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TNNurse

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32. It did not bother me

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 04:46 PM

Feb 2015

He is saying that he will protect the fragile in his practice and he does not want to risk that by having to explain it to someone in his office with an unvaccinated child. Measles could kill one of his patients and he is determined to prevent that.

He should not have to explain to parents the importance of child seats in their cars, unsecured guns and medications in the home. Or are we becoming a nation of ignorant fools who refuse to listen and learn?

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Here's a REAL Physician! [View all] MohRokTah Feb 2015 OP

Ya thing a few new cases of safeinOhio Feb 2015 #1

No. Treant Feb 2015 #12

No--these assholes think the polio vaccine causes cancer, and that polio is not gone, just labeled msanthrope Feb 2015 #15

OMG - I am scared to verify your post. Will make me throw things. nt Lucky Luciano Feb 2015 #19

I haven't heard that one yet. xmas74 Feb 2015 #52

Careful--you'll hurt their feelings. Orrex Feb 2015 #54

I worked in a state run hospital with individuals who were developmentally disabled adults. xmas74 Feb 2015 #56

Music to my ears Orrex Feb 2015 #57

I have a child. xmas74 Feb 2015 #58

I also saw GP6971 Feb 2015 #59

I worked with a dispatcher who had polio. xmas74 Feb 2015 #60

My experience was with a much older person...... GP6971 Feb 2015 #62

My child was vaccinated against everything under the sun. xmas74 Feb 2015 #69

That's my kind of doctor too. brush Feb 2015 #2

Good, I hope he is as frank about the dangers of Statin drugs and overuse of antibiotics. nt tridim Feb 2015 #3

overuse of antibiotics AlbertCat Feb 2015 #4

Several neighbors are currently taking antibiotics for their average winter colds. tridim Feb 2015 #5

Doctor prescribed as a "precaution". AlbertCat Feb 2015 #9

A precaution for a viral infection? F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #34

actually, that advice is changing. mopinko Feb 2015 #81

My wife gets acute sinus infections that develop from minor issues like colds. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #10

For colds? progressoid Feb 2015 #14

Who says it's an average winter cold? OldRedneck Feb 2015 #21

Why is it important for you to derail a serious discussion of an ongoing medical crisis? Orrex Feb 2015 #27

Bravo. I wish more of us would call out these hijackers erronis Feb 2015 #33

Medical treatments don't work the same for everyone everytime IronLionZion Feb 2015 #41

My doc is the same way. But she knows that I don't need the statin when I am going to the gym. LiberalArkie Feb 2015 #6

Given the pediatric practice he described, I'm certain overuse of antibiotics is a HUGE concern MohRokTah Feb 2015 #8

Just wait. I'm sure big pharma has big new plans for their cash cow. nt tridim Feb 2015 #13

He's a paediatrician, I wouldn't expect that he would prescribe statins as a matter of course. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2015 #40

They should amend the Hippocratic Oath to include this status. nt Ykcutnek Feb 2015 #7

Wish my pediatrician's office had the same policy. SunSeeker Feb 2015 #11

Sounds like my kids' first doctor. Crunchy Frog Feb 2015 #16

I agree with the CONTENT of this message -- but his authoritarian, rigid tone would put me off. pnwmom Feb 2015 #17

Yup, me neither. Some doctors are arrogant asses dissentient Feb 2015 #22

Yes, it's important to be polite when asking people to not murder others. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2015 #23

I think it's important for a doctor to address patients with respect. The way he wrote this pnwmom Feb 2015 #24

And I believe the tone is appropriate, given the harm being caused. jeff47 Feb 2015 #25

I don't. He's addressing this not to anti-vaccine people, but to every "you" who is in his practice pnwmom Feb 2015 #26

The point of the comparison to a mass shooting jeff47 Feb 2015 #29

It did not bother me TNNurse Feb 2015 #32

As you are a nurse, you've probably been exposed to your share pnwmom Feb 2015 #36

We have become a nation of ignorant fools BobbyBoring Feb 2015 #37

Rand Paul says "vaccines cause severe mental disorders" TNNurse Feb 2015 #38

+1 marym625 Feb 2015 #76

I imagine the "yous" in his practice who have children who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons dflprincess Feb 2015 #39

Exactly..Thank you. whathehell Feb 2015 #67

address patients with respect. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #35

Um, yeah.. whathehell Feb 2015 #68

Um, yeah.. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #85

So only the rude respect real science and standard courtesy is "woo"? whathehell Feb 2015 #86

What an absurd assumption. AlbertCat Feb 2015 #87

LOL.. whathehell Feb 2015 #88

..... ailsagirl Feb 2015 #61

It's hard to tell from the screen shot, but it doesn't seem to me... Pacifist Patriot Feb 2015 #28

Well, that's simply a matter of ego Orrex Feb 2015 #31

No, the statement I provided is the statement of a particular practice of doctors in Exton, PA. pnwmom Feb 2015 #46

Again, that's ego. Orrex Feb 2015 #47

How do you know he isn't addressing this to all parents in his practice, or potentially pnwmom Feb 2015 #48

You're picking a ridiculous fight. Orrex Feb 2015 #49

You are the one picking a fight. I made the original statement that you reacted to. You like pnwmom Feb 2015 #50

Your assessment of him as "bossy" is a demonstration of your ego. Orrex Feb 2015 #51

Wrong. His "because I said so" attitude coupled with his "you" statements are a demonstration of his pnwmom Feb 2015 #64

Agreed. His policy is correct, but his rudeness sucks whathehell Feb 2015 #65

If you agree with his policy, then he's not addressing you Orrex Feb 2015 #71

No, it's a demonstration of his. whathehell Feb 2015 #66

He's dealing with life-threatening idiocy Orrex Feb 2015 #70

No, he's stating a policy whathehell Feb 2015 #72

Call him and tell him. Otherwise you're just pissing on a tree. Orrex Feb 2015 #73

Aw, gee..Lose the argument or something? Personal attacks like yours are whathehell Feb 2015 #77

On the contrary, there's no argument here. You're wrong, and the doctor is right. Orrex Feb 2015 #80

LOL...What part of "I agree wiith his policy" do you stlll not understand? whathehell Feb 2015 #83

If that's all it takes to get on your Ignore list, then you have very thin skin. Orrex Feb 2015 #84

My 27 yr old daughter was a home birth. The midwives TOLD me which pediatrician to use riderinthestorm Feb 2015 #42

It sounds like he's telling the truth, very clearly bhikkhu Feb 2015 #43

Amen to that! BlueMTexpat Feb 2015 #82

+1 nt MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #63

It is a nice letter marym625 Feb 2015 #75

k&r... spanone Feb 2015 #18

YEEEEHAAAAA! OldRedneck Feb 2015 #20

Saw this on Twitter last night shenmue Feb 2015 #30

Good for him Marrah_G Feb 2015 #44

We must all participate in the greater good. obxhead Feb 2015 #45

The CPS part is a bit much, IMO... Barack_America Feb 2015 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2015 #55

Wrong--haven't you read the thread? Orrex Feb 2015 #74

Well, you can't trust a DOCTOR on these matters...he's in bed with "Big Pharma..." brooklynite Feb 2015 #78

Excellent! Up against the head with a 2x4! I'd go to this doc! nt Nay Feb 2015 #79