In an ideal world, that would be the case. However, people aren't 100% rational agents motivated by logic.
My aunt was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis which led her to lose her eyesight from her left eye, because she refused to get a thorough checkup by a professional, and even today whenever I tell her that I visited the doctor for an issue she has... not very good words to say (something something "you are a chicken, you're hypochodriac etc). And I'm saying this without entertaining the probability of her visiting a professional who just happened to be in a bad day, which could potentialy lead to a wrong diagnosis.
I've been hunting down my own diagnosis for symptoms everyone seems to tell me that aren't serious (nail discoloration and a 24/7 headache that feels like my arteries are pulsing, which lasts for YEARS, cold fingertips during the winter, and more).
I get what you're trying to say and I agree with the general message. However, more checkpoints to catch a potential failure are good. For example, if someone were to make a take-at-home device which scans nailfold capillaries (no reason for something like that to exist) I'd get that in a heartbeat. I'm being actively ignored by every medical professional that I have visited, and if I'm not ignored they give the minimum amount of attention, kind of like "well, it's not like you're dying so who cares?"
My aunt was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis which led her to lose her eyesight from her left eye, because she refused to get a thorough checkup by a professional, and even today whenever I tell her that I visited the doctor for an issue she has... not very good words to say (something something "you are a chicken, you're hypochodriac etc). And I'm saying this without entertaining the probability of her visiting a professional who just happened to be in a bad day, which could potentialy lead to a wrong diagnosis.
I've been hunting down my own diagnosis for symptoms everyone seems to tell me that aren't serious (nail discoloration and a 24/7 headache that feels like my arteries are pulsing, which lasts for YEARS, cold fingertips during the winter, and more).
I get what you're trying to say and I agree with the general message. However, more checkpoints to catch a potential failure are good. For example, if someone were to make a take-at-home device which scans nailfold capillaries (no reason for something like that to exist) I'd get that in a heartbeat. I'm being actively ignored by every medical professional that I have visited, and if I'm not ignored they give the minimum amount of attention, kind of like "well, it's not like you're dying so who cares?"
Fair note: I'm from Europe.