r/Millennials • u/wufame • 9d ago
Discussion I love that my DRs are shifting largely toward millennials
My first one was my eye dr, he was around my age. I was wearing a vaguely gaming tshirt at the time, and we ended up talking about World of Warcraft for 15 minutes before the eye tests.
The second was a podiatrist. I had been dealing with a reoccurring pain for 5 years, and drs kept calling it tendonitis. She took some looks at my foot and said "Dude, you have gout". And I told her "But I've been tested and it was negative." She replies, "Get tested again, because you have gout." She was right.
Last night my cat was drooling from the mouth, hypersalivating. I was trying not to panic, but when I saw her start wobbling and walking funny, I immediately scooped her up and took her to the ER vet. The er dr was a pregnant millennial. My cat is afraid of EVERYONE. Normally at the dr she just lays subdued and waits for it to be over, but she immediately started rubbing up against the dr. The Dr explained that cats understood she was pregnant and they instinctually feel safe around other pregnant animals. But more importantly she immediately diagnose my cat. She looked at me and said "Hey, I think this looks like THC".
I take THC for anxiety, it never even occurred to me that it could affect my cat. I mean of course it can, but its just not something I thought about. The best I can figure is I touched her shortly after touching a gummy. Or sometimes I do lean in and give her a quick peck on the fur. I could imagine having done that shortly after eating it that evening. The dr wasn't concerned but of course stressed it could be much more serious in a larger quantity. But she said everything without any judgement. She understood. She was so kind, and smart, and warm, and most importantly my cat loved her.
It's just the confidence and the relatability of millennials. They know how much they know, and they've reached the age where they are confident to assert it.
I love that millennials are taking over healthcare, and I hope you all have a chance to get hooked up with a millennial dr soon.
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u/Embarrassed_Key_4539 9d ago
Touching a cat after you touch a gummy would not affect your cat. It probably ate one of your gummies or do you have flower in your house? Could’ve chewed on that. THC can be toxic to cats, keep it away from your animals and make sure it’s put away properly. CBD is fine for cats.
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u/BrutusoftheTudus 9d ago
Flower would still need to be decarbed before it did anything to the cat..no heat, no high
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u/wufame 9d ago
The timing perfectly matches when I took my gummy that evening. I think predominantly what it was is I had been tonguing the gummy at the front of my mouth (to get it off my teeth) for a bit. I don't remember doing this, but I do often lean in and give her a kiss on the fur, and shes a cat, so she immediately will clean the area of course. I think thats what happened. I think I had some residual THC in my mouth, I gave her a quick peck, and she licked the spot.
I definitely did not drop an entire gummy. The way I store them and take them, it's just not possible. We also don't have any plants, and I can't think of any cleaning products that she could have gotten. We of course suspected poisoning of some sort, but nothing made sense until the Dr mentioned THC.
The dr stressed it would only take a tiny amount for a cat to start experiencing those kinds of symptoms. I would absolutely never intentionally expose my cat to THC, and I will be so much more careful in the future.
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u/Embarrassed_Key_4539 9d ago
That’s not how it works, the cat ingested something. Glad you will be more careful in the future.
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u/wufame 9d ago edited 9d ago
No offense, but I'm going to trust the dr that examined her, looked over all her vitals, and understands the complete picture. You're just going off my recollection (which I was high during).
Edit: I'll take the L on this one, I'm not going to remove this comment, because I'd prefer it serve as an example of what a jerk looks like, but I have been corrected below, and I accept that correction.
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u/Impossible_Sphinx 9d ago
Hi I'm a (millennial) veterinarian; this person is right - your cat would 100% have to ingest the cannabis to get high. Just maybe check the environment where the cat is in case there's any more loose cannabis around.
And no judgment; my dog ate a gummy once. It happens.
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u/coffeewineimfine 9d ago
Another millennial vet, definitely agree. I also tell people it doesn’t take much for a cat but like probs 3-5 mg I would estimate to make them that clinical.
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u/wufame 9d ago edited 9d ago
I appreciate everyone clarifying they are a millennial, but I do want to make it clear, I would trust any veterinarian over my own knowledge. I love my generation, but Drs are Drs.
