>>>>>>I'm of the view "Use whatever works and does the least damage in the process." I tend to try the homeopath method first and if it doesn't work, go with conventional medicine. That's been the case since the mid 70s. Homeopath is pretty common here.
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>>>>>>After years, you learn which illnesses or infections to go straight for the conventional modern medicine and which ones can be treated using homeopathic remedies.
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>>>>>Yes.
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>>>>>When my son broke his arm (he now has two metal plates) that was a definite yes for doctors and nurses etc. Apart from the nurse in the middle of the night who was fairly mean. .The nursing staff also got torn off a strip by the consultant for not following her instructions on pain relief .
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>>>>I have been on your side in this debate, on the grounds that it's your decision to make, but that last detail gives me pause. Do I understand correctly that you didn't want your son to have any and all relief from the pain of a broken arm?
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>>>Yes I'm a beast.
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>>>No of course not.
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>>>The consultant didn't think he was being given enough pain relied by the nursing staff . She'd prescribed something pretty strong after his op and they hadn't given it.
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>>>I'm all for pain relief .
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>>Good. It's nice to have been wrong.
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>OTOH Our attitude to pain is interesting.
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>In older civilizations people went through surgery with no pain relief and just endured it. (i'm reading a biography of Samuel Pepys at the moment. He had a gall stone removed with no anaesthetic. It makes you eyes water.

I've got that book (Thomlinson?). And yes, it DOES make your eyes water |>{