That lovely doctor's appointment

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That lovely doctor's appointment
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Mon, 06-25-2007 - 11:23pm

I was sitting in the waiting room of my doctor's office this morning, waiting to get my pap done when I had a thought.

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Registered: 07-28-2006
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 11:53am
It really makes no difference to me. I've had both male and female doctors. But when my male doctor is doing the exam, he always brings in a woman/midwife from the office inside with him which makes me feel more comfortable.
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Registered: 04-13-2004
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 2:16pm

When it comes to "down there" I have always gone to a women doctors. I am sure it is all in my head, but they have to go through it too, so I feel they know all the right things to say and do. Just my experience, though. I am sure there are a lot of great male OB/GYN doctors out there....

Are you going to an allergist for your allergies? I only ask because I have allergies and asthma. For about 12 years, my GP was not treating my asthma correctly. It was not until I went to my new GP who explained that I needed more then just my albuteral inhaler to treat it. Allergist actually test to see what you are alleric to and then treat you. My other GP doctors just kept giving me new meds all the time. Kind of like, "if this doens't work, then try this" over and over.... Nothing was right. Now my alleries and asthma are much more under control.

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Tue, 06-26-2007 - 2:46pm

Yes, be sure to get the "recipe" from a doctor, otherwise you can end up when an infection worse than what you started with . . . I found a link for the Neti Pot, but I think you're right, I think most anything with a spout of sorts would work, as long as it's sterilized.

http://www.herballoveshop.com/product.asp?PID=3124

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Registered: 08-16-2005
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 3:21pm

I prefer a female doctor. I find that interesting about the chlymidia (sp?) test as if you couldn't contract it after a certain age. Very odd.

Anyhow, have you ever tried Xlear? It's a nasal wash found at health food stores and it's non addicting, I love it, it's made with xilotol (sp?) the same stuff that's in gum anyhow, it's a more natural way to clean the nostrils of allergens, basically almost like using a netty pot which by the way have you ever considered just using a netty pot and cleaning out your nostrils. LOL

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 06-26-2007 - 6:10pm

I might have to look for that stuff at the store.

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Registered: 08-16-2005
Wed, 06-27-2007 - 7:48am
You can get Xlear at The Vitamin Shoppe or Trader Joes if you want to read about it on www.xlear.com

Smile,

Deirdre

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Registered: 04-07-2003
Wed, 06-27-2007 - 11:13pm
My mom used to use an aspirator on me when I was little... I would get such bad colds that I couldn't breathe, let alone blow my nose. To this day, I hate those things.

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