and I don't expect doctor's too either. After all they are just people too, but to not admit
when you don't know is scary!!
Yeah after running in several cases of complete ignorance borderlining on incompetence I kinda gave up on trusting anything Dr say or present as authoritative opinion. Some of more "alternative" docs I did see though did impress me knowing stuff I did not expect them to know They were pretty mainstream - I stick to allopathic practitioners for now, but were much better informed .
I also found out that ignorant docs also do not bother to read anything you present them. I tried a few times printing out research from pubmed supporting my positions and presenting it to them and I had replies lie "don't trust anything you read on the internet".
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canefan17
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My experience with the CDC was beyond ridiculous.
I told her symptoms I was having and she said, "no you're not. You don't have ______ or you don't have _______."
"Here's 2 weeks of doxycycline. you're good to go."
Less than 5 minutes...in and out.
But honestly... I thank God to this day that she treated me that way. It was THAT visit that led me to do my own research. I found this website and eventually my LLMD. and my LLMD i 15 minutes from my house.
God is good and can work wonders in your life if you let him. (Sorry didn't mean to preach... I just get excited!)
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Tincup
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QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.
Sorry you were ducked.
Take this to the duck and tell her she is one beer short of a six-pack.
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Orrn--they are just as bad here in MN. The Mayo Clinic is not all it's cracked up to be...too many ill fed ducks there as well. Good luck with your hon's diagnosis...and don't give up!
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