The MOST DANGEROUS Medical Advice To Avoid | DoctorMike

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Timestamps:
0:00: Introduction
2:11: Mr. Beast's Fixing Blindness
4:26: What Dr. Mike Specializes In
5:59: What Makes Doctor's Queasy
17:10: Why Healthcare Is So Expensive
21:04: How Doctor's get paid
23:09: Insurance Companies Make Life Hard
26:38: Countries With Better Healthcare
27:59: Medical Bill Life Hack
30:41: Dr. Mike's Rise To Fame
33:00: Maximizing His 15 Minutes Of Fame
34:20: Starting His Channel
35:39: Balancing HIPAA with Content
37:42: Dr. Mike Inspecting Graham's Body...
39:55: Doctor start at $8/hr???
41:46: Dr. Mike's Residency Days
43:39: Beware Supplements
48:41: Dealing With Hypochondriacs
52:43: Are Some Symptoms Just Mental
54:11: Training Like David Goggins
55:27: Why The Rich Get Bad Healthcare
57:38: Why Is Dental Care Different
1:00:16: Are Chiropractors Scamming You
1:09:23: How To Stay Healthy
1:14:52: Boxing In Creator Clash
1:17:37: Breaking Down Income
1:20:45: Buying A KG Of Gold
1:25:23: Battery Died - Outro
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[@MGMG007]

People give Mike hate for his boxing, but man, Full time doctor, Full time KZbinr, in between all that he has to find time to squeeze in a training camp, just crazy. What a great guy.

[@Khalid_XMC]

We just saw his last opponent abosolutely wreck a pro boxer paul bamba who is a journey man but it wasnt even close so mikes loss looks alot better now tbh

[@MGMG007]

@@Khalid_XMC exactly

[@whythissucks829]

it just means theres more time available than we are led to believe.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

A doctor takes an oath to do no harm. A boxer tries to hurt his opponent. How can the two be reconciled?

[@MGMG007]

@@brucealanwilson4121 not the same thing 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lmelior]

I could listen to this dude all day. He's just insanely knowledgeable and enjoyable to listen to, to the point where even if he didn't have that "hot doctor" bit to help out early on, he'd still have succeeded eventually. And he never steps out of the bounds of his expertise without making it clear that he's doing so, and even then he only does it sparingly. Great episode!

[@megeles]

Been watching his channel for years, he's an absolute gem 💎

[@LibertarianLatina]

Except when he’s encouraging young people to take an experimental shot and trashes truth tellers. NEVER FORGET.

[@Ewang2727]

No he wouldn’t have succeeded bc most doctors thinks how he thinks but you don’t see them being heard. It’s bc he’s good looking that he hot a lot of that attention initially that gave him the mic

[@marileecornelius1777]

He's not THAT good looking, dude. I've seen plenty of other doctors way more attractive but.... way less engaging, lol. And hot people exist everywhere. Like, I live in a tiny town in Vermont and recently I met a local cop and he was SHOCKINGLY attractive for a small-town cop, like, whyyy? He was like 6'2" and model-hot, it was disarming. Yet. He's a small town cop. It happens.@@Ewang2727

[@Liberteabelle]

I don’t think all doctors are articulate, charming and approachable. In addition to Dr. Mike’s knowledge and caring, sure he’s attractive… but that’s not really his success criteria IMO.

[@AllysonRR]

As a medical doctor, I LOVED THIS. Actually LOVEDDDDDD this episode

[@_aditya.sawant_]

Suggest some more

[@PGxNIBBLESx18]

Thank you for everything you do🙏❤️

[@micchaelsanders6286]

Dr Mike is awesome!

[@Uchiha.Itachii]

You seem too young to be a medical doctor 💀

[@rkhandle]

You would

[@lydiapatelll]

Pharmacist here. Thanks for shedding light on the supplement issues and people’s misconceptions about what “natural” means. Could not agree more, and genuinely one of my biggest pet peeves (and why I prefer to work in the hospital.. that. And insurance)

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

I love my local pharmacist because I have anxiety about my medication and my anxiety medication because I don't want to become addicted to anything, and my doctor prescribeed me vitamin B12 for thirty days, then after blood test vitamin D but there were only 7 and the next week my pharmacist told me i was only suppose3d to take one pill a week and I freaked out thinking I was overdosing but she said no

[@bishop51807]

If it worked it would just be called medicine.

