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To: rhema

There are a lot of doctors — well, OK, two or three that I know, that I respect. Most doctors are going to tell patients, especially patients with the means to pay, about all the new techniques and all the advances and all the treatments. Most doctors are going to encourage those patients who can afford to do so to try the advanced treatments. Doctors themselves will not be fooled by this tactic.

Our house is all brick veneer. The bricklayers made a few mistakes and bobbles here and there, especially on the gable ends, which are hard to do. My wife, who is a little bit obsessive-compulsive could see nothing except the mistakes. She called a couple of bricklayers out to see if they could correct it. The guys looked at the work and began to tell her how awful the job was and how the first crew had just screwed up everything.

I said, “What do you expect them to tell you when they can make money on it?” Of course, one of the guys still got a job, and I had to write a check.


7 posted on 02/27/2012 8:19:48 AM PST by old3030 (I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look.)
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To: old3030
Doctors have a responsibility to tell patients all the options....and the risks.

I wouldn't say "most"....but that's just me.

50 posted on 02/27/2012 10:22:22 AM PST by Osage Orange (E tan e epi tas)
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