Get advice from smart people on medical procedures

[SD]

little more than a year ago i tore my rotator cuff....made one doctors visit to get a diagnosis and did nothing else...no return visits which they practically begged me to do....never filled a single one of the prescriptions they tried to sell on me...just lifted some weights to strengthen the area and otherwise waited for it to naturally heal....id say today its at 95%

my point is farg the health care industry and especially pills

Unless you're an athlete there's no reason to get your rotator cuff stitched meaning you did the right thing.

When my daughter was 2 she had this blister in her mouth which was rather large. It's called a sucking blister because the saliva builds up and causes a bump. We took her to a specialist because our pediatrician said to. The specialist said it wouldn't go away on its own and that he wanted to put my 2 year old under anesthesia so that he could shoot a laser into her lip to get rid of the blister. We declined for obvious reasons and the blister went away 2 weeks later.

[ice grillin you]

they are all crooks...they tried to sell me on all these pain killers....granted it hurt but only when i would move my arm in a certain direction...in other words there was minimal pain most of the time...i told the doctor that sleeping was a problem sometimes because of how i might lay on my arm/shoulder and she actually wanted to prescribe me sleeping pills...they were so insistent on all these pills to the point where i started to honestly think they were trying to get me addicted to them

i have never believed in pills and actually havent taken medicine of any kind since i was like four (baby aspirin) so it was out of the question on my end but other people would be duped so easily by their scare tactics...its pathetic

im actually in a quandry come november....im petrified to fly to NO and the only way i think i can do it is to take a pill...but im so anti pill...lately i have been thinking about just trying to get insanely drunk but i just dont think thats going to take the fear away

[General_Failure]

Take something to read. It'll keep your mind occupied for all but the ten seconds of takeoff.

[ice grillin you]

im also anti reading

[General_Failure]

Then be a terrified bitch until your flight explodes in mid-air.

[ice grillin you]

this terrified bitch will be doing eagle chants in the upper reaches of the superdome while you are cooking skewers of kangaroo meat over an open fire

holla

[Diomedes]

Drink too much and you might find yourself in federal custody.  Flight attendants don't like belligerent drunks.  Passed out pillheads though...no problem.  And since you don't pop pills, your tolerance should be super low.  Just pop a pill and wake up in NO.  It will be alright, you won't turn into a pillhead overnight.

[rjs246]

I love reading about how everyone is smarter than their doctors and take pride in ignoring medical advice. Great stuff.

[SD]

I love reading about how everyone is smarter than their doctors and take pride in ignoring medical advice. Great stuff.

Are you really claiming that Doctors don't do unnecessary tests and surgery to make a buck? Do you think in the instance of my daughter that I should have let them inject her with anesthesia and shot a laser into her mouth?

[rjs246]

No I'm saying that I enjoy reading about people ignoring the advice of doctors and that it's great stuff.

[Diomedes]

My doctor kept telling me to drink less.  I fired his ass and got another one.   So far, so good.  She must like a drink herself. 

[ice grillin you]

No I'm saying that I enjoy reading about people ignoring the advice of doctors and that it's great stuff.

if the advice is stupid why would you follow it....sleeping pills for a torn rotator cuff?....i dont think so....they be scammin....this isnt refusing life saving surgery

[shorebird]

I love reading about how everyone is smarter than their doctors and take pride in ignoring medical advice. Great stuff.

Hahaha! I think generally doctors try to help. I'm lucky enough to have a good one after two that I wasn't comfortable with. She didn't even want me to go on meds for my high cholesteral. Had me change my diet because she said the type of cholesterol I had could be easily brought down without meds. It was a bitch though limiting my intake of bacon in the middle of tomato season the way I like BLT's. I started taking fiber everyday and the Metamusil seemed to help a bit also.
I guess I'm saying that if you have a doctor you're not comfortable with because you feel they're pushing meds on you, then try another one. They all aren't 'scammin', thats what second opinions are for.

[Seabiscuit36]

No I'm saying that I enjoy reading about people ignoring the advice of doctors and that it's great stuff.

if the advice is stupid why would you follow it....sleeping pills for a torn rotator cuff?....i dont think so....they be scammin....this isnt refusing life saving surgery

I was prescribed ambiens for my shoulder prior to surgery to ensure that I wouldn't develop a tolerance to the pain meds.  It's all dependent on the serverity of the injury.  Mine was bad enough that sleeping was nearly impossible with my shoulder randomly slipping out of place at the slightest movement. 

It sounds like your doc was excited to get you under the knife, rather than addressing the issue with PT and strengthing exercises. 

[SD]

Anyone have any recommendations on a good over the counter sleep aid? I use Valerian but I think I'm becoming immune to it. My problem isn't getting to sleep, it's that I wake up at 1 or 2 AM and can't get back to sleep. It's a nightly problem. I've cut caffeine out completely but it hasn't helped. Some people told me Melatonin works.