On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:48:09 -0000, Janet > wrote:
>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
I wasn't disagreeing with you or especially commenting on anything you
said. I was just giving my viewpoint on the advisability of relying
on one general doctor in this day and age. I didn't even have anyone
with a liver transplant in mind.
Janet US