My doctor has ‘reconsidered’ my initial blood test results and arrived at a second opinion. To be fair, it’s good value when you don’t have to approach someone else to get your second opinion! So much more convenient.
He had originally felt that a diet and exercise regime would be the best initial course of action. Now he feels that immediate medication is required. Of course I simply replied that whatever he recommend is fine by me.
He made a big point of the possible side-effects of medication. It was almost as if he was covering himself in case these became a problem.
I wonder if some other patients perhaps become ever so slightly indignant over side effects? In this day and age of ‘human rights’ I can imagine the grief he gets when his life-saving prescriptions cause public flatulence or some such minor inconvenience!
Also, my wife has to pick up the prescription tomorrow as well as replacing most of this week’s grocery delivery which had arrived the day after my diagnosis. I'm sure I'll find another use for the biscuit tin!
He had originally felt that a diet and exercise regime would be the best initial course of action. Now he feels that immediate medication is required. Of course I simply replied that whatever he recommend is fine by me.
He made a big point of the possible side-effects of medication. It was almost as if he was covering himself in case these became a problem.
I wonder if some other patients perhaps become ever so slightly indignant over side effects? In this day and age of ‘human rights’ I can imagine the grief he gets when his life-saving prescriptions cause public flatulence or some such minor inconvenience!
Also, my wife has to pick up the prescription tomorrow as well as replacing most of this week’s grocery delivery which had arrived the day after my diagnosis. I'm sure I'll find another use for the biscuit tin!
