[kiryandil]

Honestly, unless you have a very long and trusted relationship with your primary care physician... or you’re on the same wealth curve Scott is... this is not the simplest of feats.

True - but oone key point is that doctors like to play the "I know more than you" card right off the bat.

I myself just laugh at that card, and proceed to play my "I know more than you about this, doc" cards.

People get intimidated by the quacks.

[Katya]

agreed! My primary care lets me manage my own health... as she has come to understand that I do know what Im doing, Still, I think she’d want me to tell her I’m “traveling” for a relief effort in a malaria zone, not just “hey, I know what I’m doing and this is why.”