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Yes I get concerned about the medication. Do I think for one second that Drs love us being ill and are prescribing medications to make money.... no and find that a bit offensive. What I don’t understand Is people going to Medical Doctors and being surprised that they are prescribed medications. We have the choice to decide for ourselves if we want traditional medicine, holistic, or combination. Medical professional follow specific scientific model.... Is it the best treatment for everyone, no it isn’t. In fact, I’m having to make the decision to go back on the meds or not... due to side effects. But that’s my choice and we all just do the best we can. I wish this disease had one cure and it was instant. Unfortunately it, along with many illnesses don’t. I’m thankful their are MDs that are willing to work 80 hours a week to try to help. Some may be in it for money as you said you have heard, but being married to one, I know he wants nothing more than for his patients to have a good response and would never “ love” for his pts to be sick so that he makes $. Choose Western Med, Eastern, Holistic, or no treatment at all.... that’s on each of us.
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Well said, @jaejack . Personally I don't believe doctors want their patients to not recover from their diseases so they can continue to make money off of us. There is no guarantee that, even if we get cured for certain diseases, we will stay free of that disease. Even if that is true, more people will be born and get sick after us. So I don't see doctors running out of patients to treat and having to rely on what patients they have currently on hand to make a living. My pulmonologist gave me all the pros and cons of the big 3 to treat MAC and let me decide what I wanted to do. Because I don't have other underlying diseases and are otherwise very healthy and active, I chose not to go on the meds. So we decided together that we would take the "wait and see" route. He only sees me once a year unless my condition gets worse. So far so good on my part and he is happy with that. In the meantime, he's got plenty other patients to take care of. I need to make my appointments at least 6 months in advance. So I highly doubt he would run out of patients just because I chose not to get on the treatment and decided to only see him once a year.