info gathering

[Guest guest]

HI everyone!

Interesting reading today. Speaking of reading, it is

how the majority of information is acquired about any

subject in existence. I myself am a very avid reader.

When I wish to obtain information about something-

aside from using the net- I will go to and

Noble or a library to gather the information for

myself. I am not one to believe everything someone

says-especially when it comes to the care of my own

body. What works for me may not work for someone else.

However, even with the facts, it may depend on who's

interpreting them to decide what they really mean to

me. That is why there always has been and always will

be controversy when it comes to medical practices and

solutions for dis-eases that are not that well

understood.

Penicillen can cure one person and kill another.

Eating shellfish can cause severe allergic reactions

in some people and not in others. You may be totally

unaware of the reaction or non-reaction you'll have

until you try it. Then, the doctor tells you what you

already know if you've had an allergic reaction- " don't

eat shellfish " . No kidding!! However, he or she is

able to give you something, in most cases, to deal

with the reaction so you do not remain ill for long or

die from the exposure to the food or drug causing the

problem. It is their training (i.e., acquired

knowledge) that makes the difference.

For some reason, it has been my experience that if I

acquire information on my own, I don't have as much

difficulty understanding it as I do when someone tells

me. Even in college, I would not believe the professor

just because he or she said so. As I've stated before,

sometimes it comes down to trial and error. The idea

of keeping a daily diary of what one eats, is, in my

opinion, a very good one. You build up your own

reference file which any good physician will be

grateful for in aiding you with whatever problems you

may be encountering. For diabetics, reactions to

medicines and food is key information.(my opinion)

We are all here to offer suggestions. Let's just keep

them coming. Someone already stated that the

information you offer may be just the thing to help

someone in their moment of need. I myself try not to

focus on how something is stated, but whether or not

it is information that might apply to me and my well-

being.

This is an excellent board and I appreciate everyones'

input.

Peace and Grace to all:

Jamez

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/21/2004 2:18:22 PM Pacific Standard Time,

sanborn51@... writes:

> Eating shellfish can cause severe allergic reactions

> in some people and not in others. You may be totally

> unaware of the reaction or non-reaction you'll have

> until you try it. Then, the doctor tells you what you

> already know if you've had an allergic reaction- " don't

> eat shellfish " . No kidding!! However, he or she is

> able to give you something, in most cases, to deal

> with the reaction so you do not remain ill for long or

> die from the exposure to the food or drug causing the

> problem. It is their training (i.e., acquired

> knowledge) that makes the difference.

Hi Jamez, I appreciate your handking of our afternoon. ;-)

Also, funny that you should mention shellfish. Don (dh) had a bad reaction

to lobster last year. I do keep an epi pen handy for his reactions (usually

medical/medicine related) l I also keep benadryl handy. As we spoke with his dr

about the episode in the er, he told Don it depended where in the ocean it

had come from played a part. We had noticed his was not pretty red but more

brown in color (the shell) and when we made this known, he said, " go ahead and

try it again " (pen and pills handy lol) and he has had no problem since. As I

love seafood, I was very happy to see this turn around. On the other hand, my

38 year old son developed an alergy to crab this past year and has been unable

to eat it since. Strange, Hugs, Marilyn