Doctors know BEST!...

[yulia]

or do they, really?

 

[Kaytee]

not always. I believe it is very important to find a doctor that is willing to listen to you and that you can trust. We went through 3 peds before I found one that I do trust with my daughter's health. Parents need to do their own research on things and then decide what is best for their child. Again they do need to be able to trust another with their child's health though

 

[fallon]

No I don't think the doctor's always know best, but there are some good doctors out there who are worth listening to. I think most of them however are out to line their pockets by pushing drugs that aren't always the best way to go.

 

[Lissa]

No. They don't. Instincts are very important when you have a child. Doctors do not have that.

 

[yulia]

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[musicmom]

No they don't. I have actually diagnosed my own daughter! My dr never heard of what she has and said he had to go look it up. I thought "what the hell is he doing with the degree"?

 

[Kaytee]

whihch is why it is so oo important to research stuff on your own as well as gettng a doctors opinion. GOod for you for knowing music

 

[musicmom]

whihch is why it is so oo important to research stuff on your own as well as gettng a doctors opinion. GOod for you for knowing music

Why thank you, thank *bowing* Dr's should never under estimate a mother.

 

[Kaytee]

Amen!!

 

[Kim]

I love the doc I have now, but her first one definitley did not know best. I think that other posters are right - there is a certain amount of intuition needed, and docs just don't have that.

 

[Lissa]

No they don't. I have actually diagnosed my own daughter! My dr never heard of what she has and said he had to go look it up. I thought "what the hell is he doing with the degree"?

I had a similar experience when Oliver was 7 months old. I knew he was lactose intolerant but the doctor told me that he was too old to get lactose intolerance. Well, after a month of diarreah I demanded a lactose test and sure enough, I was right.

 

[FooserX]

When we thought Bradley had Muscular Dystrophy, we took him to one Dr, and she didn't see any problems with his walk.

Then we went to another clinic, and the lead nurse said the same.

Finally, I was like "GET ME A REAL DOCTOR!!!"

lol...and he saw right off the bat that there was a problem.

 

[yulia]

Check this out:
"Eczema almost never caused by food allergies", so I was told by my son's former ped :arghh:

 

[Kaytee]

I don't think it is caused by food allergies, BUT food allergies trigger it

 

[Kaytee]

but too add I know VERY little about it

 

[ljmahr]

I agree with alot of the other people who posted. I think a doctor who actually listen's to you (as the parent or patient) is the best. I love the doctor we have now, ok well actually it is the nurse practitioner at the office my daughter see's. She has 4 kids of her own and very down to earth. Love her!