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FB family, I must tell folks how much you must be your own advocates in dealing with the medical profession now. I almost didn't make it from having an anaphylaxis response to an OTC medication prescribed by a doctor. Anaphylaxis means the sinuses, throat, and lungs closing up to the point of inability to breathe. It was beyond frightening and took me closer to not being here 4x. What many doctors struggle with is being specialists and not having enough generalists aware of handling polypharmacy with seniors, children, and people with sketchy immune systems. Polypharmacy means taking more than three medications. All you need is one med to interact negatively with another you are taking, and you could be dead from your body's massive histamine reaction.
Please teach your family about this. Learn how to do good AI searches about your conditions and medicines.
Ask questions. Lots and lots of questions. Don't let anyone's doctor's snootery put you off because you only have one body or loved one. Constantly ask about nutrition. There are many nutritional choices we make that can put us in harm's way when using a new medication or combo of such that will reduce effective treatments. Most doctors get zero training in nutrition and polypharmacy.
Also, our medical systems reward specialists monetarily and not generalists, who get a much wider range of knowledge and treatment experiences across different generations, from infants to seniors. It's kinda like turning out automobile mechanics who can only fix a carburetor but have no concept of what is going on with the whole damn car.
You have to be your own advocate. I have a dear friend fighting for life due to a reaction to a medication right now. It's scary cuz I almost wasn't here myself. Learn. Read. Educate. Ask questions, and if someone looks at you funny because you are asking questions, pay no attention to their god complex and ask more questions to satisfy yourself. I don't care if that's your doctor, your mother, father, aunty, uncle, cousin, minister, or priest! Asking questions is how you learn, especially in the medical system.
Christine LaRue
Artist Bio
Christine “Liz” LaRue is a clay artist and illustrationist. She is known for her intricately textured figurative sculptures and emotionally illustrative drawings. Chicago-born though also raised in Utah and Idaho, Ms. LaRue is of Creole/Cuban descent. Her art has been influenced by her Afro-Latino heritage. Ms. LaRue’s interests have been in pre-Columbian art of the Olmec, Maya of Mexico, Nazca, and Moche face pots of Peru. This also includes the bronze sculptures of the Ife of Nigeria and Tā Moko tattoo art of the Maōri.
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