You have chronic back pain. You go to the Dr. She prescribes a pain killer. If this does not work, she recommends surgery. Not once will she discusss why you have back pain. You get addicted to pain killers. The pain increases. The back surgery is now mandated. You get worse....
You have breast cancer. She confines her discussion to treatment. She never talks about why you got it other than to offer generalities or "Genes". (Less that 10% of breast cancer is releated to genes). You go through treatment and then are told that you have to take at least 5 years of tamoxifen. You feel terrible and have pain and side effects. You still have no idea of what you can do to reduce your chances of a recurrence. Your doctor does not know.
You have type 2 diabetes. You are prescribed insulin. You never have a program to get you to eat better. AND the dietary advice she gives is likely wrong. You are put on more and more drugs. Then you have to have a foot amputated. Then you might lose your sight....
You have had a heart attack. You are prescribed statin drugs. You are told that you have to get your cholesterol down. You are told to lower your intake of animal fat and to eat more healthy grains. You get worse. She ups the dose. You start to get side effects.....
You have depression. You are told to take anti depressants. After a year, you feel worse. She ups the dose. You start to feel suicidal....
You have rheumatism. Your are prescribed a drug like Vioxx. You get worse. She ups the dose. You have a heart attack. See above.
Medicine has become centred on drugs that deal with the symptons of chronic illness. I think this is because of how everyone in medicine gets paid. Dr's get paid for time and for selling products. They don't get paid for giving advice. Especially advice that does not include selling a product at the end. God forbid that a pill may be a simple as Vitamin D. Or the advice being learn how to get better posture. Cost a book or a few lessons.
Do you think that a pill will get you well? Or are you like millions today who are starting to take charge of your own health?
