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Old Nov 13, 2007, 07:03 PM
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All I got by putting too much trust in my doctor (I'd "never" been sick until my appendix burst at age 53 so had to trust the doctors as I didn't know anything) was nearly getting killed 2-3 times. I was the one who finally had to Google in self-defense and figure out how to fix what was wrong after being hospitalized for a week (which still didn't fix the problem!) and sick for 5 months. A $5,000 problem cost over $40,000 and instead of taking 3-5 days until I was better, took 5 months.

I'm wiser now than I was then. Too bad the various doctors don't appear to be/understand "why" we're Googling.
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