Probably a quarter of my classmates at a fancy private school became doctors but I can think of only a few who would have made even passably good ones. The rest were conformity zombies-- politically dense, no imagination, sheltered, cruel if it was fashionable, certainly no spark of humanity that would have driven them to question the status quo. As an adult choosing doctors, the basic types were all unpleasantly familiar and I resigned (mistake) to the fact that there was little to choose from. The Dr. Palevskys, Dr. Wakefields and Dr. Krigsmans are rare among human beings, moreover among doctors.

It's hard not to laugh when trolls rhetorically ask if there's a conspiracy among all pediatricians. For a "conspiracy" to be possible, you'd imagine evil masterminds craftily rubbing their hands together in malicious glee. In order to consciously lie, they'd have to know or at least be interested in the truth. It's expecting too much. Instead the majority are content with industry hush money and the sleep potion of a "greater good" rationale.

Yeah, right. My grandson is pushing 16 and pushing 6' 5"? My son, his custodial parent, is pushing 47 and 5' 11? Yeah, the doctor is not supportive, and giving him the got to have the vaccines, bullcrap. Bless the recent vaccine summit! We're going halfsies on it and my son is going to bring the bigwig bullhorn for pharma doctor the transcripts he demanded! This game hasn't changed in my experience at all. Because in 1972 a ENT doctor told me I was a "sick young woman" because: it was all in my head. Well, nope, it was a malignant brain tumor in my four year old's head. Well guess what: by not believing everything they said, and by extra help from ?? the cosmos or what you might call God or good luck? He turned 49 recently, and was not supposed to live to be six. My message, friends? Never give up. Never give in. Learn all you can. Help each other.

I can't help but think how we don't really have gold standard research showing that those who patronize (or subjugate themselves if it be the case to) pediatricians, or allopathic medicine generally, are better off than those who don't generally (with whatever alternative options), even on a population basis, never minding individuality.

And I have to ask, is it wise as a society to mandate through cultural expectations, or however these practices come about, that a type of profession be used, even if the benefits of an exchange between an individual and a provider of such profession are proven to be life-saving, health-promoting, generally with such research? The act of mandating seems to me to diminish incentive to actually provide something considered beneficial on the part of the patron (that would most often be us medically illiterate peons), while simultaneous adding incentive for ensconcing outside interests to undermine and redirect what should be free, voluntary exchange of goods/services, that could be potentially much more individualized and individually empowering, instead towards one-size-fits-few programs profiting mainly themselves.

And then, there are some pediatricians who have lost their soul completely, somewhere along the way:

https://www.yahoo.com/style/pediatrician-apos-extreme-stance-anti-192926399.html

I'm going to pray for him, but mostly for his patients, who must find a way to handle his one-size-fits-all, get 'em all, all-on-time, unwaivering CDC vaccination schedule, and their parents who must find a way to handle his calls to CPS railing against their medical decisions and labeling them medical neglect.

I really wish that pediatricians would be required to provide medical transition to their patients when turning 18 and they have diagnosis of developmental delay and autism and asthma. My son's pediatrician's office will not see him any more since he turned 18 2 months ago, we are allowed 1 visit-well check annual visit, and then never to return again. No assistance with referral for another doctor who treats 18yr old's with autism/developmental delays. We as a family are left out in the cold, have dual insurance; private pay/medicaid, yet no one has helped us find another doctor. We are praying that he does not get sick anytime soon, as have nowhere to go. Very upsetting. The medicaid insurance changed his doctor away from the pediatrician since he turned 18, they did not notify of the change, only sent new insurance card with some doctor we do not know in our zip code. State medicaid insurance will not change his doctor back to old pediatrician until we can find another doctor who takes both insurance and isn't 50 miles from our home.
Very angry, all efforts to get help, send us back to state medicaid insurance company, who has not been able to find another doctor who treats adolescents like my child.

I would guess most pediatricians are nearly $500,000 in debt with school, office and home loans.

Most hospitals like to be about 500 million in debt so they can be sure they are a “non-profit” and not making any money.

There is nothing more important in a pediatricians’ clinic than moving the $70,000 worth of vaccine inventory before it expires.

Vaccines that do expire are still given to patients they do not like, or who have insurance that does not pay them very well.

I remember having my child taken out of school to attend a special hearing test to get a diagnosis on paper of an auditory processing disorder. The school selected the professional and even agreed to pay for the exam. My child is/was very well behaved and is verbal. When we arrived, and my child's autism was mentioned, the "professional" outright refused to test my child, because the results of the test would "skew his numbers." I asked how that was possible? Why couldn't he just diagnose my child, and leave it out of "his numbers?" He said he couldn't do that and even said that my child's autism was the reason for any auditory processing delay, and as it is a part of autism, there was no need to do the testing. Furthermore, I was told by the asshole that the school should never have set up the appointment in the first place (thanks, Trudy, for providing the perfect descriptive noun!) My child and I were "treated" as if we were sub-humans, not worthy of any formal diagnosis or potential treatment, or even any time-- all due to a single word --"autism." I was outraged, and oh baby did the school hear about this. After this fiasco, the diagnosis was simply entered into my child's records as "auditory processing delay." Even my dog could have made that diagnosis. It was so blatantly obvious.

Pediatricians and even specialists are, on the whole, not interested in helping our children once they are vaccine injured. It is a disgrace, and yes, Kim, it can and should be considered a dereliction of duty. And they want to call protective services on US if we refuse or delay a vaccine? Really? WE haven't abandoned or neglected our kids-- THEY HAVE!!!

As a Pediatrician who once believed I was doing the best for my patitients by vaccinating - I can imagine most of my peers will not get this message. What has happenned to pediatricians is so so sad, as they have been slowly boiled like the proverbial frog. Little by little the heat was turned up (indoctrination) and now they haven't the strength nor apparent will to get out of the boiling water.

This is why - PARENTS, we must wake up and unite to get the word out.

FIRE your Pediatrician if they won't honor informed consent. Informed consent means you can do NO vaccines if that is your informed decision.

And please PLEASE do NOT do any more vaccines if your child has any signs of developmental or neurological or immune system problems. Do NOT do any vaccines if you have a family history of these issues.

If you have weighed the risks and the benefits and can live with the minimal risks of not vaccinating at all ... DON'T VACCINATE.

My sentiments exactly - first we break them, then we forsake them.

As each year passes from the "event", my son gets a little bit better. I never dreamed, even in my worst nightmares, that I would have to protect my child from his own doctor. I knew to watch out for cars, mean dogs, and child molesters but never really figured that the enemy was within. Now we stay healthy by staying away from the doctor and it works a lot better. I'm extremely disappointed the Nuremberg code means nothing to pediatricians and the hipppocratic oath is just some old verbage to be memorized for the next med school exam. Sad to see the perversion of the profession. Sad to see children maimed by their own doctors.

We Break Them and Then Forsake Them.
See, that's GOOD.
You don't NEED a pediatrician. ALL of their revenue is generated doing WHAT???
"Well Child Visits".
They need you to bring your precious baby in, every 2 months and inject them with at least 8 vaccines at once, in order to pay the assholes who work for them. To keep the lights on. To buy the paper. They don't need to purchase PENS (or lunch)....no....those are provided by the drug reps that meander in and out of the office like cattle.