Just a rant...

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Hello folks,

 

I heard from a good friend (known her almost 20 years now) the other

day, and I find myself more and more frustrated and dejected over

what's happening to her. The first problem was polycystic ovarian

issues which went undiagnosed even when she grew a beard on her chin.

One of the MDs finally " figured it out " 12 years later when she

complained she was only have a period every 6 months of so. Except that

his " diagnosis " was -- ready? " You're infertile " . No " treatment " . No

further info. Nothing.

 

Except 5 years later, another doctor tells her the only " cure " is a

complete hysterectomoy (she was 35 at the time). She does that, and

then of course starts on HRT - which leaves her depressed, suicidal,

and panicky most of the time. To shorten this very long, long story,

let me just say that she went from there to add anti-depressents,

anti-anxiety drugs, and more. Several months ago she mentioned they had

put her now on anti-psychotics, because she's got " borderline

personality disorder " . A few weeks ago, I got an email from her saying

she'd had to have surgery because she " passed out for some reason " and

fell and shattered her ankle. A few days ago, she says her doctor has

now discovered she has the pre-condition for a severe osteoporosis, and

so has started her on the latest drug to " slow " that down.

 

My frustrations are twofold. One, knowing from my little research so

far that she could have probably been completely helped years ago with

some natural (but not patentable) progesterone, so that she never

needed to grow a beard and then " need " a complete hysterectomy. Which

would have meant she wouldn't " need " the screwy HRT, which then made

her " need " the psych-drug-soup she's now on, and which no doubt is the

cause of her losing 40% bone mass in the last several years. The

incompetence, the arrogance, the complete lack of any real science, and

the outright butchery of the human body and mind for profit that is so

evident in her " doctors " care of her is outrageous.

 

My other frustration is that she's still going along with all this.

She's going along with being " the victim " -- not of " traditional

medicine " , but of all the things now caused and made up that make her

incapable of living a normal life anymore. As I said, she and I have

been very good friends for years now, and it hurts me to watch her

spiral further and further down, while not wanting to try something

else or at least just step out of what's hurting her. But I can't MAKE

her do anything, of course. But it's SO frustrating to watch!

Especially when my own health matters are getting better and better in

inverse proportion to my time AWAY from " traditional medicine " .

 

Anyway... just letting off some steam... thanks for listening.

 

Jent

 

" The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of

private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State

itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism - ownership of government by an

individual, by a group or by any controlling private power. " -Franklin Delano

Roosevelt

 

" I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the

people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and

sudden usurpations. " -James Madison