Posted by pseudoname on October 12, 2006, at 11:09:43
In reply to fish oil vitamin A, posted by pseudoname on October 11, 2006, at 17:16:38
I saw my pdoc this morning and (among other discussions) again she suggested vagal nerve surgery. I said, "I'm not impressed by the numbers"; she admitted she wasn't, either.
Before I left, I mentioned that I just started trying fish oil capsules for EPA (an omega-3). She laughed. I said, "There's research backing it up." She rolled her eyes and chuckled. "Oh yeah," she said, "the government would never lie to you." I said, "It's university research!" She smirked incredulously and said, "Oh, okay, okay." I said, "There's more research backing up EPA than backing up VNS!" She had no snappy comeback for that.
She had EPA confused with taking vitamins to combat free radicals. She said, "If you want to take it, go ahead. But fish oil is a waste."
Arrgh! But she prescribes my bupe and she's sweet enough, so I'll keep her for now. I said to her, "It's a good thing I have some self-confidence in the face of your dismissive attitude." She said, "Oh, I figure you can hold your own intellectually."
I told her, "I've been dealing with pdocs for 20 years. None of them scare me."
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