[@brucealanwilson4121]

ARSENIC is natural.

[@Redditor6079]

Let's talk about the FDA and how members of the almighty FDA accepted bribes from Purdue Pharma to approve Oxy.

[@mandywalker3393]

I worked for a private practice doctor. When he retired (forced by cancer) he sold his practice to a company that has 20 locations around our town. I loved the private practice. 15 mins for establish patients. 30 mins for new patients and see one patient at a time. I knew the patients and their families. I did not love fighting with insurance companies for payments. I retired when he did, but i'm so glad I know HOW insurance works. So many don't. I have helped so many friends and family understand their EOBs and the way insurance works.

[@usaconjuan]

This is the collab I never thought I’d see but have loved more than any other. Dr Mike is an absolute gem of a brain, communicator, and human. The only negative thing about this vid is definitely the main camera’s lighting and angle (couldn’t avoid getting distracted by Jack’s socks lol), but still 10/10 quality content 🙌.

[@_AValerio]

Agreed lol, the camera was not color corrected to match the others!

[@99cogitator]

And the couch is huge making them look tiny.

[@lady4191]

😂k

[@LibertarianLatina]

He pushed the covid jab and spread lies about truth tellers.

[@abaez008]

I only noticed it at the end

[@Naatta]

I really appreciate this doctor's advice on these subjects. Something I do want to mention that he didn't really talk about is the "the better your insurance the better quality medical help you get" which I think totally blows. When I was BROKE and the only kind of medical insurance I could get was the kind the state provides for women (the kind that only covers the most basic lady-parts help) I went and told them I thought I had PCOS (poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome). My sister has it so I had family history and of the list of symptoms I had every single one except one. The doctors kept insisting that since I didn't have that ONE symptom I was crazy and couldn't have PCOS and refused to perform a sonogram (which is the best way to check for cysts for a woman). Years later, when I could finally afford a real doctor cuz I had real insurance, I told my doctor, she said, "let's take a sonogram and see!" Turns out I had a cyst on my ovary THE SIZE OF DAMN BASEBALL which needed to come out. In short, regardless of if you have good insurance, crap insurance, or no insurance, push the doctors to run tests. If they seem hesitant, tell them to write on their notes that they refused to perform the requested test. They'll cave every time because it's too big a risk to them of a lawsuit to refuse and turns out the patient was right. You are the patient, you have a right to treatment, and if your doctor isn't doing what you want them to do, you have a right to seek a different opinion elsewhere, even if you have no insurance.

[@CosmicDarkLord]

I do not want to devalue your experience but I have often heard this is doctor bias to women in medicine. I know that my mom has lots of situations of doctors telling her that she is making up pain and refusing to do tests or offer any treatment. I think its very important to continue to pressure doctors on your symptoms. Only you know what you body is feeling. If something feels wrong you got to question it.

[@Roobah]

The reverse is having the most.amazing insurance of all (which I do, now) and the doctors overindulge in medical tests and unnecessary procedures because they know you have great insurance. This includes over medicating a patient. I have been on both sides. Both sides are very bad and both sides are just as hazardous to the patient. Granted, having great insurance in a medical time sensitive emergency is a plus over having no insurance at all.

[@rankup5832]

Thank you Alex for asking the question that I've had in my head for the longest time about health care cost.

[@joshmcgoo]

As a doc I love seeing docs on financial podcasts!

[@lestyerickson]

Had cataract surgery on my left eye. Though I assume I received the standard anesthetic, I was a little surprised I remained so awake and aware, both eyes open, told to fixate on a certain spot on a light overhead. I felt tense throughout and repeatedly kept telling myself to relax. a couple times when I saw and felt the lid retractor being placed and other instruments moving toward my eye, anticipating pain, but felt only pressure. The sound of the Phaco machine especially set me on edge, and I must have flinched at some point, as the surgeon spoke to me a couple times, reassuring me that I would only feel pressure, no pain, and the circulating nurse took and squeezed my right hand through the rest of the procedure. There was absolutely nothing terrible about the experience and I felt a little silly about being such a baby, but was very relieved when it was over. I have been happy with the improvement of my sight in that eye. I keep reminding myself of this as my right eye’s sight is slowly diminishing with the growing cataract there, thinking I should schedule it’s removal as well, but I do feel some apprehension about doing that. I should say I had an much more major urgent surgery, for a detached retina, a couple years before this cataract procedure. As my experience was much more relaxed, though I was also awake then, I assume there was a difference in the anesthesia, and plan to discuss this with my ophthalmologist when I schedule the future cataract removal in my right eye.

