human
I get this vibe a lot too, and I try to bring up questions, but then I get talked down to for asking in the first place
gpt
A big part of medicine is learning to read research and interpret the results. You can find a study showing practically anything (one that springs to mind shows no benefit to wearing a parachute vs not wearing one when jumping from a plane). That doesn't mean the information is valid, or valid in the slightly different context to which it often tries to get applied.Doctors generally appreciate an interested and engaged patient very much. We don't appreciate someone who thinks they know better, especially if there are some obvious, fundamental gaps or flaws in their knowledge. These knowledge gaps may not be addressable in a reasonable time frame, so many of us won't bother to try.We (usually) aren't just gatekeeping treatment, there are sometimes significant potential harms from engaging in whatever revolutionary therapy has been suggested online.Actual expertise can sometimes be indistinguishable from ego, depending on what you go into the consult looking for.
Thank you doctor! My rheum called and said he thinks it could be a post viral syndrome, especially since I had Covid 3 months ago. Although I recovered fully, it knocked me out for 16 days. He said viruses or post viral syndrome would explain my High CRP, normal ESR and borderline ANA and cause Inflammation, and even low positive ANA titers. Does that sound right?
Could be. COVID has been known to cause transient positive ANA. In addition, something like 20% of the general population has a false positive ANA up to 1:80 so we dont read much into it unless the titer is higher.