PLEASE educate yourselves!

I don't think people are being "dumb," uninformed maybe, but I would hesitate to ever say people are being dumb.

Also, not all doctors are created equal. There are bad doctors out there. I'd add that if you don't feel as if your doctor is listening to you or addressing your concerns, find another doctor. I know this can be hard with some medical plans, but there is generally at least one other choice out there (Physician Assistants I've found are FANTASTIC resources and 98% of the time I'll choose to go to a physician assistant or nurse practitioner over a doctor any day if I need to discuss concerns with someone).

Yes, we need to listen to our bodies when they tell us something is wrong. We also need to listen to our minds and hearts when they tell us that something a doctor tells us or doesn't tell us doesn't seem right. Not that we should self diagnosis but we should at least get a second opinion. Doctors are not God and they make mistakes and have bad days too.

Don't apologize about offending people. I may slip up but I know when I do and if I forget my meds, I don't blame the doc because only I am responsible for me . Thanks for saying it. The only thing I would have to say though, is there are a few (I would say only a handful) of doctors that got into it for the money and don't really care about the patient. I have run into 3 of these doctors in my life. The first 2 wouldn't listen to my family doc about what was wrong and it took 3 years for me to find a doctor that would listen and finally agreed to surgery. After they went in, she said she was glad she did. The third luckily was just a wrist surgeon and had a great NP that took care of his patients so I only had to deal with him for the 4 mins before my surgery. Thank you for being one of those caring health providers. We need more people like you that tell people how it is but also care enough to.

Good one!!! I agree that those who do not listen to, seek the advice of a physician, or those who seek but choose to ignore the physician's advice/order is setting themselves up for serious medical repercussions.

Yes for MOST of us...it's common sense...note I said most. d

As an accountant/fraud auditor, I find accounting common sense (since it's common to me) but not so much for those out there. I rant to my husband often about it and he responds.."Honey, you can't educate the world." :noway:

Education is the key to doing this weight loss/muscle gain...learning and knowing what to do and what NOT to do. I guess that's why on MOST if not ALL workout equipment/products states to "seek a physician advice" prior to starting any workout. :happy:

Agreed! Although I do have to say that I do Medical Transcribing, and some of these people did possibly recieve their degree in a mcdonald's drive thru ... (just kidding)

:drinker: Awesome rant--from what I have seen, TOTALLY deserved, and hopefully someone who needs it will actually read it and use the information!! :flowerforyou: Kudos for speaking your mind...I see people I love not taking meds because they just don't like what they read about the side affects, or it makes their head dizzy--- CALL THE DR-- Stop trying to Dr yourself... especially the diabetes and heart meds. Sheesh. Some people....:noway:

As for number 2, I would recommend calling your doctor up and letting him know that your meds are making you feel tired, dizzy, etc. etc. I had this very problem with my blood pressure meds and so we tried out a few different things before finding a medication that didn't come with side-effects for me (at least, none that I can notice). Honestly, the first thing I was on made me so dizzy and left me feeling so worn out that if that were the only option, I would have just gone with the high-blood pressure.

Are people really that stupid? I don't read a lot of the posts, just every now and then. I personally would not care about stupid people like this. It is their own life, they can do whatever they want with it. Of couse, I can see, how frustrating it must be for you as a health provider. Just think about the smarter people, who get better.

I'm often shocked by the ease with which rumours spread on these forums that X is good for Y or perhaps try Z. No citations, no references... just plain old rumour! Might be dangerous! Makes me worry a lot about it.

Me too. No advice can replace actual doctors advice and medical intervention.

Bravo! I agree with you, and could add even more that I've seen here and other places. Listen to the professionals (real professionals, schooled, tested, and accountable, not just someone who has an important sounding title) Read the directions, and follow them, ask if you don't understand, and if you think there's been a mistake, speak up or seek out another professional opinion before you make any unadvised changes. And yes, I have also been guilty of some of this, but we live and learn. Or at least, that's the way it's suppose to work. Thank you for posting and showing your concern, it is a sign of your true compassion...