It’s wild how the whole system pretends patients have power until doctors want something. Then suddenly the only bargaining chip on the table is our safety. If the only way they can get what they want is by threatening to stop treating people, that already tells you everything about where the lever

There’s a quiet kind of harm that nobody wants to admit. The kind that doesn’t bleed on the floor. The kind that doesn’t make headlines. The kind that kills slowly. It’s the disappearing follow up. The moment the system decides you’re no longer its problem. They promise contact. They promise upd