Medical rant:

Doctors ate scam artists

My father had a stroke a few years back.

I had a minor stressed induced myocardial infarction.

{Due to an ex POS still trying to contact me and chainsmoking heavily. (It was a combination of the two)}

He is now taking 4 pills in the morning, 3 pills at mid-day, 2 pills in the evening, and 4 pills at night... after dropping the pain medication.

I opted out.

He sleeps all the time and is still having issues. The symptoms intensify when the medication is taken irregularly - as in not the same time everyday - and seemingly at random times he experiences stroke symptoms, as well as randomnights whilehe'ssleeping. It appears that the medication hasn't helped his condition but now he's absolutely dependent on it.

They also have him on medication to help control his cholesterol. It wasn't bad, they just wanted to make sure it didn't get bad.

I still smoke. No incidents.

Hus last surgery they gave him medication to suppress symptoms of an infection. He just got the surgery, if there was going to be an infection, it would probably take a couple says. But how would we know if he's taking medication to suppress the symptoms. Not treat or prevent.. hide.

.... this is why I opted out. Once you start going with what the doctor says, you find yourself in an endless string of appointments with different specialists, just to make sure... and hopped up on a bunch of drugs, some unnecessary as fuck.

That being said, smoking is an awful habit that I wish I never picked up, and hopefully one day I'll really quit for the last time.

Literally the hardest drug to quit. Nicotine.

Doctors are necessary. I'm related to people in the field and they'd cringe at some things I say, but they know Doctors are pill pushers and milk people with insurance because the system is broken.