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Comments were closed there or I would have posted there…your letter was wonderful! 

Physicians – "studies show that they are just as capable of emotions as their patients are."  And this is a surprise why…because we patients are supposed to think of them as Gods and not simple human beings like the rest of us?

What an arrogant article.  I met a doctor like this once…one who thought he held the key to life or death his well-educated hands.  He read my father's brain scan and said "for all intents and purposes, he's brain dead.  There is no point in continuing medical intervention, just let nature take it's course."  We fired him.  We got a new neurologist who looked at the exact same brain scan and said "I don't know.  Things like this are not black and white.  Sometimes…we have to just go with our gutt and see what happens." 

We continued medical intervention and my Dad came out of his coma, went on to live for years in a nice apartment at an assisted living facility. Oh and mentally…100%!!  He was as intelligent as before the illness, had all his long term memory – the only thing he had no memory of was the time in the hospital – and his short-term memory was actually better than my sister and I mid-menopause!!  During those many months with my Dad in the hospital after the coma and during the long recovery, I learned one thing – a LOT of the practice of medicine is guesswork.  Educated guesses.  And just that…a practice.  Not always perfect, but always a learning experience.  That is…unless the doctor thinks he is a God who holds the balance of live and death in his/her hands.

As for doctors who "endorse treatments that most likely won’t save patients’ lives, but may cause them unnecessary suffering and inch their families toward medical bankruptcy" – well that is why every person should have a living will.  And if they choose to spend THEIR money on treatments that don't work…blame the pharmaceutical industry not the patients for believing in their marketing!  Stop teaching things to doctors in Medical School that won't work…why blame the patient? People spend money on fast cars, cigarettes, houses far larger than anyone needs – why does the medical profession feel they get to judge just how far a family will go to live?  If something does not work…then tell the FDA to disallow it instead of allowing doctors and hospitals to get rich from it.

After my Father was in his apartment I had a conversation with him.  I said "Daddy, you had a living will and there were times while you were in the coma that we really did come right up to the line as far as how much was too much.  I know you wish you were still at home and not living in this apartment, but did we do the right thing?"  "HELL YES! I'm glad to be alive!" he replied!

Comments were closed there or I would have posted there…your letter was wonderful! 

Physicians – "studies show that they are just as capable of emotions as their patients are."  And this is a surprise why…because we patients are supposed to think of them as Gods and not simple human beings like the rest of us?

What an arrogant article.  I met a doctor like this once…one who thought he held the key to life or death his well-educated hands.  He read my father's brain scan and said "for all intents and purposes, he's brain dead.  There is no point in continuing medical intervention, just let nature take it's course."  We fired him.  We got a new neurologist who looked at the exact same brain scan and said "I don't know.  Things like this are not black and white.  Sometimes…we have to just go with our gutt and see what happens." 

We continued medical intervention and my Dad came out of his coma, went on to live for years in a nice apartment at an assisted living facility. Oh and mentally…100%!!  He was as intelligent as before the illness, had all his long term memory – the only thing he had no memory of was the time in the hospital – and his short-term memory was actually better than my sister and I mid-menopause!!  During those many months with my Dad in the hospital after the coma and during the long recovery, I learned one thing – a LOT of the practice of medicine is guesswork.  Educated guesses.  And just that…a practice.  Not always perfect, but always a learning experience.  That is…unless the doctor thinks he is a God who holds the balance of live and death in his/her hands.

As for doctors who "endorse treatments that most likely won’t save patients’ lives, but may cause them unnecessary suffering and inch their families toward medical bankruptcy" – well that is why every person should have a living will.  And if they choose to spend THEIR money on treatments that don't work…blame the pharmaceutical industry not the patients for believing in their marketing!  Stop teaching things to doctors in Medical School that won't work…why blame the patient? People spend money on fast cars, cigarettes, houses far larger than anyone needs – why does the medical profession feel they get to judge just how far a family will go to live?  If something does not work…then tell the FDA to disallow it instead of allowing doctors and hospitals to get rich from it.

After my Father was in his apartment I had a conversation with him.  I said "Daddy, you had a living will and there were times while you were in the coma that we really did come right up to the line as far as how much was too much.  I know you wish you were still at home and not living in this apartment, but did we do the right thing?"  "HELL YES! I'm glad to be alive!" he replied!

Comments were closed there or I would have posted there…your letter was wonderful! 

Physicians – "studies show that they are just as capable of emotions as their patients are."  And this is a surprise why…because we patients are supposed to think of them as Gods and not simple human beings like the rest of us?

What an arrogant article.  I met a doctor like this once…one who thought he held the key to life or death his well-educated hands.  He read my father's brain scan and said "for all intents and purposes, he's brain dead.  There is no point in continuing medical intervention, just let nature take it's course."  We fired him.  We got a new neurologist who looked at the exact same brain scan and said "I don't know.  Things like this are not black and white.  Sometimes…we have to just go with our gutt and see what happens." 

