Guest guest Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 Hi Becky, I learned a long time ago, never to put your life and the lives of your family into one Doctor's hands. Had we listened to the Dr. who did my dad's heart cath 5 years ago, we would not have enjoyed yet another Thanksgiving as a large, very close knit family! This man was going to patch my dad's very dammaged heart with a stint...no questions asked. He said " OK " . My sister-in-law said " uh uh " ! She demanded to be given the video of the proceedure. The " good " doc refused. She glared at him and said " NOW " ! He threw some nasty looks and litterally snarled at her arrogance. They were nose to nose when she said " Look, this man doesn't have time for us to get a Lawyer, so cut the bullshit and get me that video " ! Within an hour, she had it in her hands. Within 3 hours, she and my brother drove it to a prominent Heart Surgeon at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. This Dr. said there was no time to get my dad down there, but other family members had already made the calls to get a team of Drs. assembled at the Cleveland Clinic as per his suggestion. We didn't wait to have him transported by ambulance. We put his coat and shoes on him and drove him ourselves. After extensive examinations and a battery of tests, they had him in surgery the next day. He had 5 by-passes and a mitral valve replacement! At 82, my dad is out playing cards as we speak. He works out at the YMCA, he entertained a bar full of family and friends at a Kareoke party, Thanksgiving Eve (he and my mom were the last to leave at 2:00 am) and they both love to go on gambling junkits!!!! Long story... but it one of the most important lessons that I have ever learned. My dad's life was saved that night, because my sister- in-law dared to question. My grandson is recovering now because that very same night, I learned that " acceptance " was unacceptable. If we don't take control of our health and that of our dependents, then whether or not we recover from " whatever " , is a crapshoot! So, yes, I agree with you. I did a lot of research before picking out a Dr. for Noah. I attended lectures given by different Professionals and sent away for liturature and DVDs. Our Dan! looked us straight in the eye at our first appointment and told my dd and me that we will be working together. He stressed that we have to continue to research and seek out answers. I knew then that for us, we had chosen the right partner. Noah's treatment is a joint effort, and his continuing road to recovery depends on us and how we proceed safely and effectively. ....and I'm still learning!!!! BTW, how is your baby girl doing in kindergarten? I remember your story about her first day and how independant she was. A true success story!!!! -Trish > > > > > > > > PCA-RX is not a nasal spray. It is sprayed in the mouth, > under > > > the tongue. > > > > Just FYI. www.maxamlabscom <http://www.maxamlabscom/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Pamela > > > > > > > > " Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no > > > courage unless > > > > you're scared. " > > > > > > > > Eddie Rickenbacker, top US fighter ace, WWI > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > > > > > From: [mailto:Autism- > > > Mercury ] > > > > On Behalf Of Trish > > > > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 11:54 AM > > > > > > > > Subject: [ ] " Metal Free " > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone had any experience with " Metal Free " oral > chelating > > > spray? > > > > I have been trying to get the mom of an 8 yo, (very > > aggressive) > > > > autistic girl to look into biomedical intervention. She said > > that > > > she > > > > thought about trying " Metal Free " . I asked our DAN! if he > > would > > > > recommend this and he said he would rather see her try PCA- > Rx > > > (nasal > > > > spray), NCD (drops) or Pectasol (oral). I should have asked > > him to > > > > expand on this, but I didn't think of it at the time. I'll > > call > > > back > > > > tomorrow, if I have to, but thought I'd try here, first. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > -Trish > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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