I caught my first case of Covid-19 about June 13. My symptoms were mild, basically a mild fever for several days, headache first couple days and a sinus infection. By week 3 I tested negative (I had tested positive roughly at week 0 and week 2). Today (begin week #5) I still have lingering sinus drainage but seems to slowly improve. My primary prescribed Paxlovid over the phone, which I refused. Even ignoring that it's EUA and made by Pfizer, I read up on the intended patients and it is only for high-risk. I have no risk factors, except maybe age (I'm 60). My trust in my doctor has dropped. I don't know if I'm going to actually confront her, but I am looking for alternative practitioner. I think they still exist but rare -- an MD who has his own practice and is not (as) subject to influence by an administrator, or FDA/CDC "recommendations". I'm not saying my doc should write scripts for Ivermectin and HCQ just because I ask. But when my primary prescribes a potentially dangerous, and to be honest, not very effective drug, probably driven more by policy constraints imposed upon him, that gets my attention.
If I may be forgiven for repeating what should be obvious: Be on your guard. The best care for the patient is no longer the priority, whether at the top or even at your local doctor. Money, keeping one's job, and following orders from on high, even if the MD knows or suspects they are not in the patient's best interests, takes precedence.
I would love to know if your doctor took, or would take Paxlovid herself. It would distinguish whether a) she is not very intelligent and simply follows the herd, or b) she’s in on the fix and the well-being of her patients isn’t a priority. In either case trying to find a competent physician to replace her is challenging.
dastardly Ninja variant...”Symptoms of the Omicron BA.5 variant include runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat”....oh woe for humanity!
I caught my first case of Covid-19 about June 13. My symptoms were mild, basically a mild fever for several days, headache first couple days and a sinus infection. By week 3 I tested negative (I had tested positive roughly at week 0 and week 2). Today (begin week #5) I still have lingering sinus drainage but seems to slowly improve. My primary prescribed Paxlovid over the phone, which I refused. Even ignoring that it's EUA and made by Pfizer, I read up on the intended patients and it is only for high-risk. I have no risk factors, except maybe age (I'm 60). My trust in my doctor has dropped. I don't know if I'm going to actually confront her, but I am looking for alternative practitioner. I think they still exist but rare -- an MD who has his own practice and is not (as) subject to influence by an administrator, or FDA/CDC "recommendations". I'm not saying my doc should write scripts for Ivermectin and HCQ just because I ask. But when my primary prescribes a potentially dangerous, and to be honest, not very effective drug, probably driven more by policy constraints imposed upon him, that gets my attention.
If I may be forgiven for repeating what should be obvious: Be on your guard. The best care for the patient is no longer the priority, whether at the top or even at your local doctor. Money, keeping one's job, and following orders from on high, even if the MD knows or suspects they are not in the patient's best interests, takes precedence.
I would love to know if your doctor took, or would take Paxlovid herself. It would distinguish whether a) she is not very intelligent and simply follows the herd, or b) she’s in on the fix and the well-being of her patients isn’t a priority. In either case trying to find a competent physician to replace her is challenging.