Posted by Phil on May 9, 2012, at 10:52:53
In reply to Is the world finally waking up...., posted by huxley on May 9, 2012, at 4:04:17
It's odd. When my brother was very sick and dying with cancer and being given radiation and one chemo after another that caused incredible side effects.
Yet it was rare to hear patients at MD Anderson blaming Big Pharma and almost universally patients liked their doctors.
Why? Sure cancer will kill you in many cases. Guess what, so will mental illness.
Fact is, oncology is easier. They have studies that are so precise. ex. This chemo works best on Pacific Islander women between 28-35yo.
When my bro ran out of drugs, the doc said call hospice and sent him home.
Oncologists don't give chemo for no reason. No, they see the cancer and treat it.
In both professions it's art and science. But the ONLY thing pdoc's have to work with is what we tell them.
I've heard of people not following their doctors orders, not taking meds, getting drunk every night and then they say, my psychiatrist sucks.
Some do suck but so do many patients that frankly are going to get what they ask for because they just aren't honest.
Life is good.
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