"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2013-11-01, Janet Bostwick > wrote:
>
>> I read all the info sheets and follow them to the letter. I don't ask
>> friends, neighbors and newsgroups about what I should do.
>> Call the doctor.
>
> Your trust is touching, but I've learned the hard way that too many
> doctors don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. I suffered
> three such doctors in my bout with gout. One clueless pup had me
> endure a totally pointless spinal tap to cover his inexperienced ass.
> I had two heart specialist shrug their shoulders over my unrelated
> high blood pressure episodes that were mimicking a heart attack. I
> finally figured out on my own I was being over dosed a beta blocker BP
> med. The number of times I've discovered the doctor claiming all
> omnipotent knowledge is really a total moron are too numerous to
> relate, here.

I'm with you there! Most of the Drs. I've seen have not only been clueless
about the side effects of meds but also which one ones should not be taken
with various other medical conditions.