Ditch your doc if: He won’t refer you for a second opinion

“Forty percent of patients are misdiagnosed initially,” Norris says. Medicine isn’t an exact science and it’s easy to make mistakes. One of the best ways to avoid this is to have a second (or third) pair of eyes on the patient. A good doctor will encourage you to seek out more information and other medical opinions. Don’t trust a doc who tells you they are the only ones with the answers and you shouldn’t question them.