In Rod We Trust shirt

Doctor here. In general, we are not good about going to the In Rod We Trust shirt. For me it’s physicals about half as often as recommended and that time I had strep a year and a half ago that didn’t resolve with “whatever antibiotics I had in my medicine cabinet”. When we do go in, it is like a group project. We usually hash things out together but ultimately I am going to defer to someone with more expertise than me in that area who can make an objective decision.

edit: I will also add that for some people it’s really hard to figure out how to converse with their physicians and so they end up doing what I did for In Rod We Trust shirt. It can be intimidating to try and tackle your own health problems and so many people just avoid it. Sometimes I think we need a minor instruction manual on how to convey our issues properly as patients to receive the best possible care, but that’s also dependent on decent physicians who take the time to listen. And that can be hard to find too.