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Rick

We agree. As a patient, I respect the resources that the physician brings to the table. However, I also reserve the right to question something I do not understand. I do not take the ads on TV for this, that, and others seriously, nor do I run to the Doctor for every little pain, quirk, zit or bruise. I had, back east, a great doc. He took good care of me and did not believe in annual physicals. When I did come in, he would do all the "normal" tests. His philosophy was "Your body will tell you when you need me." Out here, with some physical discomfort in my left side, I found a doc with somewhat similar leanings. He had bolld/urine tests, an EKG, chest x-ray, and sonograms(?) of my arteries which were as clear as those of a 30 year old. He put me on one medication and said: Call me when you need me."

Medical Science is indeed a great boon to mankind, but the knowledge is incomplete. Much is still guesswork; properly described as an "Undiscovered Country". Too many people think that all problems can be resolved with a pill, unwilling to admit there is a limit to everything including life itself.