Re: IBS - defence of doctors?

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Hi Kathy

I think most people feel the same mistrust of doctors, including me too.

But we cannot blame everything on the doctor.

A persons health ultimately resides in ones own hands.

- First we must do our own research always.

A doctors time is severely restricted, the vast majority of it going to seeing patients.

A doctor also has a life, perhaps a family, and therefore has limited time to keep current on information.

Doctors perform many tests because so many symptoms could be caused by so many things.

- Secondly, the real problem is that most people dont take care of themselves, [ie: preventative medicine], proper diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, drugs, lifestyle, etc.

We beat up our bodies, then run to the doctor to fix us.

I would hate to be a doctor. It is a thankless, totally consuming job.

And we must remember that a doctor can only do so much to help us, when we dont take care of ourselves, and limited by current medicine.

That is why people say a doctor is PRACTICING medicine.

I am thankful that there are people willing to be doctors, even if they are faulty at times.

Many more folks would be dead, or suffering a lot worse without them.

Just my 2 cents.

love

don in ks

From: Threasa <threasaleight@...>Subject: [ ] IBS Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:52 PM

for 30 years ive had severe stomach problems in one day i would take 4-5 imodium. i just found out i have gluten intolerence. . i have never felt so good in 30 years and all this time they said i had IBS. what a 360 deg. change in my life its been 2 weeks and i fill so great. threasa in texas

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I don't even assume that any of my Dr's know who I am outside of their office and that's only because they are holding a file about me!! Even when I am at the clinic in Vancouver and I've just been talking with the Gastro and then see him down by the luncheon area - I don't interrupt him to say hello. He's an extremely busy man and I'm sure that he has already compartmentalized me as soon as he left the office.When my son was a toddler, I got my first lessons in specialist being some kind of God's. The kid was almost deaf until after he was 4 because of his recurring ear infections. Yet the idiot that was treating him would never ask me a question and instead, write another prescription for penicillin. Finally, I blew my cork and so my GP got us in to see a

specialist that actually didn't take new patients. He suggested one more set (the 3rd) of tubes, get him off the penicillin and put him on sulfa drug and then if that didn't work, they would promptly take his tonsils and adenoids out. That turned out to be the last set and the son only suffered from about 5% hearing loss as a result of all those infections.So, I agree and Don - I believe that I must be proactive in my health, research what I can and be armed with questions before I go to the Dr. I do not respect any Dr. that feels he's doing me some kind of service, by not telling me the truth and the whole truth. Even tell me you don't know, if that's the answer; but, don't try that mumbling on the way out of the room, to get out of saying "I don't know".Gloria

Hi Kathy

I think most people feel the same mistrust of doctors, including me too.

But we cannot blame everything on the doctor.

A persons health ultimately resides in ones own hands.

- First we must do our own research always.

A doctors time is severely restricted, the vast majority of it going to seeing patients.

A doctor also has a life, perhaps a family, and therefore has limited time to keep current on information.

Doctors perform many tests because so many symptoms could be caused by so many things.

- Secondly, the real problem is that most people dont take care of themselves, [ie: preventative medicine], proper diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, drugs, lifestyle, etc.

We beat up our bodies, then run to the doctor to fix us.

I would hate to be a doctor. It is a thankless, totally consuming job.

And we must remember that a doctor can only do so much to help us, when we dont take care of ourselves, and limited by current medicine.

That is why people say a doctor is PRACTICING medicine.

I am thankful that there are people willing to be doctors, even if they are faulty at times.

Many more folks would be dead, or suffering a lot worse without them.

Just my 2 cents.

love

don in ks

From: Threasa <threasaleight>Subject: [ ] IBS Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:52 PM

for 30 years ive had severe stomach problems in one day i would take 4-5 imodium. i just found out i have gluten intolerence. . i have never felt so good in 30 years and all this time they said i had IBS. what a 360 deg. change in my life its been 2 weeks and i fill so great. threasa in texas

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I find that I have to remind my doctor just who I am, every time I go in to see him.

He knows my face, [who could forget a long haired hippy, lol], but the details of my case elude him.

Between reminding him of previous conversations and visits, and my chart, he can pretty well focus.

Then I bring up the research I have done on any given topic to see where he stands with being informed, and the home health care I am doing like diet, sups, meds, etc.

I call this 'bringing him up to date'.

He adds this info to my chart for the next visit, and compares it with my last visit.

Then I can go into my questions, or bring up other health issues needing his attention.

Its funny because I have to remind my doctor EVERY TIME that I dont do street drugs or alcohol, and that I do try to take care of myself at home, and do do my research.

They need this reminder because I look like a user, and one of the many people that just run to the doctor after abusing myself, or get sick.

I also wont take a prescription until after Ive checked it out on the internet.

So I do my research before AND after a doctor visit.

If I decide to take the prescription, I pay close attention of my bodies reactions to it.

I go to the doctor primarily as an 'additional resource' to care, rather than as the primary source of care.

love

don in ks

From: Threasa <threasaleight>Subject: [ ] IBS Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 7:52 PM

for 30 years ive had severe stomach problems in one day i would take 4-5 imodium. i just found out i have gluten intolerence. . i have never felt so good in 30 years and all this time they said i had IBS. what a 360 deg. change in my life its been 2 weeks and i fill so great. threasa in texas

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