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I agree that the modality of treating symptoms and not curing disease is probably causing more problems then just having the disease. I disagree that it is the
by FollowingTheDao 3y ago
I agree that the modality of treating symptoms and not curing disease is probably causing more problems then just having the disease.
I disagree that it is the best we can do. I have essentially cured my self of an "incurable" disease, one which was treated with drugs that masked the symptoms while my nervous system kept collapsing. when doctors see my labs and I tell them my story they are uninterested. That has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with curiosity and compassion.
My mother was told to take a baby aspirin everyday for her heart. Then the doctor one day to her just to stop taking them. It turns out that "just stopping" casued her to have a mini stroke (TIAs) which was well known issue when stopping long term low dose aspirin. That, and the fact that psychiatrists killed my nephew with medications, has led me to truths about the medical and pharmaceutical industries that see them as an obstacle to human health.
- Supermancho 3y agoI happen to have been taking a blood thinner since I was 9 (almost 40 years now) due to a congenital defect and then the ongoing surgeries. I am aware of the evils of US pharma. Perhaps "the best we can do" was flippant. Apologies.