[@gustavomarques2997]

Two great and very knowledgeable youtubers! This was awesome. I never get tired of listening to doctor Mike speak, he is so calm, empathetic and wise

[@seikor580]

58:56 as a person with severe anxiety this is very true, it was extremely difficult for me to see a psychiatrist for mental health care so I just pushed throught my anxiety without medication and soon I started developing chest pains I booked a cardiologist appointment within the same week for her to tell me I developed a pvc due to my heart overworking due to my anxiety. My CARDIOLOGIST prescribed me medication to help slow my heart rate. It wouldn't be until three months later that I would be Able to see a psychiatrist to talk about medication. This is our health-care system folks.

[@99leadpencils]

The idea that wait times are long in Canadian hospitals is only technically true. If you go in with a minor issue you'll be there for hours. No one is making someone with an urgent issue wait for help. Also, this is primarily an issue for people without a family doctor who would handle these minor issues or long term syndromes. I happen to have a family doctor. I can just make an appointment within 3 weeks and go. Or if it's kind of urgent (but minor like an UTI or ear infection), I can go to their regional after-hours clinic and get my prescription that evening. Takes like 45min-1.5h incl the wait and talking to the doctor. They also offer tele-health!

[@kianna270]

Lmao exactly which is the same case in US. You go to the hospital with a more minor issue, you’ll most likely be there for hours.

[@allyj4322]

I don’t know where you are, but I have a family doctor and I can’t make an appointment in 3 weeks with my GP. I needed surgery and has to wait 8 months for a consult with an ENT and 2.5 years for surgery, and I got surgery early off a cancellation waitlist. I’ve been waiting over 15 months for a construct with a podiatrist. I am normal in the system.

[@sharinettegonzalez23]

@@allyj4322 the same thing is happening with my son and I’m in the US.

[@leitm3912]

Loved this, I actually broke one of those general health guidelines because of this and stayed up an hour late. I'll try to do better Mike! This discussion highlights a lot of the reason why in the future when I retire (will be in my 30's) I plan on getting international healthcare. From my research it's about 10% of the cost of normal healthcare for the unemployed in the US and as long as you are in the US for 1 day less than 6months a year there's almost nothing else needed to qualify. It's great to see these awesome guests with the awesome Iced Coffee Hour team. I'm really glad Alex has the green light to speak and has his own camera now as well. I remember early on he was almost scared to speak and didn't have his own camera so I enjoy hearing his input and he has asked some really good questions as well.

[@lornadiamond105]

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[@starfishgurl1984]

As someone with anxiety just coming out of a flair up that totally messed with my sleep to the point of total sleep deprivation that put me at risk of falling asleep while driving on the highway I can totally attest to the need for increased mental health funding! While I’ve never sought the usage of medication for my anxiety because I’ve been able to understand it and mostly work with it/around it I know from this latest episode that if I don’t get therapy or something like that for un-dealt with trauma I will end up needing medication because it negatively effected my health to the point of endangering my life which is not good! Great video!

[@LilyEvans1996]

I love teaching hospitals! There was a student for my appointment and she was so interested in what was going on and I ended up learning too!

[@DrBeauHightower]

Great episode gents 👏

[@aff77141]

27:49 here's the thing. If we diverted literally ANY of the taxes that go towards the military, we could move mountains in this country. That's where 90% of taxes go, so it's not about increasing taxes, it's about allocating funds.

