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[quote=Anonymous]Ageism is rampant in medicine. I agree with pp that it's impossible to get doctors to take anyone seriously who has a chronic condition. 50% of the population goes through menopause, and there is little understanding of how it affects the body. More and more research is coming out. The majority of doctors are mostly oblivious to ongoing research and are blind to their biases. Have some sympathy for your parents.

My mom got the runaround from her obgyn practice for a spot on her vulva. I insisted she see a deramatologist and not stop until she found someone to biopsy it. (The culture came back negative.) Well, it was cancer.

My dad went in for surgery and his wife and I asked the doctors several times about anesthesia and was repeatedly told it was local. We were concerned because he has Alzheimer's. But, lo and behold the anesthesiologist came in and said he was putting him out day of surgery. I was furious and things got tense because if we'd had the information prior, we might have made another decision.

You might help them advocate. [/quote]

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