Why is it that doctor's of foreign differences or race always?!
Question: Why is it that doctor's of foreign differences or race always?
(It's also why I'm pretty well-off too.))
This isn't a flame or any bad type of question, this is to hear opinions from others on how they are treated differently by a physician of a different origin/race.
Answers:
I've had back problems as well as several other sources of pain and all doctors I've seen have ignored treating my pain. The whole clinic will not prescribe pain meds and the docs are Indian, Hispanic, white, just about any race you can think of.
Doctors are afraid of getting sued for over prescribing pain meds right now because they are abused so much. Three doctors isn't enough to decide what their motivation is.
I'm fighting to get my pain meds back right now too. I can't make a living without some relief but many don't seem to understand that. Pain can be devastating and change your life for the worse. I have MRI records that show lower back damage, neck damage, arthritis in my feet and the list goes on.
This is not to say you aren't right, there may be doctors who are afraid they may be sued based on race but you would have to know thousands of doctors, not just three.
I noticed a few responses that don't seem to understand your question and gave really hateful answers. That's Yahoo for ya! People will post things they would never say to anyone's face because they feel anonymous here.
As someone who has worked with more addicts than any mere mortal ever need know, I know that's the rant of a typical addict - totally delusional and full of entitlement.
You find one doctor who didn't care that you were doctor shopping, and he's the one who ISN'T a racist?
Try posting something when you aren't loaded.
Sounds to me as though you're just after opiates and two of the doctors have you sussed while the other is a push-over for a sob story.
You don't need them, it's a question of mind over matter and looking for other solutions. Try a TENS unit for example
ETA
lol that was a bit harsh Tink, harsh but true
Ridiculous.
You hear and accept what you want to hear.
Understand that pain is perceived different in other cultures. Even, white cultures so, don't be so quick to generalize here. Male doctors also perceive pain different so, it may not be race. No one can tell you if you are in pain however, there are signs that indicate how much pain a person may be in that doctors observe. I've been seen by many doctors. All races, shapes, sizes. I do however, have a preference of the type of physician to handle my care. Educated. I'm pretty sure you're drug seeking and the "foreign" doctors see that in you. They are educated enough to recognize that, you are too high risk for them to put their credentials on the line especially since, you are in the business to win malpractice suits. It's the white doctor you speak so highly of that needs to be watched. He/she definitely treats you how you should be treated; a pusher providing a dope fiend his product! Surgery is an option to get better you say? Why hasn't the white doctor who enjoys keeping you dependent on drugs, provided you with treatment to alleviate all that back pain you have!? Here's why? They don't care about getting you well. They care about how long they can keep you paying for them to eat and keep a roof over their heads. Racism is very much alive in this day and age. I wonder where it all started and whose keeping it going??
P.S. Only a crackhead says they're in pain up to high heaven yet, can sit at the computer with herniated discs and cry about why some black or iraqi won't contribute to their addiction. Do us all a favor, black, white, Jew, Arab, Iraqi, purple, orange and green; pop 6 oxy's and killyourself!!!!
Because you think because you're well off that you're entitled to certain things, and it's easier to convince other well-off white people of that specious claim.
If so many docs are denying you, you need to look inward for the problem, not outward. It's YOU, not them.
Get proper pain therapy or heroin or deal with it.