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More options Jun 21 2001, 4:49 pm

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From: "medgirl" <medgirl2...@nospamhotmail.com>

Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:48:37 GMT

Local: Thurs, Jun 21 2001 4:48 pm

Subject: Re: Doctors need to blame their patients

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Twang <twangNOS...@dtgnet.com> wrote in message
> > My point was just that for every person like yourself and fitwell who
puts
> a great deal of effort into diet, exercise, and taking good care of
> > themselves, there is probably a person who wants it to be as easy as
> > possible and would prefer the simple pill solution (look at the
popularity
> > of Fen-Phen). I think doctors do get into patterns - "stomach pain -
give
> > Zantac" "hypothyroidism - give Synthroid" "depression - give Prozac."
> But part of the reason these patterns exist is because patients tolerate
it
> and in some cases encourage it. The doctor-patient relationship is a
two-way
> > street.

> There is no excuse for Dr.s just passing out pills. None.
> I don't care what the patient wants or how stupid they are, the Dr.s job
is
> in fact to circumvent their ignorance and laziness.

I agree with you 100%. There is no excuse for that. However, individual
patients who are more aggressive about their medical care may have better
results. Should they have to be in order to get decent medical care? Of
course not. In a practical sense, though, they may need to be until the
greater problem is remedied. As to what the remedy is, I don't know.

And I still stand by my feeling that there are some things that no doctor,
priest, parent, or spouse can make people do. Diet, exercise, and smoking
being good examples. You can have the best doctor and the most information
in the world, but these things require effort to change.

> Dr.s should be HAPPY to have patients who are attempting to be informed,
and
> do the right thing.

Yes. I think many are, but sadly, there are many who view such people as
slowing down their busy schedules. This is a stupid viewpoint, because an
informed patient who is willing to participate in his medical care will
probably save the doctor time down the road as he gets healthier.

medgirl

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