tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post2627658831975527039..comments2023-10-22T08:22:22.325-04:00Comments on Almost American: 0.2%Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-73083377901023479682007-10-16T08:40:00.000-04:002007-10-16T08:40:00.000-04:00It's true doctors are not infallible. Mine treated...It's true doctors are not infallible. Mine treated me for a possible ulcer (using quite powerful drugs) when I was convinced it was a case of hiatus hernia. Eventually, while discussing it with a friend I learned that you could 'reflux' but not feel it and it was this lack of 'heartburn' that convinced the doc I didn't have hh. I insisted on tests and lo and behold they did find hiatus hernia. Homeopathic remedies worked better than swallowing gallons of gaviscon but, at least I could say goodbye to those ulcer drugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-79920003130612955532007-10-15T21:53:00.000-04:002007-10-15T21:53:00.000-04:00Well, 20 years ago women under 30 who were non-smo...Well, 20 years ago women under 30 who were non-smokers weren't considered to be at risk of heart disease. I <B>had</B> told my doctor I was there because my mother had just been told she had extremely high cholesterol, but he didn't think that was significant. As I said, I switched doctors. <BR/><BR/>It's amazing how our knowledge changes over time! I used to see doctors as people who had all the answers when it came to health - and now I understand that they are often only guessing. Their guesses tend to be better than mine given that they have more medical knowledge than I do, but there is still so much they don't know and things they used to know for certain are not always so certain any more!Almost Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865905831387595915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29874674.post-28055955641909792522007-10-15T03:13:00.000-04:002007-10-15T03:13:00.000-04:00You are so right to have insisted on a check. What...You are so right to have insisted on a check. What surprises me is that the doctor didn't appear to know your condition existed, let alone how to treat it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com