[Morepower (Craig)]

Originally Posted by CraigS

.....I find myself being categorised, (seemingly), entirely on a statistical basis.

Surely a diagnosis and/or treatment should be primarily based on the evidence specific to my own test results/clinical history .. not solely on an interpretation of which category of a parent population I fit into.

In my experience, I have frequently found that humans (doctors included), have difficulty in keeping all risk factors present in mind, prior to making decisions. When it matters, I will actively seek out a doctor who has strengths in this aspect, rather than being concerned about their personalities.

Funny you should say that. For 2yrs I was unable to get off the lounge, it was thought to be laziness, depression or chronic fatigue syndrome. I was treated with a whole swath of anti-depressants(and like I was a bum), etc, but in fact I was about to have a major heart attack which came within a hair of killing me. All of the medical staff who came to see me said I should not have survived. The reason it wasn’t diagnosed is, I believe, for two reasons, 1.) I was only 33yo and 2.) I was not experiencing any chest pain, just felt nauseous whenever I did anything physical. 2 weeks after a blood test which showed my cholesterol at 8.9 I chucked a hearty. So I hear you on the “being categorised” bit as it nearly cost me my life.
But all you young'ens, don't worry about how the opposite sex is going to see you just because you are nicely tanned. It won't be worth it.