Doctors : Rude, arrogant.... -- Response.

December 1, 2005

Gertie <gertrudeout Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:25 pm Re: Doctors : Arrogant, rude, highhanded and dismissive - NY Times Report. --- psych doc <psych_58

wrote:> Precisely this is why we should all retain and fight> to retain the right to "Self Medicate". It is not self> prescription. Let us not touch the prescription> medicines. But we should oppose the attempts of some> drug companies and medical associations to convert> some vitamins and aminos etc in their high dose into> "Prescription Medicines". Such totally harmless andAmen to that! I've discovered (by continued trial and error, and by searchingout info on the internet for things to try) a way to get myself feeling better.And all it's taking to get me going is an over-the-counter amino acid that willcost me about $20 a month to maintain. At this point, I have an almost completerecovery of my neuropathies, etc.Counter this with the thousands of dollars I've spent on MDs, as well asphysical and occupational therapists. And counter this with the completelyineffective, just symptom-masking,

and/or worse-than-the-disease prescriptionpills I've been prescribed - all to get no relief whatsoever.If I had to rely on traditional western medicine, I'd still be nearlyincapacitated by my medical issues. Only to be told by the MDs that my numbnessand such must be "psychological" since they couldn't diagnose it withoutthought or effort in the 6 minutes they allowed me per visit (at $125 a pop foran "extended" visit).Here's another example of why doctors should be considered ONE opinion, but notTHE opinion, regarding our health:For most of my teen years and into my 20s, I suffered from horrible hip andknee pain that made walking excrutiatingly painful. I went to doctors andspecialists for 10 years, to be told "nothing's there", "it's all in yourhead", etc. Then one day I realized I hadn't had pain for the last few weeks,and I started trying to figure out why. Come to find out, I have flat feet, andthe shoes I'd

been buying weren't giving me the support I needed! Even totoday, when I wear only shoes that give me good support, I have ZERO pain. Ican tell when my shoes are too old to give good support anymore when I startfeeling the beginnings of knee and hip pain again.The fact that years of specialized (and narrow) medical education has oftenfailed to develop or provide common sense means going to the doctor can notonly fail to benefit us, but it can also be dangerous! Caveat Emptor!GertWe have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living. -- General Omar Bradley

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