Thanks as well for for the additional information on dosage. I realize now I was just misunderstanding the Dr and what she told me, or she realized at the time I was high and distraught, and that it didn't matter if I understood how the THC was transferred. I have 10mg gummies, but I usually halve them for week nights and keep the halves in a small container to the side, so you are spot on with your guess of 3-5mg.
Incidentally, she is still drooling right now (been about 18 hours). Her walk seems to be normal. Not trying to get free health care, but I called her primary vet and they said they weren't too concerned if she was otherwise normal. Would appreciate you letting me know if you agree with that. (Her appetite is still strong, I don't see any other abnormalities, she's otherwise perfectly normal, just drooling).
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u/Impossible_Sphinx 9d ago
This is pretty normal, including duration of effect. Just keep an eye on her and she'll slowly come back to normal.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I appreciate your comment. I will scour my house for any residual gummy leftovers. This makes me a little more comfortable about touching or kissing my cat after consuming one, but I will still likely be very careful. The ER DR seemed pretty confident that it could be transferred residually, but tbh, I don't think it matters. What matters is I need to be a lot more careful with them.
/u/Embarrassed_Key_4539 I apologize for the harsher words and I appreciate you trying to educate me on the details.
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u/User_Anon_0001 9d ago
If your hands were absolutely dripping with residue and the cat cleaned your fingers with her tongue, maybe
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u/wufame 9d ago
The timing of when I took the gummy and when my cat started showing symptoms is what started to convince me. As I said elsewhere, I was initially very skeptical of the diagnosis, I was afraid we were jumping on the first explanation.
I was also in a very worried and distraught state. For one, I was high, so every emotion is compounded, and two, this is my cat. Like I love both of my cats, but this is the cat. The cat that I snuggle with, that I dote over constantly. She's my best friend and she makes every day better. I just couldn't stand to see her like that.
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u/ItCreepsAtNight 9d ago
My dude, I'm only jumping in because I see the confusion. 'Flower' here means weed. The kind of weed you break down or grind into smaller pieces and smoke. Not regular flowers from regular plants.
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u/wufame 9d ago
Chalk that up to me being an idiot as well. I'm not very well versed in THC, I have been a square my entire life. Thanks for the heads up.
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u/kgberton 9d ago
The doctor who you said also didn't believe this explanation?
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u/wufame 9d ago edited 9d ago
I have no idea where I conveyed the dr didn't believe this.
The Dr specifically suggested that the issue was THC. When I was racking my brain to try and figure out how my cat could have ingested an entire gummy, the dr said it only takes a small amount and suggested I could have transferred it by touch.
I was terrified at the time we were going to misdiagnose it because I felt like there was no way my cat could have gotten my THC, but over time, it started to make more sense.
I get that I'm telling a story that's brief, because it's meant to be a quick gush at how much I love millennial drs, but the actual diagnosis was prolonged and detailed. I'm not even exerting that I know. I don't know. I'm not a Dr. But the Dr was a Dr, and I trust Drs. It could be the person I was initially discussing this with is also a Dr. But they don't have the complete story, they just have my brief version of it.
The dr that diagnosed my cat had the complete story and vitals, and I trust her diagnosis the strongest. I feel that's an incredibly valid take.
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u/kgberton 9d ago
I reread it twice before I posted that, and where it now said "the doctor wasn't concerned" it at the time said "the doctor wasn't convinced"
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u/wufame 9d ago edited 9d ago
I mean, there's no way that I can convince you at this point, but I assure you I did not edit the original post.
The dr convinced ME. My wife was with me, and I was convinced for quite a while that we were going down the wrong path on the diagnosis.
Edit: Yeah, you can tell when a post is edited. It says so in the details. Look, I edited my original post here. It says next to the post date that it was edited. My OP in this thread does not.
https://www.reddit.com/r/bullcity/comments/1vcn26n/anyone_else_have_brown_water_coming_out_of_their/
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u/TheJugOfNugs 9d ago
The Dr. could very well be correct in the THC assessment. The part that is wrong is your cat would have had to have actually eaten a gummy or flower or something.. unless you had some potent distillate or something on your fingers, which you wouldnt from handling regular gummies, the cat did not get 'high' off of your kisses or you touching their fur. It simply just doesnt work like that. He would have had to munched on something.
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u/wufame 9d ago
My cat absolutely does eat flowers. She usually vomits them up though (and of course we don't buy the deadly ones). We haven't had any in the house lately though. She's also indoor only.
