Are you one of those people who go to the hospital or the clinic?

[Anonymous]

for something as minor as a cold or stomach ache flu to put an example?

I know people who for the smallest symptom of a sore throat they go to the clinic to be checked out even if they have to wait in line for hours just to be attended.

Im not talking about something serious or that it will turn out serious but things any people get in time, colds, stomach ache.

There was a coworker today that she was fine in the morning and hours later she started to throw up, and she said she did not eat anything bad, so she got a leave of absence for the day to go to the clinic to see what is wrong. She said probably it is viral or something but probably since it is a public clinic she will have to wait hours and hours to get attended.

I think some people, not all of course, made a big deal out of some health symptoms, when clearly you can see they are simple, not dangerous or grave symptoms of something. Like flu, cold, stomache aches, headaches. I heard and witness that many people absent from work for simple things like because the doctors at the public clinics give the person a leave of absense and they dont go to work for several days and at the end it was just symptoms of common illnesses liek flus, stomach aches, colds that you can treat by going to the drugstore and ask for a pill from he pharmacy specialist.

[SilentShadow]

Nope. I can't convince my mom to take me to a doctor unless I'm DYING. She absolutely dislikes the medical profession and doesn't wish to be involved with it. We've gone for shots and stuff, but it's a been a few years since I got a shot. I only visit a hospital for shots, to visit a relative, and one time I had my tonsils removed.

Apparently having your entire body go numb from stress is not enough to see a doctor. She once took my sister to the doctors for bumps on her tongue (uh, taste buds...), but that was the end of visits. I could tell her about the heart aches I get when I ride my bike, or the feeling of nails in my throat every time I swallow, but I'm sure she's convinced I'm fine.

[BellePepper]

I think that people who grew up with good insurance and/or well off parents are more likely to go to the doctor about small things since they never had to learn what was a big deal and what was not.

That being said if you have like bronchitis or like a broken arm or something you need a doctors note for just go to the doctor XD

[Asker]

Where I live our the public health system is free not the private though, that is why people take advantage of the free public health system to go to clinics, even if we know the risk of going to a public or public hospital, we have to be wait hours and hours to get assisted by some doctor at the public hospital to tell us what we have.

[BellePepper]

That's unfortunate. It seems like if people would wait until there's actually something wrong with them the lines would be shorter.

[Asker]

people who go to the public health hospitals and clincis where I live if we go is because it is free as many or some can't afford to go to the private hospitals and clinics where we know we will be assisted right away and in minutes ulnlike the public institutions.

[gaurav83]

I dont get sick a lot. just general cold and fever once a year a may be. I dont like to go to doc. Normally i don't even take medicine without waiting for 2 days at least to feel better myself. I have friends who are a lot dependent on medicines for god knows what's wrong with them. They always push me to see doctor but i prefer that my own immune system should take care of the problem as much as it can. If things get worse only then i see doctor which hardly happens.

[TripleAce]

Yea, Some people just like meds. Whether its antibiotics or literally a new type of flu Tylenol

[kaylaS91]

Nope. If anything, I'm the opposite. I by far prefer to just suffer through or treat things like a sore throat/stomach ache/congestion, etc., on my own versus going to the clinic and having to wait in a nasty waiting room for who knows how long so that I can see a doctor who will tell me to do shit I can find on my own via webmd.

[Xfitchick]

You go to a doctor first. He will tell you if you need to go to the hosîtal.

[Asker]

That should be the way it is

[somebodysaycheese]

No. i dont go unless i really really need to. They will only put you on antibiotics which causes a host of problems.

[Lemongrass123]

Nope, people seem to not understand what emergency means...

[douride2]

No I can count on my fingers the number of times I have been to the emergency department. All where serious or life threatening

[feminismisnarcissism]

no, i go to the clinic/whatever when it's the last resort-likely 1/year if that.

[Nitanica]

Nah I don't go in for anything minor. I have gone in for Strep throat and I actually completely lost my voice.

[lopflodin]

i live in a country with gr8 health system i go 2 the doctor for everything and it ain't cost SHIT

[jakeofalltrades]

it takes something serious before I willingly go to a doctor

[Puppylove94]

Not at all. I only go if I absolutely NEED to

[Anonymous]

Neither.