It makes me so upset when anyone even tries to defend the GPs.

I admittedly I have a bunch of medical issues and these gems are my favourites from the GPs.

1. I cannot see the tonsil on the left side, so it is OK. (there was a 6cm!!! cyst in front of it)

2. After missing sky high TSH measures consistently for 2 years (4 testst) : "It must have been a few one offs" (no it wasn't and it is not even possible)

3. "Blood pressure has nothing to do with weight"

These %#£&* so called medical professionals are still working and most likely killing people legally.

These days I research and read studies, arm myself with knowledge, cross check with multiple LLMs and go in with a diagnosis and request a specific prescription. After 5 years with my health in the gutter I had my first comprehensive private blood test coming back with no issues.

So no, do not try to call me arrogant. I am not arrogant, I am defending myself from these "GPs" so they won't put me in an early grave by making fatal mistakes.

Respectfully, as someone with a family with plenty of medical issues and having experienced plenty of useless doctors, the onus is now on medical professionals to prove their worth. They are a second option and most of their remaining value is in the license to prescribe medication, after being told by laymen what medication is appropriate. They're using the same tools I am and they're worse at evaluating them.

Doctors thinking patients are arrogant is an age old problem.

Doctors simply don’t have time to prepare for patients. They are so tightly scheduled and usually they’re trying to get our appointments over with as quickly as possible. For example they aren’t going through all the test results and connecting dots. They just don’t have the time to examine things that closely and prepare.

The thing you’re describing about bunching patients into general states with generic treatment - that’s the majority of GPs I’ve seen over the years, sadly. I don’t think it’s because of incompetence as much as economics. They have to see a certain number of patients and make things work.