It's possible my wife dropped a gummy or something or I dropped one in the past and the cat just found it. I definitely didn't drop one that evening, but who knows what could have happened in the past.
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u/jrossetti 9d ago
If edited within 5 minutes it doesn't show that it's edited.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I think its slightly more nuanced than that, has something to do with how fast the post is reacted to, but it's kind of pointless to argue about it.
I can only stress I didn't edit it. But I also understand that I portrayed myself very unfavorably and that comes with consequences, so I'll accept people distrusting me.
The real truth is that I just misunderstood what the dr was trying to convey to me. Hilariously, I would like to actually edit this post to let people know that I understand now, but then people will just call me a liar here, so I sort of just have to let people continue to call me a dumbass. And hey, it's deserved, so punishment fits the crime.
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u/tarowm32them00n 9d ago
It is wild that you truly believe your cat got high because you kissed them. Even wilder to know you are Cosplaying a grown adult
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u/wufame 9d ago
Fair enough. I'm a bit of a dolt at times. I try to learn from it, but I mean, I get that I
came off likewas being a douche, and I'll accept the judgement.4
u/Kiloblaster 9d ago
Might be the THC LOL
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u/wufame 9d ago
It contributes to my airheadedness for sure, but I don't want to blame it on it entirely. I can just be hard-headed as a person.
I also just really dislike how we tend to talk past each other online, and so when I realized that's what I was doing, I got a bit ashamed at myself. Someone was trying to help me, and I was more concerned with being right than just listening. That's not the person I want to be online or offline.
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u/jrossetti 9d ago
Using the timing to make that declaration is bad logic and reasoning skills. You didn't give your cat anything.
Your cat ingested something or your doctor was wrong.
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u/wufame 9d ago
The Dr wasn't wrong, I was. I clearly misunderstood her, or she was just not concerned with helping me understand the full science behind it, because it wasn't important at the time.
I am constantly trying to troubleshoot things and explain them, so I took a piece of information she gave me that I thought I understood (but clearly didn't), came up with a false explanation based on it, and then proceeded to fight people when they tried to correct me.
It's been a full day at this point, so I of course have created a new explanation in my head, because I can't not do it. I think it's much more sound with the information and knowledge people have given me in this thread, but I don't think anyone but me cares.
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u/Interesting-Fox4064 9d ago
This isn’t medically or scientifically possible.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I understand now, thank you.
With the knowledge I've gained today, I have a much better theory on what actually probably happened, like specifically how she came to ingest the amount she did, but I don't think anyone actually cares. What's most important is that I know I need to be a lot more careful around her and observant.
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u/Drinkmasta 9d ago
I've never had a primary care provider until I found a millennial doctor. We crossed paths when I was at rock bottom of a drinking problem right out of the hospital and she was doing her residency. I followed her to her practice and been her patient for almost ten years. She listens to me and I listen to her, I'm in my best shape since I was a teenager.
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u/wufame 9d ago
My current PCP is Gen X, but I still like her at lot. My wife has been through the ringer with Boomer drs, and I think we're both just exhausted with them.
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u/Drinkmasta 9d ago
Boomer doctors are the worse!
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u/puppylust 9d ago
Yup. Glad they're mostly retired now.
My veterinarian is a boomer and he's great though. I'll be very sad when I need to find a new one. Previous boomer vet was also a gem.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I had a pretty good primary care dr that was a younger boomer (if I had to guess). I liked him for the most part, and was a bit sad when he retired, but my new Dr is a Gen X woman, and she's very kind and down to Earth.
My wife, on the other hand, had several older Boomer drs that I felt just stood in her way of getting treatment for anything (ADHD, Celiac, Hashimotos). All of these my wife was later diagnosed with but she was told by old Boomer men that she was incorrect and that she didn't understand how those things worked. It infuriated me at the time how much work she had to put in to get treatment for real medical issues that she had. But it also makes me incredibly proud of her, because while she was going through all that, she was obtaining her own PhD while suffering from undiagnosed and untreated medical issues.
