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21 Apr 2011

Patients always ask what we would do in their place, says Copperfield, but they should be asking what they would do if they were doctors

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Anonymous,
19 Apr 2011
Some patients seem to fantasize that us overpaid physicians are so obsessed by our own medical state that we arrange hundreds of tests and investigations on ourselves. Logically, they then want "equality"-if these lazy lot all get weekly MRIs then so should I ! How do we address these odd ideas?? Explain the truth-I find that there isn't the time for the weekly MRIs as the Bentley needs servicing and the house servants need inspecting or I am relaxing quaffing Chateau Lafite.
David Iles
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Anonymous,
19 Apr 2011
I will treasure the phrase "full-on gorilla's gonads solution"! steven martin
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Anonymous,
21 Apr 2011
I guess that doctors who recommend the higher-risk choice will be sued if it goes wrong. In theory, proper advice and documentation of the advice given should cover you; but is it worth the risk? Peter English
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Anonymous,
21 Apr 2011
gimme summa them monkey-nuts peter windross
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