The only sensible reason to visit a doctor is a severe trauma, like broken leg or deep wound. At least, traumatologists have some definite knowlege in their field and could really fix things they know with some confidence. Of course it is better to have that traumatologist among friends or relatives, to avoid incompetent bastards who don't care about you at all. Also it is useful to have a way to get some tests to obtain necessary info for finding a cure in case of problems. For all other things, reading books/articles will give you absolutely same, or even better results than a visit to the doctor. The question will be only in obtaining drugs without prescription, but AFAIK it is not a big problem in any country.
All in all, you need a traumatologist and pharmacist in your circle, and any access to testing (IDK, but in Russia there are a lot of private medical testing labs, as separate businesses, since they do not treat anybody and strictly saying are not medical facilities, they have relaxed licensing and affordable prices for any tests, f.e. a decade ago I did a MRT of my back for $100, they just run a scan on me and write a megabytes of images and 3D model of my spine on my USB stick - everything was clear without any thousands dollars "specialist consultations", may be where you live it is a case too) for getting additional useful info in case of body malfunction and checking progress. And you will be pretty safe without all that medicine crap.
Worst cases with medicine, when somebody with something simple began to visit a worshipped doctors and they involve that person into endless and often deadly spiral of permanent medical swindle, exploiting persons reluctance to study own test results. Each specialist they visit "finds" more and more "problems" "interpreting" test results, sending to next "specialist", things become worse with each prescription of expensive BigPharma shit, and poor person began really believe into all that crap and this could finally end very bad.
Pharmacists are some of the biggest Big Pharma shills around. I used to speak with two pre-COVID and they went full psycho with the mandatory vax crowds. I agree that someone who can deal with setting bones and cleaning deep cuts is essential but I would wager most rural areas have old school doctors that would fix you up at home if needed. Maybe that’s just my imagination though.
Regardless, it’s always smart to stock up on iso alcohol, first aid kits, thermal blankets, etc. to manage minor to moderate injuries.
The only sensible reason to visit a doctor is a severe trauma, like broken leg or deep wound. At least, traumatologists have some definite knowlege in their field and could really fix things they know with some confidence. Of course it is better to have that traumatologist among friends or relatives, to avoid incompetent bastards who don't care about you at all. Also it is useful to have a way to get some tests to obtain necessary info for finding a cure in case of problems. For all other things, reading books/articles will give you absolutely same, or even better results than a visit to the doctor. The question will be only in obtaining drugs without prescription, but AFAIK it is not a big problem in any country.
All in all, you need a traumatologist and pharmacist in your circle, and any access to testing (IDK, but in Russia there are a lot of private medical testing labs, as separate businesses, since they do not treat anybody and strictly saying are not medical facilities, they have relaxed licensing and affordable prices for any tests, f.e. a decade ago I did a MRT of my back for $100, they just run a scan on me and write a megabytes of images and 3D model of my spine on my USB stick - everything was clear without any thousands dollars "specialist consultations", may be where you live it is a case too) for getting additional useful info in case of body malfunction and checking progress. And you will be pretty safe without all that medicine crap.
Worst cases with medicine, when somebody with something simple began to visit a worshipped doctors and they involve that person into endless and often deadly spiral of permanent medical swindle, exploiting persons reluctance to study own test results. Each specialist they visit "finds" more and more "problems" "interpreting" test results, sending to next "specialist", things become worse with each prescription of expensive BigPharma shit, and poor person began really believe into all that crap and this could finally end very bad.
Pharmacists are some of the biggest Big Pharma shills around. I used to speak with two pre-COVID and they went full psycho with the mandatory vax crowds. I agree that someone who can deal with setting bones and cleaning deep cuts is essential but I would wager most rural areas have old school doctors that would fix you up at home if needed. Maybe that’s just my imagination though.
Regardless, it’s always smart to stock up on iso alcohol, first aid kits, thermal blankets, etc. to manage minor to moderate injuries.
Yep. That is why you need your own, who would supply you with dirt cheap acetylsalicylic acid instead of branded Aspirin. :)