Do Doctors visit other Doctors?

[canada-man]

since doctors are trained to diagnosed and treat patients. can they treat themselves or they have to see doctors to get health care they need?

 

[farquhar]

since doctors are trained to diagnosed and treat patients. can they treat themselves or they have to see doctors to get health care they need?

I don't know the answer to that specific question; but I believe in Ontario at least you are not allowed to treat someone you are in an intimate (sexual) relationship with; so, if you are a Dr. and your wife needs a prescription for step throat, you need someone else in your practice to write it.

 

[boomboom]

I don't know the answer to that specific question; but I believe in Ontario at least you are not allowed to treat someone you are in an intimate (sexual) relationship with; so, if you are a Dr. and your wife needs a prescription for step throat, you need someone else in your practice to write it.

Correct & no they must see a different Dr.....

 

[krealtarron]

Doctors are not allowed to prescribe medication for themselves or treat themselves. They need to go to another doctor.

 

[boomboom]

Doctors are not allowed to prescribe medication for themselves or treat themselves. They need to go to another doctor.

But they likely get faster access to MRI or specialist when needed

 

[shack]

Doctors are not allowed to prescribe medication for themselves or treat themselves. They need to go to another doctor.

The former is true. Not so sure about the latter.

Does OP think that a pediatrician who gets testicular cancer is going to consider for an instant of a second treating themself?

This was a really silly and naive medical question by OP. This is the same guy who was pushing so much medical info on us about vaccines/covid.

 

[Resetset]

since doctors are trained to diagnosed and treat patients. can they treat themselves or they have to see doctors to get health care they need?

Some treat themselves within their own egos. Others reach out. Same in any profession I would think.

 

[hamermill]

Prostrate exams - kind of difficult to do by yourself.

 

[canada-man]

The former is true. Not so sure about the latter.

Does OP think that a pediatrician who gets testicular cancer is going to consider for an instant of a second treating themself?

This was a really silly and naive medical question by OP. This is the same guy who was pushing so much medical info on us about vaccines/covid.

"...the mRNA vaccines are an example for that cell & gene therapy... If we had surveyed... Would you be willing to take gene or cell therapy and inject it into your body... We would probably have had a 95% refusal rate."

 

[shack]

Some treat themselves within their own egos. Others reach out. Same in any profession I would think.

I think that this post of yours below is very appropriate as a retort to the above quote.

What could you ever contribute to the topic of this thread?