The Follow-up

[quantumshaman]

Went back to the doctor for a follow-up earlier this week.  Translated:  it is the intent of the doctors to turn me into a "patient" (funny word, that, perhaps referring to how long one is expected to sit in the waiting room) - i.e., someone who trudges through the turnstyle like clockwork, racking up numbers on charts and money in the pockets of

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[mediyogi]

We may not live forever (the jury's still out), but I suspect we would all live a lot LONGER if we took control of our own well-being and stayed well away from the western medical profession.

I second that!!! hell, the doctors who "practice" medicine (and aparently practice, DOES NOT make perfect)have had me "going to die soon" since birth.....I am now 41, and they are annoying me now. Although, they seem to find a reason to remove a body part every other year it seems! I'd like to go live in the rain forest with the animals......it's probably safer. But, as for the pharmeceutical companies.......I agree, they have a pill for every single symptom, and I've stopped taking all meds except my muscle relaxer/pain killer when necessary.......and heck! I've felt better over the last few months than when I was taking 12 pills a day!

You go, girl!

[quantumshaman]

I hear you loud & clear about taking only those pills that are necessary to your well-being. For me, I take my thyroid meds and my baby aspirin, and the rest remain in their little brown jars, at least for now.

If I had allowed it, I'm sure the doctors would've killed me by now. I've had all sorts of false diagnoses, mis-diagnoses, and basically just one screw-up after another. I look at it this way: if the mechanic who works on my car can't seem to change the oil without screwing something up, what makes me think some doctor can mess around with my body without screwing something up? Don't get me wrong. I think they're fine for what they are - but I'm not of that world, and so they tend to do me more harm than good.

How did your tests turn out re the ovary? Hoping all is well for you, too!

*big hug*
Della

Re: You go, girl!

[mediyogi]

Testing begins tomorrow hon. You'd think that 3 autoimmune diseases would be enough! LOL I am now just learning to live with constant pain, except for flares, I'm adjusted to a constant pain level of about 7, more pain is just pissing me off right now! LOL I hear you about doctors though, it's really not their fault, but if more, like the rheumatologist I spoke with a few weeks ago, would admit that medicine is NOT an exact science, it would help me to be a little more patient with their profession. As it is, I have been a walking "medical history" since birth. I feel like a damned guinnea pig most of the time, because they are "stumped" when it comes to the way I seem to defy the laws of medicine. *chuckles*...must be the warrior within.....ooh! I feel a poem coming on!!! Better go write the first part before I have to lay back down! Many blessings to you Della!

(((BIG HUG))) right back!

Yeah!!!

[krystalemerges]

so glad to have 'Intent' reaffirmed. It does help that you are intelligent enough to understand the need for the 'drastic' diet changes...which most cannot grasp...

keep up the good work!

Re: Yeah!!!

[quantumshaman]

Drastic is an understatement. :\ I'm still working out the details, and basically trying not to be too hard on myself to learn everything overnight. I'm eating 100% better than I was before, but there's still a lot of room for improvement. "Does not graze well" should be my SECOND Indian name (the first being Thinks-on-Paper).

Lettuce is for bunnies. I'm firmly convinced that if I were a hunter gatherer and I came upon a field of lettuce where pretty little birds were fluttering in the nearby trees, it would be the birdies in far more danger than the lettuce, if you catch my drift. *LOL*

One day at a time...