A Note to DePasquale on Prescription for PA
Prescription for Pennsylvania
Nothing wrong with attacking infections although I don't know why in gods name this has to be something that is done by our state legislature. Seems like common sense medicine to me. The mere fact that it requires some type of legislation tells me that something is seriously wrong in the medical profession.
Doctors these days are less qualified than those of my childhood days. I went to five doctors and the ER 3 times before I was finally diagnosed with appendicitis - months of suffering with terrible stomach pain, chills and a loss of 50+ pounds. I could hardly get out of bed most days and they kept telling me it was Irritable Bowel. Even with all the advancements in lab and radiological testing they can't diagnose a simple case of appendicitis.
The problem seems to be very similar to the children that grew up with calculators. If a machine doesn't tell them how much change to give they don't have a clue. Our doctors have fallen into this same crisis where they can't diagnose without a confirmation lab test and since they often err on ordering only common tests based on age, medical history and commonality of disease, etc they can't diagnose and often chalk up problems to anxiety and/or depression. Which tells me they can't even differentiate between emotional and physical problems.
The other problem that currently is plaguing the medical profession is the rush to dispense whatever is being advertised on TV (pushed by the drug companies). I cannot tell you how many medications have been recalled in recent years due to people suffering from irreversible complications. Arthyritis drugs, stents, and many others with Advandia, a diabetes drug, now coming under fire for problems. They can't even agree on what is healthy for us to eat without recanting what was in vogue last year.
The last thing we need to do is expand health care to even lesser qualified individuals. This is a bad idea for all Pennsylvanians -- VOTE NO!!!
Nothing wrong with attacking infections although I don't know why in gods name this has to be something that is done by our state legislature. Seems like common sense medicine to me. The mere fact that it requires some type of legislation tells me that something is seriously wrong in the medical profession.
Doctors these days are less qualified than those of my childhood days. I went to five doctors and the ER 3 times before I was finally diagnosed with appendicitis - months of suffering with terrible stomach pain, chills and a loss of 50+ pounds. I could hardly get out of bed most days and they kept telling me it was Irritable Bowel. Even with all the advancements in lab and radiological testing they can't diagnose a simple case of appendicitis.
The problem seems to be very similar to the children that grew up with calculators. If a machine doesn't tell them how much change to give they don't have a clue. Our doctors have fallen into this same crisis where they can't diagnose without a confirmation lab test and since they often err on ordering only common tests based on age, medical history and commonality of disease, etc they can't diagnose and often chalk up problems to anxiety and/or depression. Which tells me they can't even differentiate between emotional and physical problems.
The other problem that currently is plaguing the medical profession is the rush to dispense whatever is being advertised on TV (pushed by the drug companies). I cannot tell you how many medications have been recalled in recent years due to people suffering from irreversible complications. Arthyritis drugs, stents, and many others with Advandia, a diabetes drug, now coming under fire for problems. They can't even agree on what is healthy for us to eat without recanting what was in vogue last year.
The last thing we need to do is expand health care to even lesser qualified individuals. This is a bad idea for all Pennsylvanians -- VOTE NO!!!
posted by cityguy at 11:36 PM
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