Posts by Bokonon

Quote: Originally Posted by WildKingdom    It's not highly contagious at all.  That's one of the reasons that there is not mandatory vaccination.  It takes very close contact with secretions, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  Where we live doctors come with practices, and you get who you get. It stinks. Why stay with a bad doctor? Insurance/medicaid; no car; all practices; no partner support or even...

One doctor didn't give me any more than "Vaccines don't cause autism, and thimerosal was removed years ago", but he was ok with my decision to stop vaxxing.   I've never needed to discuss vaccine concerns with our current...

Quote: Originally Posted by pickle18    Why is it hypocritical to agree with your doctor on some health issues and not others?  For it to be hypocritical, you would have to be saying that people...

Quote: Originally Posted by pickle18    For one thing, I think it is dead wrong to say, "because doctors often advocate circumcision/early weaning/c-sections/etc. we can't possibly listen to them about...

Quote: Originally Posted by MeepyCat    I feel like you're missing several kinds of middle ground here - - Yes, it is possible for doctors, as a group, to be wrong on one subject, but right on...

I voted "Mostly Easy" - at each of my children's schools, I've had to have a conversation with the school district nurse and explain my reasons, plus hear the spiel about herd immunity and all that.  It's not a big deal because I...

I'm so sorry for your loss.  I have never watched anyone die, and I can't imagine how gut-wrenching that must feel.   Sending you much peace.

Quote: Originally Posted by chickabiddy  I don't want it both ways.  I never claimed doctors were infallible.  I claimed, and still do, that they know more about medical issues and how to interpret medical...

Quote: Originally Posted by chickabiddy  Take their advice = weighing the opinions of someone who has been through medical school, clinical practice, and continuing education more heavily those of someone on the...