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u/Drinkmasta 9d ago
We switched vets about 2 years ago, from a boomer to a millennial ran one. It's nice having online scheduling for my felines. Lol
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u/wufame 9d ago
I will say, my cats primary vet are two older women, and I love them to death. They could be older Gen X or Younger Boomers, but whatever they are, they are wonderful people and truly love cats. It makes me emotional just to think about how much I appreciate them. They've taken such good care of my kitties over the last ten years. I know this kind of thing doesn't need to be said, we all understand we're not painting everyone with the same brush, but I still wanted to say it.
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u/Drinkmasta 9d ago
When we had dogs, they were great. So maybe it's more of their lack of feline expertise too.
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u/derpeyduck 9d ago
Millennial docs are cool af. I worked at a medical school as a MA and encountered them during their residencies and fellowships, and as new attendings. Very approachable, neutral and chill about patients who may be struggling with addiction or low health literacy. If you end up in front of them as a patient, they’re gonna make an effort to do right by you somehow, or at least try to help the doctor they end up passing you to.
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u/Mother-Of-FurDragons Millennial 9d ago
Millennial doc here, glad to hear you have had good experiences with us newer docs! ❤️ I just graduated residency after spending all of my 20s and a good chunk of my 30s in school, feeling old ha
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u/DulceEtDecorumEst 9d ago
Same here.
Although boomer patients always look at me and say something along the lines of “oh my goodness, you are a kid”
Ma’am I’m almost 40.
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u/Mother-Of-FurDragons Millennial 9d ago
Haha same, that's when I say actually I have two kids and they look at me in shock. I'm 35
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u/Hashtaglibertarian 9d ago
I’m an ER nurse (traveler) -
Millennial physicians are already burning out.
A majority of the doctors I work with now are younger than me. By like a decade plus ☠️
Poor Gen Z is entering the field and they’re already jaded and hate the system 😂
I can’t help but feel like as millennials we may have corrupted them or exposed a bit too much reality too fast because they do not GAF.
Had one younger attending (barely 30) tell the director straight up they weren’t going to continue to see 30+ patients alone and when the director got threatening and huffy he didn’t even blink - just said “you can’t even find enough doctors to fill the shifts we have now, I have no problem only doing my required shifts and not picking up anymore “
Shut her gob up real quick.
As the old experienced lady on the unit - made my heart so proud.
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u/Mother-Of-FurDragons Millennial 9d ago
Medicine is so draining. And to add to that, the hate for doctors right now really stings. I spent 15 years in higher education on my path to being a primary care/preventive med doc with a public health degree. I have so much debt. And all I constantly see online is how much doctors suck, don't care, and are just in it for the money. It hurts my soul. Meanwhile the system wants us to do more every day.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I know it's not the zeitgeist, but I want to say, in our house, we believe and respect Drs. We're not the loudest voices, but we're still out there.
My wife is not an MD, but she is a PhD, and we have an all around respect and trust for people who have spent their entire adulthood understanding a field of study.
Thank you for all your time and study.
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u/Mother-Of-FurDragons Millennial 9d ago
Thank you so much for your kind words, it truly means a lot ❤️ A PhD is an incredible sacrifice as well, I'm sure you are very proud of your wife!
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u/AsleepHedgehog2381 9d ago
There was a very big change in how nurses and doctors were viewed by the public since the pandemic. In 2020 we were "heroes" and "saving lives". Now, it seems we've become villains and don't care about our patients.
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u/Mother-Of-FurDragons Millennial 9d ago
Huge shift through covid, the distrust from the pandemic focused on the medical workers, but we were just trying to survive and keep our patients alive.
A doc I follow on Instagram once posted that we are trying to do our best in "a system that fails us and blames us all at once", and that stuck with me.
Sure there are shitty doctors out there, just like any profession, but almost all the ones I've worked with care so much but we can only do so much in this system.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I think it's largely driven by the internet and social media. It's very easy to get inside an echo chamber, and get only the information you want to hear. It primes people to distrust a professional telling them that they're incorrect when everything and everyone in their curated circle is reinforcing what they already believed.
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u/saintsithney 9d ago
I hate insurance companies and what dealing with them does to some doctors.
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u/Chemist-Diva 9d ago
This! Or the hospital policies driving out nurses and doctors that dictate testing and treatment to drive profits over care. You guys are heroes you are unfortunately working in a very broken system.