[@brennengodeen3796]

The problem is not the annual budget the government has allocated from taxpayers, we have incompetent politicians who are self serving. I rarely advocate for war or providing aid/relief to other countries. However, if an attack or invasion occurs on US soil, my attitude changes immediately. Let’s take care of Americans first. Increasing taxes is not the answer. The elected public servants need to learn how to manage the budget properly. I advocate for Americans to keep the money they earned and there needs to be more personal responsibility and accountability. I pay for Medicaid and Medicare for others but I don’t have access to these services? The government has historically rewarded poor behavior while relying on those that make good decisions to cover the gap. Perhaps there is a way to incentivize those who exercise regularly and consume a Whole Foods diet and practice moderation when eating sweets or “junk food”. We live in a country that is more convenient for people who rely on the system to care for them. Insurance companies will eventually catch onto preventive medicine and its ability to decrease the overall health burden. It’s not empathetic to ask someone to behave like many of us do. Taxation is never a feasible solution. Our politicians willing increase their own salaries despite little to no performance improvement? Taxation without representation is not fair to everyone. They haven’t acted like public servants in years and expect to be treated like royalty. We are constantly forced to choose the best of two evils. Again, if I pay for others access to services, I’d like to be able to utilize them as well. Every politician needs a salary cut and a soft reminder who they serve. They are all bought by the highest bidder and formulate partnerships that we are unaware about.

[@jpark28]

Man, this was really informative and DoctorMike is very well spoken and knowledgeable, I wish this had more views

[@eshan1224]

A major part (NOT all of it) of the solution to entire health cares system is Direct Primary Care, where you pay monthly subscription between $80 and $100/month to your PCP, and cut out insurance companies completely. This allows patients to have access, lowers administrative burdens for providers, and this kind of access to preventative health will yield to lower ER visits, hospitalizations and surgeries. I work for a practice like this and I am super happy with a goal of eventually doing it myself

[@brennengodeen3796]

I plan on incorporating a concierge model into my practice as well. In my experience, my preceptors are very happy as they have more time to spend with patients with this strategy. It certainly appeared superior for weight management visits as so much information is obtained and given that it requires more time. I majored in exercise science specifically for my future patients. There is a lot of exercise misinformation today and I believe in the power of personalized exercise programming. Not some generic “run” or “lift weights” response.

[@jurczakc]

That's a hard pill to swallow when you're already spending $1250/mo for health insurance for your family. The doctors in my area were wanting about 300/mo for a family but I didn't shop around much, there weren't many to choose from

[@salvzzify]

Wow! Watching from the Philippines :) I love your show so much and all the value in watching it! Nice collab with Dr. Mike!

[@brittany33317777]

Pretty good episode. I’ve worked in medical billing for over a decade. An important note, Admins CANNOT change the coding that a provider selects for diagnosis. Only the doctor can change that. Dental health and behavioral health are traditionally carved out basically because it isn’t health insurance companies main line of business and carving out allows them to make more money or not get involved with those areas.

[@kissthapistol]

Great episode! Glad I found y’all ❤❤❤❤

[@baylorwiggins9781]

This is an outstanding podcast. We need him back on ASAP

[@riselle1]

Dr Mike is so likeable and genuine. I really enjoyed this interview and I love his podcast!

[@felicityengel8812]

For some reason this collab was super satisfying. Thanks!

[@ErikaMariana]

One of my favorites so far!

[@Fire_Phix]

This is so cool! Love Dr. Mike’s channel.

[@angelramirez6451]

I been waiting for this one🔥🔥🔥

[@ttee6990]

Love the way he says there’s a balance to everything including exercise.

[@hongkim3662]

Great content. Really insightful stuff!

[@PeggingCryptids]

I work in a health insurance company, and sometimes what doctors who no longer take insurance do is they don't tell that they don't accept your health insurance to make you pay out of pocket or send it to collections. I have had to fight for so many of my members. I love to say 😢 to the law, you have to tell your patients this and must take their medicaid if you are listed with us. then if they don't stop billing the member legal actions will be taken.

[@TheAnnaMurphy]

Yesss i love you guys and doctor mike. What an awesome collaboration.

[@shaereub4450]

I once went to the eye doctor for a yearly appointment. Because I paid out of pocket, it was a little less then what they were going to bill me when they assumed I had insurance.

[@kendals3833]

Yayyyyy the mash up we have been waiting for!!!!!!

[@Cait491]

Brilliant video. Thanks guys 😁

[@maryanntownsend2889]

Blessings for this awesome doctor💙

[@jpfath]

This one was great; my favorite in quite a while!

[@newshajoon86]

Enjoyed this one very much!

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Great fun, tHanks for the video. I stayed up till 2 am so I could listen about how sleeping is critical to good health.

[@yrucoding]

great talk!!

