Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney) (08/10/90)
Index Number: 9699 >after several months I know it is probably not going to be bad at all in my >case. It would be almost as bad as if your doc had said your paralyzed and >walked out the door with nothing else said. Based on your comments about >your wife you do understand. Did she go through a period of not knowing >what she had or if she had anything at all? . Yes, it was a period of about 10 years that her doctors kept saying it's only in your head. Needless to say it had a completely demoralizing effect on her mental condition. That's why I'm so upset when doctors are not honest with their patients. Believe it or not when my doctor told me that I was going to be paralyzed he did just about the same thing to me as your doctor did to you. I really don't remember that much about it because it was such a shock and it was almost 24 years ago. When I was told of my condition I developed a stress ulcer within 24 hours. I can see why they didn't tell me right away because it took about two weeks to get me stabilized to the point where they thought that I would live. I have no quarrel with you saying that the doctors have to walk a fine line. I know that I wouldn't want to be in their position of having to tell someone that kind of news. Frank. -- Via Opus Msg Kit v1.01 -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!261!1000!Frank.Whitney Internet: Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org