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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Herpes / August 2006Interesting article about our doctors today
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14348176/ Money is definitely the route of all evil, isn't it? That was a VERY interesting article indeed. Thanks for sharing it w/us AR. Angela ;)  Signature"By opening up to a partner and talking about an STD diagnosis you are showing that you respect and care about yourself as well as the other person." Herpes Help http://yoshi2me.com/index.html Shut Up & Post! http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Herpes Blog http://herpes-help.blogspot.com/ > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14348176/ > Money is definitely the route of all evil, isn't it? That was a VERY > interesting article indeed. Thanks for sharing it w/us AR. > > Angela ;) Welcome back Angela! Long time no see!!! Hope all is well. Al All is well ~ it's just been crazy around here and with school starting back up it makes things even more busy. We are also in the process of selling our old house. I'm hoping we sell it soon so that we are not having to make two house payments and pay two sets of utility bills. :) Signature"By opening up to a partner and talking about an STD diagnosis you are showing that you respect and care about yourself as well as the other person." Herpes Help http://yoshi2me.com/index.html Shut Up & Post! http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Herpes Blog http://herpes-help.blogspot.com/ >> Money is definitely the route of all evil, isn't it? That was a VERY >> interesting article indeed. Thanks for sharing it w/us AR. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Al I agree with article, I think drug reps are way too pushy. Pharmaceutical companies spend tons and tons on marketing their products. Do these reps and docs sometimes get too cozy? Sure. Blame the pharmaceutical companies. They also spend much, much more money lobbying bureaucrats. But clearly the premise of this article is not to just condemn all doctors as being influenced by pharm reps, nothing more than pill-pushing quacks. There are tons and tons of great docs out there who don't prescribe anything more than necessary and who really show compassion and care for their patients. Physicians and surgeons are heroes, just like firefighters and our young soldiers fighting overseas. And they should be treated as such. ~Eric > All is well ~ it's just been crazy around here and with school starting back > up it makes things even more busy. We are also in the process of selling our [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > Al Who said that "all" doctors were influenced by pharmaceutical reps? Not all doctors are pill pushers and not all homeopaths are quacks. Everybody is different and what works for one person doesn't necessarily mean that it's going to work for another. Angela PS Were you trying to welcome me back too Eric? ;) Signature"By opening up to a partner and talking about an STD diagnosis you are showing that you respect and care about yourself as well as the other person." Herpes Help http://yoshi2me.com/index.html Shut Up & Post! http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Herpes Blog http://herpes-help.blogspot.com/ >I agree with article, I think drug reps are way too pushy. > Pharmaceutical companies spend tons and tons on marketing their [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> > >> > Al > Who said that "all" doctors were influenced by pharmaceutical reps? Not all > doctors are pill pushers and not all homeopaths are quacks. Everybody is > different and what works for one person doesn't necessarily mean that it's > going to work for another. Thank you. I hope Ar reads that. She seems so jaded and cynical when it comes to physicians. > Angela > > PS Were you trying to welcome me back too Eric? ;) Yes, it's good to have you back. I'm 99.9% sure that this thing on my lip is a coldsore so any support you can offer now would be soo appreciated. No she doesn't. It's funny that you think she is jaded when it comes to physicians. Do you realize that you are attacking her experiences with healthcare? She has health issues that go beyond herpes and her experiences are hers to own. She was treated very poorly. Does she think all doctors behave that way, of course not. But you already know this Eric - again you are talking in circles. Ar and I have both always advocated both sides of the coin. You think she is jaded and cynical when it comes to physicians and when we read what you write we think you are jaded and cynical when it comes to OTC alternatives. Now for your oral herpes outbreak - what are you planning to do to treat it? Are you going to ride it out? Are you going to have it cultured so you can find out for sure if you do indeed have oral herpes? Angela Signature"By opening up to a partner and talking about an STD diagnosis you are showing that you respect and care about yourself as well as the other person." Herpes Help http://yoshi2me.com/index.html Shut Up & Post! http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php Herpes Blog http://herpes-help.blogspot.com/ >> Who said that "all" doctors were influenced by pharmaceutical reps? Not >> all [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > lip is a coldsore so any support you can offer now would be soo > appreciated. > Now for your oral herpes outbreak - what are you planning to do to treat it? > Are you going to ride it out? Are you going to have it cultured so you can > find out for sure if you do indeed have oral herpes? > > Angela I don't know..it popped up yesterday (the night prior to yesterday my lip tingled and itched a bit but I ignored it and went to sleep). Yesterday and today it has formed a red, swollen spot right where the lip joins the skin of my face. It doesn't hurt too bad, just feels odd, definitely not like a zit. ~Eric do it Eric. go see the doctor, don't you want to know what you have? I finally got a specific type herpes test and now I know, so for all of us here please see a doctor and get a culture of your sore. Inquiring minds really want to know. Won't it relieve some pressure just knowing.. |
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