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Dakota Grace's avatar

Too much knowledge, yes. I was a certified surgical tech some years ago now and when I needed a surgical procedure myself, too much knowledge did indeed keep me up at night. On the up side, I chose my CST, my circulating RN, my anesthesiologist, and my surgeons, AND in one instance, I got two surgeons who disliked each other to work together, to everyone’s shock, because I trusted them but not their partners. So there was a benefit in my case at least.

Knowing what I know now and seeing what happened with the reactions to Covid, how medical professionals lost their minds, and spines, I avoid them all like the plague. I’m no longer living near where I worked either so I don’t have the same connections either. Right now I’m dealing with “idiopathic” neuropathy in my feet, (no diabetes, etc.), so I loved your comment about that, though I’m not pathetic, by any measure, but I seem to be the only one concerned about FINDING the cause.

I don’t understand why it’s so easy for drs to shrug and say, we don’t know why. I’m not happy with that answer and still trying to find the cause on my own. Being your own dr, particularly without the benefit of medical school, (it still has benefits though it’s pharma controlled), is not easy and is very time consuming.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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Susan's avatar

Look up a functional nutrition coach/specialist, they can help with that. I am in the process of going through some education they provide to do just that.

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