I always found those words odd, even as a child.
“My doctor.”
“Oh, boy! When was I gonna get one of those?”
Would he sleep with the dog, or the cat?
I had never, ever met anyone who used that phrase, in real life.
To this day I haven’t. Nearly sixty (60) years.
“I think I’ll ask my doctor….”
Oooo, Mr. Hoity-toity shall consult with Dr. Foofarah.
Well dip me in owl shit and call me impressed.
“My doctor!”
“Oh, boy!” I thought, “Oh, what a grand old world this is going to be!”
Imagine the day when I leave my house, jump into my car, drive to my job (my career!), per usual...but this time I first make a detour to my doctor’s office for a chummy consultation.
If only….
“My doctor….”
What fantasy novel is this?
What magnificent, parallel universe thusly exists?
Personally, I think everyone should be afraid to go to a doctor that is motivated by profit, and I’ll tell you why: it’s like taking the only trustworthy vehicle I own to a mechanic’s garage notorious for ripping people off.
It’s almost irrelevant why you take your car to an auto shop, because they will always charge you around $300 no matter what it is.
That’s if your lucky.
But it’s true, for me, “the doctor” is usually a little cheaper than the transmission specialist. “A doctor” will usually only stick you with $200 or so...as long as he does basically nothing.
But then, “the doctor” might want to play it safe and give you some x-rays, blood work, and maybe just to be safe, process some tissue samples for some routine lab work for whatever is ailing you.
And before you know it, that $200 “consultation” costs you $2500 to $5000.
Snap of the fingers, just like that.
A lot of us can’t afford that.
Can’t begin to afford that.
Couldn’t dream of affording that.
Is it really too much trouble for corporate America to provide that for everyone?
“My doctor….”
Is it beyond our society’s reach?
Because I can’t believe that we live in an era when billionaires are blasting off into space for joy rides, and “My Doctor” is apparently simply too much to ask for.
What was I thinking?
Guess I was greedy.