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ORIGINAL: fellowtraveler

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

I was diagnosed with diabetes a bit over a year ago. I read up, spoke with other diabetics and doctors, etc. Basically, I assumed control of the situation and reduced my doctor to the role of questionnee and regular a1c tester. I spoke to a local Master a week ago who has serious spinal injuries and yet works out on his job from two to eight hours every day. He was advised to undergo operations, etc., and has ignored the doctors and assumed full responsibility for his own health. Yesterday, I spoke with a Domme who has been battling a disease for twenty years and ignoring the medical establishment's advice because she has researched her condition for years and knows it better than the doctors.

Conclusion: Dom/mes take control of our health. We're not easy patients, but we do get better.

Your thoughts/experiences?

Steven, I follow your thoughts on other threads and always find them refreshing. This time, though, I am going to have to politely disagree. You do make a good point about Dominant people taking control of their own destiny.... sometimes for the better and frequently for the worse. In my case, I have to say that I am damned lucky I have not yet had a serious illness. I shattered my heel a couple months ago and the doctor put it in a splint and told me to wear cruches for six weeks. A week later I knew better than he did and took the splint off and just started walking around. It still hurts like hell but do you think I would actually admit I was wrong? Hell no. If my lass has the least headache.... I have her ass in the car and to the doctor... but I have to be near death to go at all and then, needless to say, I always know more than the doctor does.

I smoke like a fiend and when anyone points out how bad it is for my health I am armed to the teeth with very logical arguments av=bout how ALL the research is wrong. Must be I know the truth though.... I refuse to smoke in the house or car because even though I know for a fact that all the baloney about second hand smoke is bilgewater and nonsense.... I don't want my lass to be around it (she doesn't smoke and I'd beat her if she did).

In fact, its really a wonder that I am still alive at all. When I add those extra pounds I go to the gym and lift absurd amounts of weights that leave me in massive pain for days, then eat all the fried fat I can get my hands on and suck down a couple more packs of cigarettes. You are right.... dominants are more likely to take control of their own health.... but that isn't ALWAYS a good thing....

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ORIGINAL: porcelaine

Although I agree that each person is entitled to approach their health and medical problems in the manner they deem best, I'd be very uncomfortable involving myself with someone that blatantly ignored medical advice from trained professionals.

Maybe some examples would help.

When I found I had diabetes, I went to a seminar on it, and had two sessions with a nutritionist, in addition to my primary doctor.  The nutritionist told me that 25% of my meal should be meat, 25% salad (I think), and 50% vegetables.  I knew that I'd never be able to eat that much vegetable, and decided that since I was getting my diabetes under control eating less, that I'd ignore her one-size-fits-all advice for now.

I have taken diabetic vitamins although no doctor told me to.

When I had IBS, I went to a chiropractor when medical doctors couldn't help.  And got it fixed.