It's probably nothing! Is that a medical diagnosis nowadays?
The "probably nothing" could be anything from harmless to deadly. So I am wondering, is "probably nothing" the right diagnosis here or shouldn't the attending doctor try to check it out in order to be sure that it is actually "nothing"?
Waiting for six months and coming back to check again if the "probably nothing" has grown or changed in any way - that is the way the analysis ends.
Hello? This must be a joke.
But supposedly it's not. Do people who say such things even know what it feels like to the patient and/ or their family?
When you read in the newspapers about the collapse of the German health system, you don't really believe it. After all we are a country that has mandatory health insurance and still good hospitals and competent medical staff.
But then it hits you and you are in the middle of all this. There is a difference between general and private health insurance and clearly the focus is on the ones that can be charged more.
It makes me mad...
But thank God - although not sure if we have him to thank for that - we have the freedom to get second opinions and some doctors don't rely on "probably nothing". They offer to take out"whatever it is that is probably nothing", no matter how much he can charge. It is comforting but then the fear of the result kicks in and you go back to not sleeping at night until you know.
