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JohnD
USA
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 Posted - 09/16/2007 : 17:58:31
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Art,
Have you read his past posts?
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art
1903 Posts |
Posted - 09/17/2007 : 09:34:31
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I read the post in which he expressed concern that he wasn't getting better and that he'd lost some height...I assumed that the current post followed shortly after that as a bunch of us urged him to get a second opinion...That's my memory anyway...
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alexis
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - 11/27/2008 : 20:11:34
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alexis
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2009 : 06:09:08
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| Bumping as a follow-up to hottm8oh's recent reminder to see a physician. This is one diagnosis, and susceptible to same fallibility as other diagnoses. If it's right for you it's a life-saver, but make an educated assessment. |
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Brenda
USA
11 Posts |
Posted - 05/12/2009 : 10:54:51
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Jimmyjimmy,
I am sorry about what your going through, and to hear of your nightmare with Dr. Schechter..
I don't know if this means anything but....after I read Dr. Sarno's book I called his office in NYC to see about an appointment, the lady said he doesn't see people from out of town anymore, I told her I lived in Arizona and if there was anyone in my area Phoenix, Las Vegas or Los Angeles, and she said there was NO one...
I knew of Dr Schechter from his website...
I wandered at the time why she wouldn't tell me about him...
Interesting....huh?
Anyway, jimmyjimmy Thank You for bringing this to our attention!
Good Luck to you!
Brenda
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scd1833
USA
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Posted - 05/12/2009 : 11:58:58
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| A sad story, I'm guilty of "everything is tms" thinking a lot of the time, with me it usually is true, but this proves it's necessary to be sure, and to get a second opinion, have testing done, and make an informed decision, but many of us don't have the insurance or finances to do this. |
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fibri
Belgium
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Posted - 05/28/2009 : 07:48:40
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Managing your health is a lottery no matter what you do or who you see. I learnt this nearly 30 years ago when I went to the college doctor because of chronic gastric pain. He said I had to have 1/4 of my stomach removed, then whipped out his planner and said "would Tuesday next suit you for the operation?" He was not kidding.
Although I was only 19 and with a naive faith in doctors I ran from his office. The next doctor got me addicted to librium, a habit that took me a couple of years to break - every visit when I told him I wanted to stop taking the meds he insisted I must take them. A few years later when I was pregnant with my daughter, the gyno told me I had a rare syndrome and would lose the baby if I didn't stay in bed for the whole pregnancy, which was nonsense but scared me for the whole of my pregnancy.... I could go on with other examples. There are a lot of crap doctors around and they are dangerous.
But then, look around you. How many people in your workplace, or among your friends, do you think are really great at their jobs? Not merely competent and getting by, but really great? Who really know their stuff, don't get things wrong and don't screw up? Hmmm, not many I'm sure.
We are all fallible beings. The annoying thing is doctors are so often both fallible and profoundly arrogant and convinced of their infallibility!
Trust none of them entirely, and question everything. Rely on your own self, take responsibility, but don't fully trust yourself either :-) Then at least you've a fighting chance of getting it right some of the time :-)
But over the years, I have found that if I really listen to my mindbody, it can tell me a lot. You need to listen, and to trust it more than the rest.
I have a LOT of anger in me regarding my past experience with doctors, as you can see  |
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Cautionary tale