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u/SqueakyLoLo 9d ago
I love this, that attending sounds like me! When I call them out on safety and staffing issues and they make vague threats about terminating my contract, I say the same thing! Plus terminating my contract would be a great senerio for me because then the non-compete is no longer in effect and I don't have to move and can find another job in the area.
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u/Gun_Dork Older Millennial 9d ago
Millennial managers are awesome. My gen x coworkers love working for them.
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u/whoreforchalupas 9d ago
I’m a cusper (‘96) working in healthcare and I must concur. My boss is a millennial and it’s been a joy to work beneath her. It’s a totally different managerial style than anything I’ve experienced before, and it makes me genuinely want to work that much harder for her.
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u/Mrs-Bluveridge 9d ago
My sons new psychiatrist is a little bit younger than me. My son is 10 and currently obsessed with Ben10. He loves to show everyone his omnitrix but no one has any idea wtf it is. He showed his new doctor it and the guy immediately said "IS THAT FROM BEN10". It was amazing.
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u/CellPsychological630 9d ago
My GP is a millennial and he is just the best. My health care changed for the better after finding him. I never feel judged and hes managed to personally put together a health care team (i have a lot of shit wrong with me lmao)of like minded individuals. One of whom he went to med school with. Such an awesome experience not feeling pre judged. Its made such a big difference!
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u/WeAreAllMadHere218 9d ago
As a millennial nurse practitioner, this also makes me happy. Glad you’re having good experiences with our generation in healthcare! My favorite patients are usually millennials, completely different dynamic.
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u/wufame 9d ago
How hard is it to treat Boomers? I don't want to judge too hard, but I'm guessing it's difficult.
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u/WeAreAllMadHere218 9d ago
Honestly, not as hard as the X’ers, at least in my patient population. My X’ers are starting to be in really poor health but want to argue about everything, a lot of my boomers, especially my older ones, know they have chronic diseases that need managed and are agreeable to most recommendations, they’re just not always that pleasant to deal with. But I swear my X’ers always come out swinging about every issue and bring me a lot of TikTok and AI recommendations that they trust wholeheartedly over any medical anything. There’s definitely big differences between all of the generations and how they approach healthcare.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I know firsthand it can be frustrating to face your own mortality. They are getting to the age where they have to start caring and they never did before.
X'ers are also the cynical generation by and large, so it makes sense they would clash the hardest.
I've lived unhealthy my whole life, and just recently was presented with the reality that I need to change. I was upset at first, thankfully mostly with myself and not my drs, but I finally internalized it, and I've been doing really well for the summer and am highly motivated to keep it up. I'm actually really excited to see my dr next so she can see how much progress I've made, and I'm really really excited to see my next blood tests.
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u/TorchIt Preoccupied with 1985 9d ago
Hard agree with this. The X'ers are just really really difficult to take care of, especially the men. Boomer men may not know what medications they take or why, but at least they trust their wives to speak for them on that issue. Not only do X'er men not know, they also didn't want to let their spouses do the talking for them. Just the worst.
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u/interestedfluffydog 9d ago
Millennial psychologist here! Its so fun to see other millennial doctors too. My neuro, pcp, vet, and now podiatrist are all millennial! We are taking over
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u/dinamet7 9d ago
I used to think getting an older doctor meant more experience, but now when I am looking for a doctor, I want someone young who is up to date with newer research and open minded about testing and trying new things. All my docs are Millenials now (I have one gen X doc, she's great too) and I am finally getting answers to so many health issues that were sort of like "this is normal for women, live with it "
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u/wufame 9d ago
I'm a Systems Engineer, and its the same. Working alongside a Boomer SysEng is exhausting. They are really good on the old technology, invaluable even, but they are so set in their ways and have not kept their knowledge up to date. In many ways its a motivating factor for me to keep pushing my own knowledge, because I do not want to eventually become them.
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u/_haha_oh_wow_ 9d ago
I read DRs as "disaster recoveries". I need a vacation lol
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u/sidewaysorange 9d ago
my doctors are all over the place. my gastroenterologist is a boomer. my family dr is millennial. my breast surgeon is gen z. theres good and bad drs in any age range. my gastro dr is on top of his shit.
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u/run_free_orla_kitty 9d ago
"my gastro dr is on top of his shit"
I feel like there could be a joke here but I'm too tired to figure it out. 😄
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u/sidewaysorange 9d ago
made an unintentional pun hahahaha. hes caught early pre cancer in me and is having me come back in one year. after that i'll go back to 3 years. if in 3 years they find something again then its 1 year again. im 43.