[@glotzer141]

As an opthalmologist I really loved the first couple of oblivious cataract related questions.

[@fordham_adventures8027]

Huge Doctor Mike fan. This dude is a massive inspiration, and I have made a lot of lifestyle changes because of his advice. He rocks

[@kimberlykinsinger2612]

It sounds like it would be worth having a couple lawyers either on retainer or staff just to (hopefully!) sort through the insurance stuff more quickly and know how to exactly lobby for the interests of the patient/doctor. Obviously that’s not cheap though, unless you have a lovely person who is willing to do charitable law/pro bono work. Just an idea! All the best Dr. Mike :)

[@meggalavk3ktt]

here in Australia 3.5% medicare levy and no one complains you get the treatment the doctor prefers not what your insurance company wants. if you want fast treatment you have additional insurance for that. but in an emergency no one asks for you credit card.

[@PinkyPurpleGalaxy]

This was such a great podcast!

[@jessiedawn123]

When he was referring to gagging I recently learned I had a hyper mobile tongue so I don’t gag as much cause of it it can literally touch the back of my throat. I have an ehlers danlos syndrome diagnosis so that has a lot to do with the hyper mobility.

[@WhitfordPR]

Good thing you are good looking, because that article helped put you in the spotlight that has given you a platform to deliver A lot of literally life-saving information, advocacy, and education to people. Not to mention hope.

[@Robert_Boucher_Jr]

Was hooked by the intro 🤣 and stayed because of the quality of content 💯 great job fellas 👏🏼

[@januaryriches3991]

Great show

[@clarmso]

I enjoy this episode very much after learning so much unfounded medical advices online but yet people believe in those. Another doctor who reacts to other online content is Dr Chris Raynor. Instead of chasing maximum income online, Dr Mike keeps practicising so that he can relate to the content. Bravo! 👏Please bring him back!

[@debbieminks6175]

All the people I enjoy watching in one episode! Awesome episode!

[@kateedwards372]

HUGE shout out for bringing up the supplement industry.

[@Liberteabelle]

I had the artificial lens replacement surgery when I was I developed cataracts. The two procedures are not really related(as I understand it), but if they’re gonna go in and clean up the cataracts, it’s an ideal time to consider lens replacement. It cost me $4200 per eye, which was the cost of the multi focal lens. I *shouldn’t * ever need any vision adjustment ever again, because, unlike the natural lens, it won’t warp and the lens is already 20:20. I have great vision, for 2 years now. Btw it does not fix the haloing effect of night driving, but I don’t even notice it anymore. But the halo of a multi-focal lens is kinda trippy… a series of concentric circles, lol.

[@mjbgworld5594]

I can tell from this interview that Mike is a legit doctor with integrity and truly cares about the health of the people who seeks help.

[@dayanaravaldovinos5622]

Great Episode!

[@Spladoinkal]

So the countries that seem to do healthcare well seem to do this: Not only is it "Universal Healthcare" but there are laws about how expensive medicine can be. For instance, in the US, diabetic insulin is like $600 but most of that is covered by insurance. If it was limited to an actually sound price, like $30, universal healthcare wouldn't be unaffordable. This is how other countries successfully do it so that it only raises taxes like 5%. It's not the doctors that are expensive in the US, it's the ludicrous prices of medicine.

[@HH-le1vi]

When the government is as inefficient and wasteful with money as the US government, having universal healthcare is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@rebeccashields9626]

I think some simple changes to the patent law would fix the insulin problem. Because insulin is considered a “biologic” medication the usual 7 year patent for drugs doesn’t apply the same way. So they keep just slightly changing the formula for aspart and Lantau insulin just enough so they never have to release the formula. Old less useful insulin like nph (which is a big pain to use and doesn’t work as well) is still inexpensive. I’ve tried researching why insulin is still so expensive and this is the best I’ve been able to find. But it seems like some pretty easy fixes to existing laws would solve this problem. Other drugs are able to go generic after 7 years, there’s just this weird loophole for insulin.

[@Spladoinkal]

@@rebeccashields9626 That's insane. Thanks for bringing that up

[@Natalia-yi9jn]

hehe, 2 months waiting list - come to Poland, for some procedures we have few YEARS waiting lists. Tax founded health care system is tragic.

