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Originally Posted by Cybersprings
We were cross posting, so I posted my last post before reading this.
I do not question your medical knowledge or experience. I do not know if you were a horrible doctor, great doctor, or something in between. But l have no basis to assume anything other than the best. I have never tried to stack my medical knowledge and experience against yours, it would not be pretty for me.
But I believe that doctors should be precise or people die. And you are far from precise. You make blanket statements that are categorically wrong. And its obvious from many posts that people trust you because you are a doctor. You owe them thoughtful responses if you are going to speak with the authority of a doctor.
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No offense, and I'm really not looking for a p!$$!ng match, but please point out a statement that is "categorically wrong". Some may be exaggerations to make a point, but overall they are accurate. You cannot hunt for rare exceptions and hold that up as a standard. I think I have been pretty consistent---I acknowledged referring patients to chiropractors and other ancillary services when appropriate, but pretty harshly warn against getting evaluated by those fringe practitioners first. Sorry if I ruffle some feathers, but the public sometimes just doesn't "get it". There are a lot of quacks and snake oil salesmen out there, and if I can do some small part to protect the innocent, I'm going to take it.
As far as "having a degree and being retired" goes, I think my career is a bit more than that. For all anyone knows, when they play Dr. Google they may be quoting me from the content that I myself have written. When they need inpatient medical care, they may be receiving treatment under protocols that I have written. So, consider it arrogant if you will, but I feel obligated to utilize my extensive knowledge to benefit others, within certain constraints of law and ethics. And yes, sometimes I get overzealous.