Re: Horrible doctors

[Guest guest]

All doctors are not horrible, I feel I must say. (Since I'm the one who

wrote the angry letter). But you need to do some shopping. Also, if

Allan really is open, I agree with the previous letter, let him tolerate

our understandable anger and frustration, realizing it came from

mistreatment and not being believed. Then, if he is going to work with

VV women, he will be equipped by that attitude. Also, learn to believe

anecdotal evidence if it continues to pile up. As one well known

researcher said, it's Russian roulette to ignore anecdotal evidence and

wait the number of years requried until it is totally proved. For

example, pesticides have been correlated with breast cancer.

Steingraber wrote an entire book linking the two. But the heads of

major herbicide and pesticide corporations sit on the American Cancer

Society board. (See last Sierra Club magazine for more data).

Therefore, the ACS does not put out any information about the link

between BC and pesticide/herbicides. If we wait for the data to link

these two things, many women may die.

Of course, VV doesn't kill you, but the principle is the same. Believe

the patient until proved otherwise.

Another example: I am hypothyroid, but my tests did not show it. I was

freezing, gaining weight, etc. Alternative physicians believe

hypothyroidism starts years before it shows on tests, and use body

temperature to diagnose. In standard medicine, however, many people are

not given thyroid who have numerous symptoms and a family history of

hypothyroidism. Finding the right physician, I'm slim, warm, and not

falling asleep at 8 P.M.!

I'm talking about an attitude, an attitude that will help the MD who

really wants to be of great service to people who suffer.

Beth

Beth