

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sounds like i've had a different experience to you. some public hospitals are great, like the RAH and W&C.

i dont think any hospital serves good food. haha

In the 2 surgical emergencies i have been unfortunate to have i was lucky to get a top orthopaedic surgeon using the public system , going private would have made no difference at all.
After care is where i am finding the problems with the public system, not from quality of care but from the booking and waiting times.
Elective surgery is a different matter.

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We haven't had private health insurance for a long time and haven't missed it. The public system has been fine.