tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post8281169326424211902..comments2023-11-14T20:22:36.929-08:00Comments on Knowledge Is Necessity: Meds Side Effects: Will Doctors Ever Listen?John McManamyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-26555768350502413742010-04-13T19:31:40.284-07:002010-04-13T19:31:40.284-07:00Absolutely! Peny. Many thanks.Absolutely! Peny. Many thanks.John McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-11699948881548343702010-04-13T19:20:26.204-07:002010-04-13T19:20:26.204-07:00I do agree with you that doctors should listen to ...I do agree with you that doctors should listen to their patients. Patients unlike frogs and dead corpses that we experimented before are humans who are alive and fighting for their lives to be healthy; that's why they seek the advice and treatment from their doctors. However there are many cases that doctors happened to experienced with patients who are just babbling their sicknesses, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-39522659627427987762010-04-13T09:59:12.747-07:002010-04-13T09:59:12.747-07:00Hey, Wendy. A lot of good points. To amplify on on...Hey, Wendy. A lot of good points. To amplify on one of them you raised:<br /><br />I do appreciate that doctors hear a lot of weird stuff over the years, and I know this drives both clinicians and researchers crazy. But their first job is to reassure us, show they're listening, show they're concerned. Even if they say it's probably a coincidence or merely a transient effect, they needJohn McManamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857174305041382349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1098361547792425611.post-8564540591060998632010-04-13T09:24:51.047-07:002010-04-13T09:24:51.047-07:00You make a good point that the patient is a valid ...You make a good point that the patient is a valid reporter of side effects, and that doctors should believe patients. I have been fortunate so far in my journey that my doctors have believed me and there have been a slew of side effects, many of them never heard of by other patients. However, I guess doctors hear a lot of weird stuff over the years and it is easy to find themselves putting their Wendy Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593979032502581434noreply@blogger.com