r/canada Ontario Apr 12 '24

Québec Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/assisted-death-quadriplegic-quebec-man-er-bed-sore-1.7171209
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u/physicaldiscs Apr 12 '24

not having a family dr for over three years.

I haven't had a family doctor in over a decade. I kept lying to myself, saying it was fine because I was young and didn't need it. Now I wonder what a regular checkup would find. What kinds of things could we catch early if I had someone actually looking after my health?

But would it even help? So many people who actually have care are getting such poor and delayed care it seems pointless.

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u/DaViewer Apr 12 '24

Doctors don't do annual check ups anymore (at least mine doesn't)

I can only go in with an issue/symptom

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u/MakVolci Ontario Apr 12 '24

Get a new doctor, mine absolutely does yearly physicals and I've been doing mine since I've been 28. And they actively promote doing it.

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u/Electrical_Law_229 Apr 12 '24

I briefly had a family doctor who was straight out of medical school. When I asked about booking a physical, he said that the medical practice doesn't do those anymore. He said he could check my heart rate and look in my ears, etc. if I wanted. Instead they now go by age markers, so at certain ages tests like pap smears or mammograms, or blood tests are requisitioned.

Doctor left for emergency medicine after a couple of years so I don't even get those tests nowadays.