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Janet

In article >,
says...
>
> On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:34:25 -0300, wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:18:33 -0400, Goomba >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>On 10/31/13 9:02 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Getting medical advice on a cooking site is worth about as much as you
> >>>> paid for it.
> >>>> Nothing wrong with using established reputable resources online and
> >>>> doing your own research. RFC ain't necessarily one of them.
> >>>
> >>> True but reading suggestions here might well point to something new to
> >>> him that he can go and search out. Then he will know if it is worth
> >>> considering.
> >>
> >>How many others here have had a LIVER TRANSPLANT and can speak about
> >>gout meds and implications with any experience? Really???
> >>
> >>I see queries such as this, cat issues, all of Julie's posts as seeking
> >>attention more than actual seeking advice. YMMV.
> >
> >Well that would point to a need the doctor has not fulfilled then - if
> >such is the case.
>
> I think the best solution is not to rely on just the family medicine
> doctor.

Well, I hardly think it was the family doctor who performed a liver
transplant or all the specialist follow-up consults.

The post-transplant OP surely has follow-up contact with highly
specialised doctors and they are the best place to direct questions
about his post-transplant meds and side effects.

Janet UK