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Originally posted by evenodds
That's nothing to be proud of: in my experience, medical families have the worst health care because they always self-medicate and self-diagnose and feel the same about doctors as you do. (Although it is very convenient when you forget a prescription while traveling.)
Anyway, I was amazed that our doctor did not advise the OddMan to alter his diet, stop smoking, or stop drinking. Well, she does want him to stop smoking, but she didn't give him a hard time about it.
So maybe it wouldn't be as bad as you think.
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I always ask my wife's dad about medical care. I had a friend recently who was diagnosed with a condition whereby his liver produces too much iron. He told his young doctor how much he drinks and his doctor freaked and told him he was an alcoholic and would die if he kept drinking any booze.
I asked my father in law about this since he trests patients with blood conditions. He said "Stupid young doctor - she's full of shit". His advice - drink all you like within reason. The damage done by iron overproduction and the damage done by booze are two different animals which do not work in concert.
Caveat: Her family all say stop smoking immediately to every smoker they see.
