I don't mean to offend anyone but I'm a bit aggravated right now. Earlier I was plain infuriated.
My 94 year old granddad is the most amazing person I have ever known. At age 94 he shoots trap on the range where he lives 3 to 4 days a week. He loads his own shells and gets at it again. He has led an amazing life. When I last visited him people seemed to regard him as a hero around the range. It was amazing to watch people interact with him on that level.
But a few weeks ago he went to visit my family as he has for years and years. My mother brought him to the doctor she has used for decades, because his neck was hurting. That was a mistake. The doctor, and I use that term loosely, prescribed him a strong narcotic for the pain.
My younger brother, who is also a doctor, went ballistic went he found out what my mother's physician had prescribed. Unfortunately, he found out after my Grandfather suffered a debilitating stroke.
What ever happened to 'Do No Harm'? Shame on that doctor. Will that doctor wipe my granddad after each bathroom visit now? Will he pay for the care he will need until he dies? Will he comfort him as he sits and rots away?
One of the most amazing men who has ever lived has to suffer the indignity he is now going through, because a legal drug pusher gave him something he had no business dolling out. My grandfather's two sons went to Louisiana for a visit and my mother said my granddad cried as they left. It was the first time she had ever seen him cry.
My younger brother said the drug prescribed is about to be changed to an even higher classification of narcotic. Maybe the other doctor doesn't keep up with current events. Shame on him. But why give a strong narcotic to a 94 year old anyway.
In case you don't know, one of the leading causes of death in our society stems from people taking legal drugs, as prescribed. Get your head around that. Not using drugs in an inappropriate or haphazard way, but the way they were prescribed.
My brother-in-law died at age 36 from what a doctor prescribed him. Shame on that doctor, too. I have little tolerance for this.
My son was prescibed an intense medication by a renowned specialst after he had a number of fainting spells. I was dead set against it because I disagreed with the doctors assessment. I did not follow her logic in her diagnosis, but everyone went on and on about the amazing qualifications of the physician. They talked about her being featured in all the latest journals etc. etc. She told us if the fainting continues after a certain amount of time then we would know it was in fact not epilepse he had. I knew he didn't have epilepse and sure enough, the fainting continued.
But do you know what? The highly paid specialist made us feel like bad parents when taking our son off of the meds. She insisted that her original diagnosis was correct. But it turned out my son has a condition where he simply needs to stay hydrated or he will pass out. Fluids. Can you believe it? He just has a lower tolerance for passing out if he is low on fluids. So at school they keep Gatorade in the office for him. But you know what, pharmaceutical companies and doctors don't get rich by selling fluids. It's not a highly profitable business model. Tom Thumb sells a bottle of Gatorade for about 2 bucks.
I have another friend who I went to school with who had a stroke a couple years ago because of medication she was taking. It all just makes me sick.
I know doctors are under an incredible amount of pressure and have to make many tough decsions. I feel for that. But I see no reason why a doctor needed to prescribe what he did to my granddad and basically cause his slow, painful death.
To all my friends here, thanks for letting me vent.
My 94 year old granddad is the most amazing person I have ever known. At age 94 he shoots trap on the range where he lives 3 to 4 days a week. He loads his own shells and gets at it again. He has led an amazing life. When I last visited him people seemed to regard him as a hero around the range. It was amazing to watch people interact with him on that level.
But a few weeks ago he went to visit my family as he has for years and years. My mother brought him to the doctor she has used for decades, because his neck was hurting. That was a mistake. The doctor, and I use that term loosely, prescribed him a strong narcotic for the pain.
My younger brother, who is also a doctor, went ballistic went he found out what my mother's physician had prescribed. Unfortunately, he found out after my Grandfather suffered a debilitating stroke.
What ever happened to 'Do No Harm'? Shame on that doctor. Will that doctor wipe my granddad after each bathroom visit now? Will he pay for the care he will need until he dies? Will he comfort him as he sits and rots away?
One of the most amazing men who has ever lived has to suffer the indignity he is now going through, because a legal drug pusher gave him something he had no business dolling out. My grandfather's two sons went to Louisiana for a visit and my mother said my granddad cried as they left. It was the first time she had ever seen him cry.
My younger brother said the drug prescribed is about to be changed to an even higher classification of narcotic. Maybe the other doctor doesn't keep up with current events. Shame on him. But why give a strong narcotic to a 94 year old anyway.
In case you don't know, one of the leading causes of death in our society stems from people taking legal drugs, as prescribed. Get your head around that. Not using drugs in an inappropriate or haphazard way, but the way they were prescribed.
My brother-in-law died at age 36 from what a doctor prescribed him. Shame on that doctor, too. I have little tolerance for this.
My son was prescibed an intense medication by a renowned specialst after he had a number of fainting spells. I was dead set against it because I disagreed with the doctors assessment. I did not follow her logic in her diagnosis, but everyone went on and on about the amazing qualifications of the physician. They talked about her being featured in all the latest journals etc. etc. She told us if the fainting continues after a certain amount of time then we would know it was in fact not epilepse he had. I knew he didn't have epilepse and sure enough, the fainting continued.
But do you know what? The highly paid specialist made us feel like bad parents when taking our son off of the meds. She insisted that her original diagnosis was correct. But it turned out my son has a condition where he simply needs to stay hydrated or he will pass out. Fluids. Can you believe it? He just has a lower tolerance for passing out if he is low on fluids. So at school they keep Gatorade in the office for him. But you know what, pharmaceutical companies and doctors don't get rich by selling fluids. It's not a highly profitable business model. Tom Thumb sells a bottle of Gatorade for about 2 bucks.
I have another friend who I went to school with who had a stroke a couple years ago because of medication she was taking. It all just makes me sick.
I know doctors are under an incredible amount of pressure and have to make many tough decsions. I feel for that. But I see no reason why a doctor needed to prescribe what he did to my granddad and basically cause his slow, painful death.

To all my friends here, thanks for letting me vent.