I just had an argument with a stranger on our mutual friend's facebook status. She is pregnant and getting the H1N1 vaccine. This other friend cautioned against it. I told her it's none of our business, but I was glad to hear she is getting it. Then this obvious anti-government conspiracy theorist and I argued about the vaccine's safety. I let him have the last word, because how can I sway a conspiracy theorist to think differently? Not worth my time.
Did you ever wonder what your doctor was thinking? My patients don't. I tell them. Now I'm telling you. Beyond the walls of the exam room there is a lot to know about the world and how it affects your health. Dr. IcedLatte is here to cut off a little slice and dice it up for 'ya.
But remember, just because I'm a physician, I'm not YOUR physician. I have no relationship with you. I have assumed not a single aspect of your care. You have a medical problem? I heartily encourage you to find a warm, caring, smart primary care provider who will be more than willing to help you IN THEIR office. I am a warm, caring, and smart primary care provider IN MY OFFICE, not online. I might not even be a doctor. Only me and the State Medical Board know for sure.
Other things I might be: working mom; clumsy, chubby, tired, busy, neurotic, compulsive, wife, daughter, cousin, cook, erstwhile great friend, coffee fiend, laundress, hack photographer. I am NOT a marathon runner.
Don't sit there in the back of the room!
Gentle Reader, please do feel free to comment. I welcome questions, suggestions, and ideas. I do moderate all comments. If you're selling something, including an agenda I think is a little whack, I won't be posting you. But go ahead and try. You never know when my defenses might be down.
Almost spit my Diet Coke across the room. Excellent link, my friend. Excellent.
ReplyDeleteI just had an argument with a stranger on our mutual friend's facebook status. She is pregnant and getting the H1N1 vaccine. This other friend cautioned against it. I told her it's none of our business, but I was glad to hear she is getting it. Then this obvious anti-government conspiracy theorist and I argued about the vaccine's safety. I let him have the last word, because how can I sway a conspiracy theorist to think differently? Not worth my time.
ReplyDeleteYou can't win a vaccine argument, Momsbrain. You just can't. Relax and enjoy not getting the flu.
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