On 2010-03-11, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> June > wrote:

>> Yes indeed, this newgroup is certainly not the place to be giving out
>> medical information, that's why we see our doctors.
>
> I've pretty much quit doing it for the most part. Goomba is overstepping
> her training. I've learned not to do that. I only share personal
> experience now.
>
> But, you do get what you pay for. Anyone who actually takes medical
> advice off of usenet...
>
> Well, it's their risk!

Doctors are not deities from on high. They are human beings with all
the same faults and foibles as the rest of us. Having said that, I tend
to trust most doctors, but with a measure of healthy skepticism.

In the case of my heart "episodes", it was me that figured it out, not
any one of a half dozen physicians I saw over the period of two years.
In another well documented case I'm very familiar with, a fairly young
man nearly died, despite being treated at the Mayo Clinic. They
couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. He got on the web and
working day and night --he was literally at death's door, at that
point!-- finally diagnosed his own illness and told the docs. They
treated him accordingly and he's now just fine.

I'm not saying all doctors are all knowing or you shouldn't trust
them, I'm just saying it pays to be fully involved in what is
happening to yourself and be as much informed as you can possible be.
There's no such thing as too much information.

I will make one generalization about doctors. If I run across one
that doesn't think he needs to listen to what I have to say or
dismisses my concerns, I'm outta there.

nb