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    wagnerrp said:
    That's great. Have you made meaningful contributions? You can call yourself whatever you want, but other people won't.
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    I have chosen an anonymous 'nym. You have not, for which you have my respect. Still, you do not know who I am or what I have done, or where. Suffice that these do not relate to medicine.
    wagnerrp said:
    There's a saying, "trust but verify". Trust that one doctor will give their honest, professional, learned opinion, but it's just an educated opinion. Trust that when they find themselves outside their expertise, they will refer you to an appropriate specialist. There's a reason they call it "practicing", because you're supposed to understand that you don't know everything. By all means, get a second opinion. Get a third opinion. Particularly for things that may have life changing consequences. Don't consider that your opinion counts as one of those for an acute symptom.
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    We appear to be in violent agreement. But... how does one understand that something might have life changing consequences without spending at least the proverbial half-hour on WebMD?
    wagnerrp said:
    For a chronic symptom, one that you've lived with for years, one that you've spent years investigating to learn more about yourself, then maybe your opinion is insightful. That's years of investigation and study, not just half an hour on WebMD.
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    Very sore point. You do not know my personal story, which I have yet to post and will yet be at least a few more months. I regret it is not available today, for your amusement.
    wagnerrp said:
    Why would they? That's what an RD (dietician) is for.
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    For the simple reason that nutrition is the foundation of who we are, the foundation of life, and (imho should be) the foundation of medicine.
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    In this example, an RPh (pharmacist). They're the backstop to double check any prescribed medications for contraindications.
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    That is my point, and possibly a large contributor to the epidemic of needless drug deaths. Pharmacists or pharmacologists typically are not called, no double-checks are performed.

    And people die.
     
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