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OhZone

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28. Well, you're better than my old Uncle's doctors -

Reply to Aristus (Reply #24)

Sun Feb 28, 2021, 02:50 PM

Feb 2021

His main doc was trying to be holistic with him, but he really didn't know what that meant.

His main doc's partner wanted to prescribe 4 medications to him.

He went back to his main doc, who wanted to prescribe just one, not all four.

I don't remember everything Uncle Nick said about it all, but he left those docs, went to a new doc who recommended no meds and some nutritional changes, and less coffee.

I won't go into the doc who lied to me.

So, yeah, skepticism.

You do seem better than the docs I mention above.

But I do not completely trust any authority.

Sorry.

BTW, my current doc has mixed feelings about the yearly flu vaccine too.

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I don't understand anti-vaxxers. [View all] zanana1 Feb 2021 OP

That's just it paleotn Feb 2021 #1

The crziest ones believe soldierant Mar 2021 #39

There is no logic involved. Archae Feb 2021 #2

Doesn't make any sense to me Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2021 #3

Would they prefer small pox and polio? Just askin'? rickyhall Feb 2021 #4

There are degrees of anti-vaccers. OhZone Feb 2021 #5

Are they afraid that it will change their body chemistry? zanana1 Feb 2021 #7

Thimerosal preserved vaccines did contain mercury, about as much as in a can of tuna elias7 Feb 2021 #14

I had my first shot last week. zanana1 Feb 2021 #16

It also wasn't the same type of mercury in tuna Major Nikon Feb 2021 #32

Everyone loves to claim that they're "balanced". Aristus Feb 2021 #20

I get what you're saying, and my ex who works in the medical field would agree, but - OhZone Feb 2021 #22

If you re-read what I wrote, nowhere did I say modern medicine was perfect. Aristus Feb 2021 #24

Well, you're better than my old Uncle's doctors - OhZone Feb 2021 #28

I'm a Physician Assistant, not a doctor. Aristus Feb 2021 #30

Mercury still exists in some vaccines Major Nikon Feb 2021 #25

At one time they thought vaccinations caused autism. Who knows now what their expanded beliefs are. brush Feb 2021 #6

"At one time?" They still do. Archae Feb 2021 #23

As I'm sure you know at one time DU was infested with anti-vax loons Major Nikon Feb 2021 #33

Unfortunately, the anti-vaxxers really haven't left. Archae Feb 2021 #37

Lack of critical thinking and easily influenced by wrong information OnDoutside Feb 2021 #8

my doctor called me an anti-vaxxer because I didn't get the flu vaccine for demigoddess Feb 2021 #9

Everyone needs it. Get your flu vaccine. Aristus Feb 2021 #21

I have been getting the flu vaccine for the last few years but I'm not special, I just never had the demigoddess Feb 2021 #38

Some docs seem to be using the anti-vaxxer label to put you in the same group - OhZone Feb 2021 #29

They are ignorant Dingbats jpak Feb 2021 #10

They deny logic so it would be hard to explain their motives randr Feb 2021 #11

There are all different kinds of anti-vaxxers mysteryowl Feb 2021 #12

Humans are not rational beings. Kaleva Feb 2021 #13

it's the dysinfo of the left. mopinko Feb 2021 #15

A friend of mine "doesn't trust" the vaccines Wicked Blue Feb 2021 #17

Most of them are crybabies Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #18

Then I'm a crybaby. hamsterjill Feb 2021 #19

Well, I did say most, not all. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #26

But did you ever actually faint? hamsterjill Feb 2021 #27

No, I've never fainted. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #31

Thank you. hamsterjill Feb 2021 #34

This sounds awful. birdographer Feb 2021 #35

I plan to make the medical personnel aware and apologize. hamsterjill Feb 2021 #36