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It wasn't until after having a kid and getting very conflicting advice from different doctors for the same issues that I realized doctors are mostly making educ
by jobu 12y ago
It wasn't until after having a kid and getting very conflicting advice from different doctors for the same issues that I realized doctors are mostly making educated guesses on treatment.
Fortunately, there's a significant placebo effect for nearly any treatment from a doctor, so even when doctors make guesses it often ends up helping.
- Alex3917 12y agoNot sure how much placebo effect is going to help with a bacterial infection. Especially with this new disease that was just discovered in New York State last year, you get it within 15 minutes (unlike Lyme which allegedly takes 24 hours) and it has a 30% chance of killing you. The members of my local mycology group are getting absolutely dropped by these things... One of our members almost died a couple months ago after having the white blood cell count of an end stage AIDS patient. It's almost suicidal to go into the woods without pants stuffed into your socks, a long sleeve shirt tucked into your pants, and all your clothes treated with permethrin. I've even started wearing boxer briefs just to keep them out of there at least.
- cylinder 12y agoWhat disease is this?
- Alex3917 12y agoPowassan virus: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=powassan%20virus%20new%20york https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e...
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- cjcole 12y ago"I've even started wearing boxer briefs just to keep them out of there at least." Sadly, doesn't work. I've found two attached under the elastic band. Maybe they like the heat?