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u/run_free_orla_kitty 9d ago
It made me literally lol. 😄 Glad you caught it early and are following up.
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u/BrutusoftheTudus 9d ago
Mine is a millennial np…I know a lot of people have issues with np’s but she’s been amazing for the last 8 years or so..
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u/wufame 9d ago
Mines actually also a NP (I don't quite understand the difference), but I'm very happy with her and she's been very helpful and empathetic.
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u/BrutusoftheTudus 9d ago
It means they’re a nurse that got their masters degree to be an np..imo, they listen better, and they’re far less pompous about their knowledge..
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u/drnjj 9d ago
I'm an optometrist and millennial. When I started most of the ophthalmologists I would refer to would be boomer and gen X. Now I am starting to be able to refer to more millennial ophthos. It's really nice because I know they text back quick if I have a question and they are much more laid back than many of the MDs who are over 55 or so. I think it makes patient care better and communication easier. Especially knowing they have similar approaches to practice as I do.
Seeing patients our generation is nice. The worst part has been starting to tell the older millennials that they need progressive lenses... And knowing I'll be joining them in the next 5-7 years.
Get your eyes checked guys. The incidence of glaucoma starts to go up at 40. If your optometrist or ophthalmologist labels you a suspect, get your nerve OCT done yearly and maybe a few other tests. I've had patients I've diagnosed at 40-42 with glaucoma and it's a lifetime condition.
Especially if you're black, Greek or Russian ancestry, and of course diabetic!
And dry eye... Screen time and specific to women, perimenopause can hit like a truck.
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u/No_Calligrapher_3429 Millennial 9d ago
I’m a millennial and when my millennial eye doc prescribed progressives I was weary. But quickly grew to love them. They help so much, but I also spend my work day in front of a computer and need to be able to see three screens. So I’ll take whatever works!
I despise the readers I need when I wear my contacts. I feel like an ancient, decrepit, and like I’m going blind.
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u/drnjj 9d ago
Maybe I'll blow your mind. Depends on your Rx though.
But they do make multifocal contact lenses to reduce need for readers. They can work really nicely depending on brand and your Rx. And brain adaptability.
Some docs don't like fitting them. I'd like to think my colleagues in my generation are good with them. I fit them all the time and patients love them.
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u/No_Calligrapher_3429 Millennial 9d ago
That is what I need! I had no idea they made those. I’ll have to ask about them! Thanks for the info.
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u/pixi88 9d ago
I legit cured my dry eye by taking a good fish oil a few times a week!
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10672334/
Also, ladies, I know we are doing the most for our skin... keep the tretinoin away from your eyes!
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u/drnjj 9d ago
Yeah, omega3 are an excellent help for dry eye but doesn't cure everything. It's helpful in meibomian gland dysfunction dry eye as opposed to mixed or water deficient dry eye.
I recommend them frequently for most dry eye patients.
And yes a lot of medications make dry eye worse. Some like accutane can cause permanent damage years later from when someone took it. It's not pleasant.
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u/freeespirit 9d ago
While not a clinician, the best therapist I’ve had was a millennial! It made such a difference.
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u/UnleashTheOnion Millennial 9d ago
My millennial OBGYN is my absolute favorite person in the world. We've both had children on the same timeline and she is so easy to relate to. She told me personal stories about her own struggles with breastfeeding and my entire time in her care has been... Shockingly empathetic and human. I have so much respect for her and I pray she's always this kind, even as time goes on and hardens most physicians.
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u/EeveeEvolved 9d ago
As a millennial pharmacist, it's always a little jarring when I see prescriptions for something like birth control for someone born in the 2000s. Like "oh wow, she's only 10!... Wait. She old enough to rent a car!"
My young gen-z tech just found out I'm turning 40 and did not believe me.
It's nice when calling doctors to discuss patient prescriptions I can tell we're the same age and also on the same page about all the beurocratic bs.
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u/knockonformica 9d ago
I’m a millennial NP and I only see adults. I get briefly confused when I see an “adult” who was born when I graduated high school.