We continued medical intervention and my Dad came out of his coma, went on to live for years in a nice apartment at an assisted living facility. Oh and mentally…100%!!  He was as intelligent as before the illness, had all his long term memory – the only thing he had no memory of was the time in the hospital – and his short-term memory was actually better than my sister and I mid-menopause!!  During those many months with my Dad in the hospital after the coma and during the long recovery, I learned one thing – a LOT of the practice of medicine is guesswork.  Educated guesses.  And just that…a practice.  Not always perfect, but always a learning experience.  That is…unless the doctor thinks he is a God who holds the balance of live and death in his/her hands.

As for doctors who "endorse treatments that most likely won’t save patients’ lives, but may cause them unnecessary suffering and inch their families toward medical bankruptcy" – well that is why every person should have a living will.  And if they choose to spend THEIR money on treatments that don't work…blame the pharmaceutical industry not the patients for believing in their marketing!  Stop teaching things to doctors in Medical School that won't work…why blame the patient? People spend money on fast cars, cigarettes, houses far larger than anyone needs – why does the medical profession feel they get to judge just how far a family will go to live?  If something does not work…then tell the FDA to disallow it instead of allowing doctors and hospitals to get rich from it.

After my Father was in his apartment I had a conversation with him.  I said "Daddy, you had a living will and there were times while you were in the coma that we really did come right up to the line as far as how much was too much.  I know you wish you were still at home and not living in this apartment, but did we do the right thing?"  "HELL YES! I'm glad to be alive!" he replied!

Thank you Esther, for sharing a story about your actual experience with Medicare.  I agree 100% – ObamaCare will benefit more people than what we have had in the past and I am all for it. Our family had the same experience with Medicare in caring for our parents and in-laws – no one was ever denied anything and the costs were affordable, instead of resulting in our elderly relatives having to sell their homes to pay their bills!  It's important to listed to people like you who have real-life experiences with this and to put the opinions of people who just read articles about it, into perspective. And of course I have to wonder…if this country is so full of fault and poor solutions to peoples medical care – how come the previous writer keeps coming back here for treatment?  

Thank you Esther, for sharing a story about your actual experience with Medicare.  I agree 100% – ObamaCare will benefit more people than what we have had in the past and I am all for it. Our family had the same experience with Medicare in caring for our parents and in-laws – no one was ever denied anything and the costs were affordable, instead of resulting in our elderly relatives having to sell their homes to pay their bills!  It's important to listed to people like you who have real-life experiences with this and to put the opinions of people who just read articles about it, into perspective. And of course I have to wonder…if this country is so full of fault and poor solutions to peoples medical care – how come the previous writer keeps coming back here for treatment?  

Thank you Esther, for sharing a story about your actual experience with Medicare.  I agree 100% – ObamaCare will benefit more people than what we have had in the past and I am all for it. Our family had the same experience with Medicare in caring for our parents and in-laws – no one was ever denied anything and the costs were affordable, instead of resulting in our elderly relatives having to sell their homes to pay their bills!  It's important to listed to people like you who have real-life experiences with this and to put the opinions of people who just read articles about it, into perspective. And of course I have to wonder…if this country is so full of fault and poor solutions to peoples medical care – how come the previous writer keeps coming back here for treatment?  

Cindyann wrote  a couple comments up, that she was treated in February at Will's. I didn't ask how long she had been using ointment, I asked if using ointment months after treatment was common. And no…I have never heard of anyone using ointment months after having plaque…that's why I asked if it was common.

Cindyann wrote  a couple comments up, that she was treated in February at Will's. I didn't ask how long she had been using ointment, I asked if using ointment months after treatment was common. And no…I have never heard of anyone using ointment months after having plaque…that's why I asked if it was common.

Cindyann wrote  a couple comments up, that she was treated in February at Will's. I didn't ask how long she had been using ointment, I asked if using ointment months after treatment was common. And no…I have never heard of anyone using ointment months after having plaque…that's why I asked if it was common.

You volunteered that you are putting ointment in your eyes and if this was a sensitive topic perhaps you might not have shared that.  I am sorry asking "is this common" was somehow offensive to you.  Perhaps in the future if a certain aspect of this disease is something you don't want to be questioned about – you don't post about it. 

You volunteered that you are putting ointment in your eyes and if this was a sensitive topic perhaps you might not have shared that.  I am sorry asking "is this common" was somehow offensive to you.  Perhaps in the future if a certain aspect of this disease is something you don't want to be questioned about – you don't post about it. 

You volunteered that you are putting ointment in your eyes and if this was a sensitive topic perhaps you might not have shared that.  I am sorry asking "is this common" was somehow offensive to you.  Perhaps in the future if a certain aspect of this disease is something you don't want to be questioned about – you don't post about it.