Re: older women not benefiting as much - I wonder????
Maybe you are on to something Jean.
I noticed my older friends do not question their doctors.
They do not ask many questions. They just accept whatever the doctor tells them to do. The view of the doctor and patient relationship was different when they were brought up. They were taught not to question their doctors, because they believed their doctors knew everything.
I on the other hand am a doctor's worst nightmare. My view is that we discuss everything and work as a team to take care of whatever problems pop up. I do not agree to anything unless we discuss it like two partners.
I do my own research after asking for literature from the doctors office on whatever subject we are discussing. I also get copies of all my test results and sometimes get other medical opinions on the subject.
I even did that when I ended up in the ER with a broken hip !!!!!!!!!! I did not sign the consent for for a doctor I was not familar with to operate on me unless he sat down and talked to me and answered my questions first.
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