Posted by srd1074 on November 3, 2003, at 20:51:44
I have spent much time browsing some of these postings tonight, and I tell you what, it scared me. People do not understand the ramifications of the substances they put in their bodies. Some of the experimentation I am reading here (with prescriptions) is showing me that a lot of people out there are not talking to their pharmacists, or reading their drug books, or getting on the Internet and learning all that they can.
I am reading about how people seem to just be taking doc's word for it and not investigating at all. No wonder we have malpractice issues. Would you buy a car from a dealer because they said it was the "best on the market." Yeah, doctor's take hypocratic oaths, but they also take pharmaceutical co.-financed vactions.
As a pre-med, post bacc student with narcolepsy, I can say that I am going into the field so that I can make a difference in all of this. I am not money motivated, except for those student loans. However, my used Saturn is just fine for me.
Doctors spend 4 to 5 years in medical school learning every little nook and cranny of the body, how it works, how it works best and what can go wrong. The body is not an exact science. Doctors often have to make "an educated guess."
What I am reading shows me that people don't understand that NO-ONE knows their body better than they do. A doctor may have a great understanding of what processes are going on and where, but he or she cannot know what it feels like to be "in the skin" of the patient.
People should be actively involved with understanding their own bodies - it would help their doctors make a better diagnosis when problems do arise!
Your body is a fortress, it cannot be destroyed with out destroying the resident. Take care of it - treat it like your best lover and don't take uneducated or unnecessary risks. This one doesn't come with a lifetime guarantee. It does come with an expiration date though, so use it wisely!!!
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