On 5/1/2014 9:44 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 5/1/2014 9:04 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I found her a geriatric specialist who <gasp!> made house calls. He
>> took blood and urine samples, did lab work. The result? She really
>> only needed *four* of the prescriptions, not the handful of pills she'd
>> been taking every day, three times a day. Whew!
>>
>> Over-medicating seems to be a big problem, especially with the elderly.
>
> Really. It seems to be a common problem I have seen mentioned a
> number of times. Best to ask questions and don't take something
> just because the doctor said so, all of these medications have
> side effects.
>
> nancy
>
Some people think because a person has a medical degree they're not to
be questioned. If I hadn't questioned the gastric surgeon who wanted to
remove half my colon I'd have had completely unnecessary surgery. When
I told him I didn't have health insurance he sure changed his tune. I
guess it's okay to bilk the insurance company but you can't count on a
private payer. Heh.

Jill