[@socalqol]

Love this dude ❤❤❤

[@sashabowman1]

Love his confidence humour and work ethic ! Hope he continues to be authentic and true because the world needs more people like him . Great mentor to young people. He’s not perfect and he knows it but I think from what I’ve seen on KZbin he’s doing a damn near close job ! Great human . Young people ? Take note !!! ❤

[@NerdierthanU]

I had lense replacement surgery recently. It's pretty expensive, cost me 6.5k per eye. However it was very much worth it.

[@Constantinus_Apollyon]

I think at least on my part KZbin algorithm is starting to change and finally recommending some truly good content at last, Congrats guys great episode, hope more like this come soon. Keep it up.

[@overkill1777]

Very insightful podcast today. Always love the guests you guys bring onto the show. Also, this is day 2 of asking graham to get me a date with my celebrity crush so I can sign up for stream yard. And of course you can make a video of it.

[@tonyaharris7035]

With all the issues people have with traditional medicine, it’s no wonder we turn to holistic medicine. Waiting months to be seen is frustrating. Holistic medicine is all about doing your own research and empowering your healing. This doc admits the system is broken and there is no fix.

[@simon42o]

the fact that this guy says, im not an expert, etc etc, this is my opinion, shows alot

[@nerd26373]

This is an interesting episode. Keep it going, guys.

[@TheIcedCoffeeHour]

Thanks, will do!

[@HelloDaisy]

I'm so happy The Iced Coffee Hour got Dr. Mike on the podcast! I am learning so much he is very informative and I could Listen all day!

[@karolzavaleta8513]

Love Dr Mike!! 💕

[@ColombianLNP]

WHAT!? Dr. Mike he is awesome!!! Definitely looking forward to watching this! Thanks guys and cheers from your biggest fan in Colombia amigos !

[@TheIcedCoffeeHour]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@lydiamillanar6230]

Very interesting love it

[@HelloWorld-hb7yt]

Love this one

[@tonii2019]

Dr. Peter Attia has an insightful perspective on health care systems. He explains that health care systems are usually faced with 3 major components: cost, quality & accessibility. As of now most major health care systems fall short on at least one of those components. That’s why (as of now) no country has a “perfect” system. For example- The quality of U.S. healthcare is superior compared to most countries; however, the cost is significantly more.

[@IssaHudgins]

My dad is about to get this eye surgery done and hearing this makes me feel better.

[@ColombianLNP]

Really Enjoyed it guys , also for streamyard challenge do the one chip spicy challenge lol

[@gianpopo2007]

Toward the end this became less of an interview and more of asking questions we've all had on our minds forever 😂

[@cammierountree5172]

Dr Mike is simply amazing

[@kikithegreat2525]

These health insurers are out of control! When my family doctor had his own practice, we could go to him and just pay out of pocket because it was cheaper than our co-pay. Now he’s affiliated with a large hospital system and that is no longer an option. Plus he charges much more. I wish we could get these insurance companies and the government out of healthcare.

[@sistermadrigalmorning233]

This is my favorite ich lately

[@MDobri-sy1ce]

I love Dr. Mike and they brought the couch back! I like the cozy but professional feeling not that boardroom feeling with the tables lol.

[@TheIcedCoffeeHour]

Interesting! The couch is a bit more difficult to grab the right angles and such, but I agree it’s way more laid back

[@Priscapup]

I’m late to your party, but it’s great! I do have something to add on how your brain can kick in with pain/ healing. When I was young I had 3rd degree burns on my inner thigh, and had dressings changed every other day. This was in 1968 ( I’m a little older than you gents 😊) The area was not healing and the doctor told my mother that if there was no improvement next visit I would need a skin graft. Two days later during the dressing change, the wound was 3/4 scabbed over. He was amazed.

[@mainstreammutant]

I had a larger eye surgery and while the doctor was working on my eye, he also did a cataract removal and lens replacement. Even tho it wasnt the same surgery, I assume the anesthesia process is the same. You are put under twilight anesthesia so you are awake but feel very little pain. At some points the surgeon says to look left or right and you need to be able to be coherent enough to follow instructions. It was about $5000 in 2106 in FL with insurance

[@Osnapchris]

This episode is so good

[@jbarah05]

17:16 I would argue that it’s not just price but is how a surgeons is trained. In other counties the government subsidizes their trainings I’ve had to accrue more time with debt as a surgeon compare to my colleagues in primary care.

