Hey Patty! In whatever manner this post arose, I still find it a worthy discussion overall and wanted to voice my 2 cents.
Rhetorical Q's for all:
Like Loz, generalized anti-doctor posts disturb me (not saying that this was one
) for one main reason. How on earth can we expect perfection from a field that is in perpetual evolution?
I never met my 2 grandparents who died of TB. In the early stages, docs would have misdiagnosed many. Then the sick lived in isolation for years to die or survive, while they searched for a cure. Imagine for a moment how many different treatments they would've explored along the way to finally finding the answer? The question is... should I dislike doc's for robbing me of my grandparents? Or should I praise doc's for saving my generation from this plight?
And for the sake of analogy,... yet another question. Does your personal financial planner keep current with all (thousand's) of mutual funds available, or does he track about 300 or so, struggling to recommend the best? And if he's good, does he also track the performance of all the fund managers and ceo's, as they come and go? Do you know if he's any good at his job? Is it realistic to expect he can guarantee your return will be better than all the options? Are you willing to wait for retirement to find out?
Life is a gamble.
Okay, I think I've rambled enough... that is all!
mig
