[epilepsy] Re: Talking to your Doctors

 

Thanks for clarifying where you are coming from mariea. You seem to have had better luck with neurologists then I have. Even the doctors I met working were not any better then the ones I met as a patient. I have even wondered if a certain personality type was drawn to specialize in neurology.
Several years ago I used to be on the board of the epilepsy chapter in the city where I live and met several neurologists at annual provincial & national meetings etc that I would not have met otherwise. I have never met nor heard of a neurologist whom would admit that he does not know everything or that he could make a mistake even when I was in that position. In fact I have rarely heard an epileptic say anything good about neurologists - unless it is that this one is not as arrogant and pompous as this other one.....

I think you are very lucky in your doctors. Thank you for sharing.
blessings
Shan

--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, "mariea" <annaackermann@...> wrote:
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> Shan
> First I am sorry about your kidney. Medications can help but they also can harm. Doing your own research is fine actually a great thing. That is one of the reasons I am in this group. Learning from others. The internet has tons of good information and also some that isn't.I just think that checking with your Doctor/neurologist is one way of doing part of the research. My primary DR.Hawk would give me his informed opion.When I ask about something, he will be honest and tells me he will do some research, talk to other DR.s or whatever. I believe he wants whats best for me. Even when he tells me something about a med, herb,I still do my own research (internet, books ect) then I decide for myself what I want in my body.The neurologist I have just started seeing is also my primary Dr.s neurologist. That makes me feel at ease as well. I think of us being myself, Dr. Hawk and Dr. Myers as being my health care team. Different people feel strongly about different sides of things and I will continue to question my Dr. before I take anything.
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts
> mariea
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