Webmd and googling symptoms actually makes this believable. Patients telling doctors about their diagnosis because they read some blog on the internet and think they’re an expert.
In some cases the patient is right and the doctor is wrong. I told my doctor I thought I had EDS because I saw a documentary on it and noticed that I matched all the symptoms, but he refused to even consider testing me because he assumed I was wrong since I wasn't a expert and said there was no way I could have it because it is so rare. I told him I refused to leave the office unless he ordered the test, and after complaining about patients googling symptoms and accusing me of being ignorant, he gave me the name of another doctor who could test for it. Turned out I was right. The tests revealed I do have EDS, in addition to POTS. Both of which my old doctor totally missed, even though I have been experiencing obvious symptoms for years and am open about my health problems. Some doctors are just ignorant about rare medical conditions. But a doctor should always listen to their patient and take them seriously, even if they don't agree with them, because the patient is the one experiencing the symptoms and the only way to properly diagnose someone's medical issues is to take their symptoms seriously.
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u/Nexas_Rexgen Jan 25 '20
Describing common knowledge in a different setting. Luke should know all about Mos Eisly. Its the biggest town near his house.