I’m sure a lot of people in the medical profession have wished this. I am one of those patients who have a little knowledge, but not enough. One thing I worry about are things like unnecessary procedures and radiation and dying during or after a surgery. Tied up with this is insurance companies wanting the cheapest option, not necessarily the ideal option, and doctors going with what insurance dictates without even asking the patient if they want to pay for the more expensive, more desirable option.
Because of all of that I don’t trust, I ask questions, and I want an explanation. So, with people like me you have to take the time to explain why and what you’re doing. Probably, the doctor should be the one answering the questions, because they are writing the order, but they don’t always know the right answer. Sometimes, I do wish I was ignorant. Believe me. It’s a les stressful place to be. Then I have my husband tell me two days ago about this news show he is watching and this woman didn’t get diagnosed until the 5th doctor she saw. He started telling me her symptoms, and I diagnosed her before he finished. Seriously?! That is so scary to me.
As far as me wishing others were less educated, I’ve never been in that situation. I’ve been in the situation where a relative or friend or even a doctor was told something, or going by an old hypothesis or even working theory, and they were running with it, but what they needed was more education on the topic to understand it better, or to know their preliminary thought process was incomplete or incorrect.