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In reply to the discussion: Top cancer hospitals across the country treat their patients' PAIN with "woo." [View all]Marr
(20,317 posts)My parents believed in herbal remedies, and when I got an ear infection, they were determined to treat it with the herbs prescribed by their witch doctors. For almost a month I had increasing pain and pressure in my ear, with the final week being literally the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life. Every once in awhile I'd just be hit with this blinding pain that left me literally collapsed on the floor and gasping for air.
Anyway, my mom finally took me to see an actual doctor, who told her I was days, or minutes away from going deaf in that ear. He gave me antibiotics and kept me there until the swelling started going down (about two hours).
Since then I've been a huge fan of science and western medicine, and have no patience at all for woo and people who waste others' precious time with it. Sick people don't have time or resources to waste, and if you're not a doctor, you really should just stay out of the way.