Second Opinion to Second ChancesWritten by Janet Auty-Carlisle
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1. You are responsible for your own health care. It's your body nobody else's. If you aren't sure about something or want a second opinion then get it. Your medical team should support such a decision. If they don't support you go find a new doctor or medical practitioner. 2. ask lots of questions. Be educated about your illness. Receiving a diagnosis of a future filled with chronic care, chronic illness and no chance for recovery is life altering no doubt, but it is not life ending. 3. Take time to do what you love, take time to surround yourself with people you love and create a supportive network. If your medical team is not part of this network go find another one. Never be afraid to query your doctor and challenge them on therapies if you feel uncertain. 4. Always, always, always ask for information if you are not sure what you are being told. Finally, if your doctor is rushed, and who isn't, insist they spend more time with you if you have questions. I often left my doctor's office feeling as if I had been brushed off for more important cases and felt very frustrated. Don't forget, like you, your doctor is also a human being with feelings and issues and if you have a chronic illness you will be in a relationship together for a long time. Work together to create a comfortable visit each and every time you go to office. Resource Box: Janet Auty-Carlisle’s mission is to coach people into being best they can be and to help them live best life possible. She speaks passionately on overcoming hurdles everyone faces in life, and learning to transition through many changes that we all experience. She believes that everyone can achieve greatness: They just have to believe in themselves. Her website is www.tobeyourbest.net.
Janet was misdiagnosed with Parkinson's disease, after being on the medication for over five years. She has used her misdiagnosis to help others who are in the same situation as her.
| | Vioxx and Bextra Lawsuits Could Tie Up Courts for YearsWritten by Charles Essmeier
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withdrew its similar medication Bextra from market, as studies linked use of Bextra to increased heart attack risk and to a rare skin disorder known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Bextra, another drug in family of COX-2 inhibitors, works very similarly to Vioxx, and many patients who formerly took Vioxx switched to Bextra after former was removed from market last fall. Given that sales of Bextra rose to near Vioxx levels before it was removed from market, it seems likely that number of lawsuits filed by patients who claim to have been harmed by their use of Bextra could eventually equal number of Vioxx lawsuits.
Two hundred thousand is a staggering number of lawsuits, and unless they are consolidated into just a few class-action suits, they could keep our courts working on little else for next decade. Patients who believe that they may have been harmed through use of either Bextra or Vioxx would be well advised to contact an attorney who specializes in pharmaceutical lawsuits now. The wait for a resolution in court , particularly for Vioxx lawsuits, could be a very long one. Those who file quickly may get fastest results.
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