OK, so we all have our opinions.
As I've said here many times, one good thing about TV is we/I/you (whatever) doesn't have to watch the commercial(s). I do change or fast forward over commercials....as quickly or as much as I can.
Evidently some people like them or think they do good. I happen to think they serve no purpose.
We've all been affected by what we've encountered in our own lives...
What I've lived through and seen (in my opinion here people) makes me who I am today. Perhaps other's feel differently.
I can't imagine going to any of my Drs and bringing up the name (it would have to be written down) of any prescription. When or if my Dr brings up something that he or she feels might work for me, THEN I will discuss it with the Dr.
This happens often with my Drs. That is when we talk about it, I usually tell the Dr I'd like to read the pros and cons (further) and then I will get the prescription filled.
My Grandma that raised me was 1/2 Cherokee Indian. She taught me many remedies that have been useful over the years. She taught me to know and understand MY BODY. No one is going to look out for us as well as we do ourselves.
A Dr once told me that Drs try one thing and if that works, good....if it doesn't, they try something else and so on. He said the difference between a Dr and a regular person is he's basing his 'ideas' on his education and years of practice. At the same time each person is different and reacts differently. AGAIN, I know me, I know how I feel when I take (or don't) take something. I trust how I feel.
This all goes back to why I don't go to my Dr with the names and suggestions of medicine I've seen on TV.
The last time I checked....(for now) we are all entitled to our opinions. I've stated mine.
I keep saying I'm not going to address this subject but I get my name mentioned and so many likes I feel like I have to keep coming back.
Drs are not gods (little g). They do their best. I sincerely doubt that most Drs appreciate a patient coming to them suggesting that they take this or that medicine because they read it on TV.
A quick note....don't get bent out of shape...some of you will get a kick out of it...other's can just move on but I feel like in a way it demonstrates what I'm trying to say here....move along if you don't want a Ha! Ha! (or..."I'm not surprised Annabelle did this).
So, way before we had children my late husband and I used to pick at each other (you know like I'd pluck his weird eyebrows, etc). We were barely 19, married.
He has his head laying in my lap and I'm kissing him and tickling his face. I said, "Wait! Open your mouth! I see a cavity!"
He says, "Where?" I said, "In the back. It's a big one and it looks bad. I'll make an appointment with the dentist tomorrow. Are you sure it doesn't hurt?"
He says, "No! It doesn't hurt at all".
I made the EMERGENCY appointment at my dentist. He goes in. He's sitting in the chair, mouth open and the dentist says, "Mr. Annabelle, your teeth are beautiful. No cavities and you only have one filling. You take great care of your teeth."
He says, "No Dr, I have a bad cavity in the back. It's one of the big teeth. It's there, I know it's there".
The dentist says, "Like I said, you have no cavities and you only have one filling in your entire mouth". The dentist pulls out a mirror to show my husband. My husband says, "My wife should be here to show you where she saw the cavity. I wish she'd have come with me."
The dentist says, "Is your wife a dentist too? Why didn't she bring you into HER office to fix it?"
My husband says, "No....she isn't a dentist".
The Dentist says, "Who's your wife Mr. Annabelle?"
Mr. Annabelle says, "She's one of your patients. She's Mrs. (first name) Annabelle".
The Dentist started laughing and said, "OK! That explains it".
My late husband trusted me completely. If I told him he needed something, he would seriously, at least consider it.
The funny thing was he was almost always (and I mean always) right and probably 8 times out of 10, he'd be right about something and ..........
I guess like they say, "Love is blind". Ha!
One day I'll tell you guys the story of me examining his ears....another time, another story.
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