[@SkillsofAesthetics]

27:41 it depends on how the goverment will actually focus on these charges on the healthcare. I live in a country where we have "free care" but they keep like 2,5% from us and like 8% from the employer in case of employee status. Does it go to the healcare system, well it does. Is private twenty times better? Of course it is. If its an urgent matter but you arent dying from it they ll say you to book an appoitnment through their system which is like a month or more in the future. There are lot of stuff. It is only good for real emergency situation otherwise you just feel they take your money for nothing and you have to pay on private doctors either way

[@lauraabeysinghe9321]

Honestly, i feel like i really lucked out with my Dr. I was complaining about exhaustion, then aches and pains, then brain fog. I had all these "little things," but she was able to put these puzzle pieces together and send me for the tests i needed to get me diagnosed with RA. Of course, this isn't a great diagnosis, but the knowledge means i can work with a specialist to get the treatment I need. If you're not happy with your physician, if they're not listening, find someone else who listen

[@LexAnnalyn]

1:09:50 - "If you're thirsty, you'll drink water. That's kinda the norm." I can't speak on "norm." But a little reminder: For people with executive function struggles (neurodivergent folks, many people with depression in its various forms, etc.) or who otherwise loose touch with the body and needs? Reminders may be needed. These same people sometimes struggle with remembering to eat, so they're not necessarily getting water from fruits and vegetables. This is why in some neurodivergent or mental-health-centered communities, little nudges to eat and drink are the norm. We're helping each other out. Which reminds me, maybe I should go on Twitter and send out a related tweet with the relevant hashtags. Just in case someone needs a nudge. Such things have helped me. I do pretty well because my water cup/bottle is almost like my security blanket; it goes with me everywhere. But if I'm having a day where attention regulation is particularly bad, appetite is low or forgotten because I get absorbed in an activity for many hours, etc., I may neglect food and water until I'm very, very uncomfortable.

[@1thirdart]

If there's something I learned from this is that I gotta start scouting for a doctor friend

[@louisfrancois27]

I was literally just thinking Graham and Dr. Mike should get together on each other’s podcast and then I saw this video 😂

[@BrandNewBamboo]

Giggled and learned a lot❤️

[@amyspeers8012]

I’m an American living in France for the past 5 years. Before moving, I was a pediatric nurse for 27 years. I am now under treatment for melanoma and my health care has been wonderful. Yes I pay taxes here, but it doesn’t feel like significantly more than taxes and paying for my part of health care my company provided. BTW, out of all of my care-surgery, scans, home nurse care after surgery, medications-I have paid less than €100 out of pocket.

[@admirallily]

Your healthcare is being supplemented not just buy your taxes but the taxes of others. That’s where it gets weird. People are being required to supplement other’s healthcare rather than getting to choose. Forced charity isn’t charity. It’s government directed of redistribution of wealth by force and historically governments that force and control people under the guise of benefit for all is not good. I’m not saying France is there by any means. Im not saying it’s bad to help others. I’m saying is a trajectory that citizens need to be aware of and curb. And part of that is understanding all steps of the tax and government health process. Like the part of the healthy neighbor paying for their unhealthy neighbor’s healthcare via mandatory increased taxes.

[@jeffrounsville4961]

Great video

[@fifis677]

I asked for this (Dr. Mike) a few weeks ago. Low and behold this shows up on my feed. Thanks for bringing him on.

[@stevendilon2164]

This is TOP 10 episodes. Get him more often in

[@Vi-ok8of]

Had a friend have a condition where they faint at the sight of blood. Like someone hits a switch and they just drop to floor. Scary

[@hockeyhalod]

Oh man. Dr Mike is the best.

[@theworkinginvestor]

I can't believe you got Dr. Mike!

[@ttee6990]

Insomnia is truly a very difficult struggle many have. It can be very debilitating

[@NickDavies100]

@Jack I took Accutane in high school too - that stuff messes you up.

[@sharpaycutie2]

I hope doctor Mike one day does ponder on how to fix the Medical Industry. Cuz he has a pretty good grasp on some of the problem and prob the big ones like cost and insurance.

[@TheKelsonmorris]

Best guest in a really long time!

[@TheIcedCoffeeHour]

Thanks!!