That is a good anecdote. I have so many weird things wrong with me that GPs dont even fully understand.. that i wont take it as a preventative.
I just had a GP tell me i need to take iron after my blood test results even though that GP clearly knows i have thalassemia.
When i reminded the GP that I cant take iron..the response was..well eat some foods high in iron.
Uh...still no. Lolol
Be your own advocate, and be educated about your conditions (generic you, as YOU clearly are). My mother nearly died last month of pneumonia because one of her docs was a f’ing idiot (I fired his ass) who was in no particular hurry to cure her. The new doc was much better, mainly because he was actually interested in her fast recovery.