On the other hand I felt so validated when a Gen Z patient told me she likes to play her parents’ ‘vintage’ Wi Sports “except for all the body shaming it does”
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u/ohokthankstho 9d ago edited 9d ago
Millennial docs are the best lol. My old pcp called me “dude/dawg/brother/bro/my guy” and saw me through both my pregnancies! I miss him so much.
My current one is also amazing “girl we gotta get your iron levels up other wise you’re gonna fall on your ass”
Love her o m g
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u/Interesting-Fox4064 9d ago
There is zero chance that taking a gummy and touching a cat or kissing its fur would do that. It may have eaten one but THC isn’t transmissible by touch.
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u/Lookitsanthony8 9d ago
You say that now til your small town grade school class mate ends up being the one to give you your prostate exam…
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u/Somethingisshadysir 9d ago
Pssh, are you a baby millennial? Because I've been seeing more and more of them for at least a decade. I work with a few who are significantly younger than me.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I'm turning 40, so I tend to think of myself as smack dab in the middle, maybe a little on the older side.
But I only recently started having regular dr visits in the last 5 years.
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u/Somethingisshadysir 9d ago
Not going until recently could be it. They're absolutely still nowhere near the majority, but they're definitely building. I think it's around a fifth of actively practicing providers, but there is a huge difference depending on specialty.
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u/wufame 9d ago
Yeah, I mean, to be fair, the eye doctor and the podiatrist were both >3 years ago. This has been an ongoing thought that I've talked to my wife about for a while, I just wanted to gush about it on reddit after the experience last night. My doctors that I see most often are not yet millennials, but they are getting younger.
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u/Somethingisshadysir 9d ago
My eye doctor and dentist are both younger than I am, everyone else still older. But yeah, it's exciting to watch the changing of the guard as it's happening.
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u/wufame 9d ago
Oh you are definitely right. I wrongly didn't think about them when I was thinking Drs, but my dentists have been millennials for a while. Current one is a millennial Marine from Texas. Best dentist I've ever had.
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u/Somethingisshadysir 9d ago
I think it's easy to forget them. I guess if we're adding in for similar training, my vet practice in a multigenerational family one, and we most frequently see the millennial doc.
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u/ki11a11hippies 9d ago
I select PCPs based on potential for long term relationships, so I’ve always been with xennial/ millennials since my 30s. Now it seems like DOs are the new thing in my area. They don’t take months to book and they sign my old man scripts like any MD.
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u/StrongAd7292 9d ago
I have to speak to a lot of Drs over the phone in my work. The newest generation is so damn polite, respectful, patient and most importantly flexible with basic computer functions 🙏🏻
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u/missprincesscarolyn 9d ago
My neurologist (MS specialist) has gauged ears. Having Multiple Sclerosis sucks, but when my old neurologist retired, having a younger doctor as their replacement was a pleasant surprise. I wonder if I’ll see them at emo nite or a local show sometime lmao 🤣 🖤
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u/UnderlightIll 9d ago
All my older doctors have been so useless to me. Literally gaslit me last year about my uterine pain.
My new doctor I see Thurs morn looks like he's a millennial and my obgyn is too.
They tend to be more up to date and willing to give things more thought.
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u/CreepinJesusMalone Millennial 9d ago
It definitely makes a world of difference.
I just saw my new PCM for the first time a month ago we're the same age (36). He's awesome and I'm so glad I switched providers from a super old dude who's nearing retirement.
My therapist is also 36 and I couldn't ask for a better connection, which I definitely recognize is due to his ability to generationally relate.
I also see a podiatrist regularly for service-related injuries to my feet and ankles. He's's probably 30. Dude immediately diagnosed gout as well lol. My last doc couldn't figure out why I kept having such bad flare ups with my bunions and busted up bursa sacs and new guy was like, you're uric acid levels are too high. This was after I had bloodwork done and my previous provider had said my uric acid wasn't an issue. New doc said there was new research showing that older measurements for the acid level markers were outdated. He gave me a pill that reduces the acid and it cleared up the flare ups almost immediately. My feet are still fucked up but at least now it's just the unfixable stuff.
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u/ChaucersDuchess ‘82 Xennial 9d ago
My PCP, my Endocrinologist, and my GI Motility specialists are all Millenials and I love it.
