Originally Posted by
pinkytoe
I normally try to talk myself out of going to the doctor but hope I would make the right decision in a true emergency. My mother, a hospital pharmactist, always told me that docs were at their best in emergencies. Based on all of my past experiences and observing those of others, a trip to the doctor for non-emergency things usually ends with some common sense guidelines, diagnostic tests, and a prescription or two. And very often, treatment that is not necessary and occasionally harmful. Nothing seems to be healed anymore without a pill. For the past three years, I have elected not to have all the female "preventative" screenings. Why? Personal choice - anytime I try to explain my beliefs about it, someone comes back with how some test saved their life so it's an argument I can't win. I have watched various relatives and co-workers diagnosed with cancer and the treatment always seems much worse than the disease.