Losing trust in Dr.'s

[jake60]

Over 20 years ago, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. My wife was with me in the doctors office when he prescribed Methotrexate and then announced I’d need to come in weekly for blood tests. I then asked what the side effects were for Methotrexate and he said there were NONE! My wife will verify he said that. Knowing nothing about Methotrexate but suspicious about needing weekly blood tests, I purchased a PDR and found death is common due to liver failure. I did take the prescription for about 2 months and then quit. Needless to say I’m still alive and in good health no thanks to the drug companies and their salesmen.

[PYT]

Originally Posted by lisalan

Oh and my son has to get a shot an an allergist and the secretary said he needs one shot....WRONG. He had the h1n1 last year but that DOES NOT count as a flu shot. He's never had a SEASONAL flu shot before so he needs 2 shots. SO PARENTS PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THE FLU SHOTS.

Doesn't the flu shot this year give immunity to both H1N1 and the seasonal flu?

[Escort Rider]

Originally Posted by PYT

Doesn't the flu shot this year give immunity to both H1N1 and the seasonal flu?

Yes, it does, but that is irrelevant to Lisalan's point if I understand her point correctly.

[KylieEve]

Originally Posted by PYT

Doesn't the flu shot this year give immunity to both H1N1 and the seasonal flu?

It gives immunity to 3 flu strains one of them being h1n1. I don't understand why you are asking this question. It has nothing to do with my thread.
Perhaps you are confused about what I was saying????
If you are under 9 and have never had a flu shot then you need 2 doses of the flu shot 4 weeks apart (there are 3 strains covered in the flu shot including h1n1) Hope that clarifies it.

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by stillkit

Of course the patient is ALWAYS responsible for their own health care, so you did the right thing by being so vigilant.

Huh? So if you're under anesthesia and a surgeon amputates the wrong foot because he's too tired to look at your chart correctly, that's your fault?

Originally Posted by stillkit

Moreover, doctors typically work long hours, beginning before the office opens by making rounds in the hospitals, then doing it again after office hours. The time they have to stay current is limited.

If I go to a doctor because I have a lump and he tells me it's nothing, are you saying when I find out it's stage 4 breast cancer, it's really my fault because doctors are so overworked these days? Puhleeze!

Originally Posted by stillkit

It's not their fault that they're so busy because we've gotten to where we run to the doctor for every little thing, so perhaps a share of the blame resides with us.

If I get a prescription and it says to take 1 pill every 4 hours, am I supposed to look it up on the internet to make sure the pharmacist didn't screw up and make a typo or the doctor didn't give me the wrong drug? If I go to my mechanic and he tells me my brakes are safe, I trust him. So why should I put more faith in his expertise than my doctor?

This is so sad. It sounds as if you are defending incompetence. If a doctor can't keep up with current medical procedures, he should get out of the profession.

[KylieEve]

Originally Posted by justNancy

This is so sad. It sounds as if you are defending incompetence. If a doctor can't keep up with current medical procedures, he should get out of the profession.

Yes it does sound like that poster is defending incompetence. So Dr's are busy big frealing deal. They get paid well over 100,000 -150,000 to be busy. It's their job.
I have 3 young kids and work full-time so I'm busy as well yet I had to find the time to research all this stuff on the flu shot. That's not my job. However because all most dr's care about now is money and not the patient I had to do it.