Doctors often don't like it when patients know more than they do. This is why one has to be ‘quietly assertive' and recognise that their ego often gets in the way of them giving patients what they need and want. There are also the budgetary constraints that mean they will offer the cheapest option because they have to be seen to go through the least costly route before trying something they actually know is better.
Doctors should never belittle a patient or tell them off for getting clued up on treatment options - doctors are rarely up to speed on things anyway as they simply haven't got the time to keep pace with the latest research.
Look at the battle over the cannabis oil - of course NICE have to be cautious about any drug but cannibis has been around for hundreds of years so surely the scientists must know the risks and benefits - surely those poor parents watching their children experience dreadful fits that could kill them have the right to ask for this simple treatment - nothing else is working for them. DG x
Yes I really feel for those parents with children with severe epilepsy. I wonder how many other epilepsy drugs they will be required to try before being allowed to try the cannabis oil.
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