grammysdbest

my traditional doc laughs at me, :)

Posted on 12/30/08, 04:39 pm

I am very much into alternative treatments and supplements. I promised my traditional doc that i would be a royal pain in his backside and he laughed and has laughed at me since, cause i am lol. he will diagnose me and i will go get what i need from my own natural supplement cabnet.

I got started on supplements because i have problems with the side effects of traditional meds. and this has been a challenge since i have many disorders and illnesses. i would research the disorder or disease i had and research supplements to work for those problems, until i finally was in over my head and went to a naturopath (something i highly recommend)!

my traditional doctor was thrilled that i went to see her and wants me to type the list of things i am taking so if (God forbid) i am ever hospitalized again, he can order them in my chart and i will be able to take my supplements at the hospital. I will have to pack an extra overnite bag just for my stash! lol

i am fortunate to have an understanding traditional doctor who approves of the supplements i am taking and approves of me going to a chriopractor 2X a week etc. most of them don't support natural healing.

anyway enough from me. thanks for the invite to the group!

• Reply #1 12/31/08  4:15pm
  
  teenytania
  I fought with my doctors to get OFF the opiate pain medications that they had me on. After my surgery they sent me home with five different meds like this and I have cut down to one now and asking them to take me off that, and they argue! Anyway, good thing speaking up for yourself - that's what you have to do nowadays.
• Reply #2 01/01/09  4:42pm
  
  kathyrsh
  your lucky to have a traditional doc that doesn't argue with you..my experience is that they are totally against natural healing..thats why i go to an integrative doc..i just love her..she supports all the natural treatments and even comes up with some very good sugestions that have worked well for me..good for you in the alternative thing..even the bible says there is healing in the trees.
• Reply #3 01/22/09  11:56am
  
  folsomkid
  I agree that the traditional md's are strong willed but remember that their practice can be shut down by the local review board if accusations of prescribing non AMA approved treatments are successfully made against the md. So to jeopardize a medical practice that took years of study and tens of thousands of dollars to acquire they are understandably reluctant to "step over the line". They are indoctrinated heavily by the treatment rather than the avoidance methods and that is all that they really know.
  Maybe we should "cut them some slack"? My 91 yo father's md is getting the med journal articles and has supported my supplement program for my father.
  

Stop the pain, excessive use and cost of medicines that can be replaced with food products and heal thyself with food by your own choices and research and consent of you md.