Respecting expertise and going along blindly are two different things.

I expect to be heard when I go to an expert. I expect to be treated with respect. I expect to be considered an intelligent human being. However, at the same time, I consider it the height of arrogance to think that without any formal training I can understand the nuances that come with specialty training in any field.

But I also have really down to earth docs who are pretty fun people in general My family doc cracks me up and my pdoc has a general quirkiness about him.

I like modern medicine. I think it's cool. But I'm a nerd that way.