Journal trmj's Journal: Here's a question for everybody: 17
Can any of you tell me why we put so much faith in our doctors?
These are the same doctors who tell us that to diagnose a gluten intolerance, you should eat gluten and see if it hurts.
These are the same doctors who tell us that we're overweight and need to exercise, and that's why our legs hurt to the point of not being able to walk. For 3 years.
These are the same doctors who tell us that heart episodes are a mental thing and say we need to take tranquilizers.
These are the same doctors who told a friend in PA that even though she has appendicitis, she should let it go for the weekend and see if it goes away. Then, over the weekend, when she continually calls because the pain is worse, she's told to wait until Monday.
Praise Jeebus that wikipedia and merck.com have good information on diagnosing how bad the appendicitis is, I was able to convince her that she needed to go to the emergency room as soon as possible, and she's on the way there now.
Seriously though, why do we put any trust in these people any more? Do they learn ANYTHING in those 6 years of additional schooling? Three of the above examples are fairly common things!
I really don't know how I'm going to put much stock in what a primary care doctor has to say any more. I know if I need to go to the hospital, and I am beginning to think that that's the only time I'll bother.
Trust me Im a Bassstard (Score:2)
Re:Trust me Im a Bassstard (Score:1)
The nutshell is: "First, do no harm" is a statement up to interpretation. Second, there are bad programmers, bad politicians, and bad lawyers; there are also bad doctors.
here's how to get their attention... (Score:2)
(yes, I know, not all doctors are like that blah blah ad nauseum)
So how else should they test for it? (Score:2)
Re:So how else should they test for it? (Score:2)
Also, this is after her condition considerably improved within a day of no longer eating glutinous things.
It was after the imporvement of condition that the doctor said to go back and eat more gluten, to see if it hurts. That's how
Re:So how else should they test for it? (Score:2)
Not life threatening... (Score:2)
What to do (Score:2)
And report the SOB to the state certifying authority.
Re:What to do (Score:2)
Re:What to do (Score:2)
Did you ever get that new bike?
Re:What to do (Score:2)
No bike.
Re:Not life threatening... (Score:2)
Re:Not life threatening... (Score:2)
? did you have a bloody great knife sticking out of it
Gluten, etc. (Score:2)
No, they don't do that at all. That would be too sensible. That would be what we'd do without doctors -- if you put your hand in the fire and in hurts then don't do that again. What the doctors say is that if you don't have some scientific test results explaining why it hurts when you put your hand in the fire then you should leave your hand there.
learning the hard way (Score:1)
She's very much quite sick now and the doctor she went too had no idea, and even though the doctor thought it was a viral infection, wrote a prescription for anti-biotics anyways.
*boggle*
I'm hoping this will convince her once and for all to give up on western medicine.
Antibiotics for a viral infe
Re:learning the hard way (Score:2)
The problem is that these docs aren't following western medicine. Trmj, i talked online with pezstar about the gluten issue and will look for my GI's name- biopsy is no longer the gold standard, as it often takes months for damage to occur, and if a few weeks of gluten will only result in antibodies, and then only in the lower intestine.
I think she can reasonably be diagnosed from what she's gone through- and that i know docs who may be able to d
Trust, not faith (Score:2)