tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post4247835067853134312..comments2023-11-02T04:53:05.386-05:00Comments on kc bob: Not all Pain is Gainkc bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-64422329230209096702010-02-27T07:56:53.093-06:002010-02-27T07:56:53.093-06:00I am so glad you have a doc that you can trust Bar...I am so glad you have a doc that you can trust Barbara. It blesses me to know that you both have that kind of support.kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-77571569564451388492010-02-27T00:31:20.043-06:002010-02-27T00:31:20.043-06:00My son is on a few psych meds right now that have ...My son is on a few psych meds right now that have very difficult side effects. He is going to ask his doctor to switch them, but obviously his dr. chose these for a reason. I trust his dr, completely (can't say that about to many of them) he's been a psychiatrist for over 30 years. I don't know how this fits in exactly, but yes, sometimes side effects are awful. I hope and pray that someday Keven can be off meds completely!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-31116943068151770622010-02-26T17:15:29.086-06:002010-02-26T17:15:29.086-06:00@CR - good point about doctors practicing.. just w...@CR - good point about doctors practicing.. just wished they acted like they were :)kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-45556540075951608112010-02-26T12:15:21.669-06:002010-02-26T12:15:21.669-06:00What burns me up, Bob, is that health insurance pl...What burns me up, Bob, is that health insurance plans that cover prescriptions will often not cover a drug that works and force the substitute of another that either does NOT work or has adverse side effects. A dear friend who passed away last year was constantly fighting with Aetna because they would approve medications she absolutely could not take and disallow drugs she could. I have to wonder if the stress from all of that didn't contribute to her death at 54. :( My sister-in law went through the same thing when they switched her from Crestor to Zocor and now she thinks may have caused permanent muscle injury to her legs.<br /><br />My own experience with a drug that proved hazardous to my health came when my doctor put me on a second medication to control my diabetes. Even the tiniest dose of Glyburide caused my blood sugar to go so low, I would be in danger of blacking out! Fortunately my doctor took me off Glyburide and I'm doing well enough with Metformin now.<br /><br />As for doctors, there IS a reason they're called PRACTICING physicians. The medical profession as we know it today is barely over 100 years old.crownringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091550580924650465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-72501814330493363212010-02-26T08:07:41.958-06:002010-02-26T08:07:41.958-06:00Zocor did the same thing to me Wanda! My doc didn...Zocor did the same thing to me Wanda! My doc didn't recognize the side effect when I told him about it. Alas, had to get advice from my sister.<br /><br />What a story Casey! Reminds me that even the person who graduates at the bottom of med school is still called "doctor".kc bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440862813109808755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-85956325033414842132010-02-25T23:00:57.561-06:002010-02-25T23:00:57.561-06:00I cut the tip of my toe at taekwondo practice one ...I cut the tip of my toe at taekwondo practice one time, and it got infected. I let it go for a while, but then my whole toe turned red. By that time, I had forgotten about the original cut and decided I must have athlete's foot. I put some athlete's foot medicine on it and waited some more. The whole foot turned red. I went to the dermatologist. She prescribed a medicine for me. I was allergic to the medicine, so it got worse. I went back, and she increased the dosage, not realizing it was an allergic reaction. Almost immediately, my foot exploded in blisters. The next day, I was in excruciating pain and went to a hospital. There, they deduced it was an allergy and gave me some different medicine which cleared everything up in a week or so. Can't say I gained anything from that pain except the conviction that I should never go back to that first doctor again. You should see the picture I took of my foot at its worst. Everybody that saw my foot thought I was going to have to have it amputated. Even my wife thought that, but she kept silent, not wanting to worry me.Caseyhttp://www.hoshuha.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-749955731953911627.post-22739651593725424762010-02-25T22:25:43.377-06:002010-02-25T22:25:43.377-06:00Yes, I sure did. I was on Cholesterol, Zocor and ...Yes, I sure did. I was on Cholesterol, Zocor and experienced horrible leg cramps. So painful. Then I read an article, that Zorcor was being taken off the market due to people getting muscle damage from taking it. I called my Doctor and was immediately taken off, and given a different one. Sometimes the side effects are worse than the decease.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.com