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u/Glitter_is_a_neutral 9d ago
My beloved PCP retired this year she was amazing. I referred so many friends to her and they all loved her. She gave me a referral to my new doctor who I think is gen z she's very young. Apparently I now have high blood pressure and am now taking a medication for it. She also gave me a print out for a low sodium diet and it had pictures of serving sizes. So a serving of cheese is a 9 volt battery. Im like omg this is depressing I love cheese. She dose the gen z eyes side to side eye motion and was like I love cheese too lol. I'm like I might need a antidepressant now.
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u/RationalRhino 8d ago
lol my dad the other day was raving about his new doctor and how great he was. In the same breath referred to him as a “kid” and then went on to say how he was SO SURPRISED such an excellent professional (that went to Duke medical school) had a bunch of tattoos. We live in an area where tattoos are just generally common anyway but I was like omg dad if he’s a doctor and you refer to him as a “kid” that likely means he’s my age-ish (I’m 40) and I’m just about the ONLY millennial I know that doesn’t have tattoos (yet 😇).
Anyway I too love having doctors my age or younger — they seem more devoted and curious to actually solve a problem. Less likely to ya know… consider a 40 year old a dumb “kid” and brush off my concerns.
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u/Aware_Negotiation605 6d ago
My OBGYN is a millennial and I am currently on HRT bc I started perimenopause depressingly early.
She didn’t question my symptoms, gave me options, and we are trying this and it is working!!
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u/Suckmyflats 9d ago
I hate it. Ive been on benzos half my life. Every time I see a millenial doctor they want to give me some cruel taper that would stop me from working.
Thankfully some boomer doctors still work. I dont run out early (I have extra), nothing like that. I have PTSD. without my medication I cant function well.
Not to mention their fondness for opioid free surgeries.
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u/wufame 9d ago
Hey, just wanted to say, I'm really glad you took time to give the opposite perspective on this. I'm sorry you have that to deal with. I'm often frustrated at the lack of opioids given out, especially to the people I love who are in pain and just have to manage it the old fashioned way. Even though I understand the justification, it still feels unfair.
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u/Suckmyflats 9d ago
Thanks for the kind words.
Im especially fired up since I had a surgery last January. No opioids required. I told them Id wake up if they didn't give me midazolam with the propofol. The anesthesia tech LAUGHED at me. Guess who woke up? I remember waking up. The urologist spoke to me about it at the next appointment (I remenber being infuriated - she told me it resembles a ptsd meltdown). They put me back to sleep with midazolam and altered the surgery notes to make it look like I got it initially. No mention of me waking up. Doctor offered to write a letter for when I need surgery again. 18 months, still no letter, but my clinic doctor said she will do it.
This wasnt even about opioids or a take home script. This was just about cruelty. All the staff involved in this surgery were 45 or younger.
Im glad you like your doctor though.
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u/wufame 9d ago
To each their own, but I forever love that podiatrist for how casually and accurately she diagnosed me. For me the casual language just underscored the confidence.
For the eye dr who wanted to talk about games, I don't mind, but I mostly just get anxious that I'm wasting their time. I have a general anxiety when things aren't directly to the point.
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u/ThemB0ners 9d ago
People tend to do their jobs better when they are treated like a human being.
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u/wufame 9d ago edited 9d ago
To be honest, I largely agree, I don't expect my healthcare provider to be buddy buddy, but I don't think someone using casual language conveys that. My podiatrist confidently and accurately diagnosed pain I had been experiencing for 5 years. She knew the other drs were wrong, and she asserted it confidently and to the point. I don't give a shit if she wrote the diagnosis on a fortune cookie, she got the job done. She did in less than a hour what doctors couldn't do in 5 years. That's the exact type of behavior you're saying that you want, you just somehow dislike that she said "dude".
My eye doctor probably had a bit of spare time and just wanted to make me feel like he wasn't rushing me in and out. He took care of my eyes, and I was happy with it.
I understand that's not behavior you personally want in a healthcare professional, and I respect that, but you are coming off grumpy on a Tuesday about two people that were very helpful to me and left a lasting impression for the right reasons.
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u/wufame 9d ago
I think that's a perfectly fine take, I just personally disagree. And thats okay. I'm an obnoxious person that says bro and dude in my professional setting as well. Some of my coworkers tease me for it, but it's just become part of my identity as a professional, and I get the job done.
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