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Dr. Richard Grossman:
Worn:  “I have an appointment with my current pcp tomorrow.  We've talked about how when I tell him how I'm doing I know there's probably not much he can do about it, but I want him to document it anyway.”

I think that’s great, Worn!  (And by the way, welcome back!) 

Richard

Hopalong:
Hi Doc G,
My mind is still twinging (red flag! red flag!) over your mention that you work in your "moldy basement."

Whether or not it has a key impact on your illnesses I don't know, but it is truly a factor in poor health.
Here is an excellent objective summary.

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.acpm.org/resource/resmgr/timetools-files/timetool_indoormold_resource.pdf

Hope it helps even a bit,
Hops

Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi Hops,

Sorry, I didn’t mean to discount the importance of mold by not responding to your concern.  I read the article—thanks for sending it my way.  Luckily (knock on wood), I have no upper respiratory symptoms—and for years we have run a dehumidifier all summer long, so everything is now much dryer in our offices.

Richard

Dr. Richard Grossman:
Hi ann3,


--- Quote from: ann3 on March 25, 2015, 09:41:40 PM ---Dr. G,

I am so sorry to hear you are suffering.  You've done so much good for others, so it saddens me even more.  Maybe try alternative therapies, like acupuncture?
You are such a Gentleman for writing the PCP such a reasonable, rational note.  It's his loss & your gain.  I hope you find a caregiver who's really wonderful and who will help you to feel better.  And, if ya need some sympathy & some atta boys, why not post here?  I think you're pretty well loved here.

I know I'm crossing threads, but this is beautifully written &, IMO, worthy of a (your?) book; if you want, maybe just change some names.  I like the narrator's voice:

--- Quote ---At least in my neck of the woods (the Harvard Medical School system), many doctors went into the profession and ended up here in small part to help people, but in large part because of the status.  I was naïve enough in my 20’s to believe that the Harvard Medical School system was where the smartest doctors/health professionals in the world were.  What I found was a world dominated by narcissism and politics.  I was told repeatedly while I was on staff and teaching at Mass. General Hospital that I had to play the game.  LOL, my genes would never allow it—my daughter is exactly the same way.  So was my mother (my mother almost did not graduate Barnard College because she refused to meet the silly gym requirement.)  The last time I questioned the dominance of politics over all else, my MGH unit chief said “Welcome to the adult world,” and I said, via subtext:  “Not my adult world.”  I quit—and disappeared (in my work life) to my moldy basement—a tiny space that ultimately became filled with love, attachment, and real people.  (OK, the occasional spider would bow and scrape…)  Who could ask for a better world?!!!
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Thank you--I feel the love from the Board that you refer to.  That love is also an important part of my life.  I'll respond to the book idea in the Back Again thread  (http://www.voicelessness.com/disc3//index.php?topic=10328.0).

Richard

mudpuppy:
Hiya Doc,
Nothing to add to the discussion about doctors, but I did have an auto-immune disorder a few years back called sarcoid which manifests as tiny clumps of macrophages forming granulomas, most often in the lungs. The granulomas are relatively harmless but the body forms scar tissue around them. It usually turns itself off and mine already had by the time I  went to the doc. It can be serious but mine just resulted in some scarring of my lower lungs and what the eggheads call exertional dyspnea; you get short of breath easier when you exert yourself.

All of which is the long way of saying it left me with a persistent nagging cough, because almost all auto-immune diseases result in inflammation.
I suck down 1500mg of krill oil per day and my cough is gone. If I stop it comes back. It is an amazing anti inflammatory and has no side effects other than good ones such as protecting your coronary arteries. Can't hurt to use it whatever is going on with you, assuming you aren't already.

Dr. Mud

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