Comment by noah_buddy
Comment by noah_buddy 3 days ago
A personal philosophy in medical decisions: - unless there is a severe risk I might die from lack of intervention (on any reasonable timeline besides life), I avoid intervention.
In some cases (my messed up jaw and a whole 9 wisdom teeth), I broke this rule. But generally, it has served me well.
I have a similar viewpoint; over a decade ago, I had a nuisance tendon issue and went to a specialist who recommended surgery.
The surgery had a risk of serious, life-long consequence if it went wrong. He said that if I can live with the tendon issue, we can delay surgery indefinitely... so we delayed.
A month later, I stopped doing a certain workout at the gym, which resolved the issue within days. No need for surgery at all.
I do think that some specialists can be so focused on their speciality (i.e. surgery) that they don't think outside of that paradigm (try a different workout at the gym), and it's up to the patient to effectively shop around to get the best advice.