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Re: Is it ok just to vent?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 22:23:32 -0600 (CST)
No Thank you .I have plenty of useful,accurate and reputable information
on PCOS.I don't need to contact you.My post was not ment to elicit a
reply from you,but to stop a debate that was not getting anywere.This
repsonse is also not to elicite another reply from you but to let you
know I do not need you help that you offered.We are not ALL uneducated
here and Dona has always been very knowledgeable.
>At Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Belle wrote:
>Yes, it is ok just to vent. Ladies do this every day on this board.
>
>Perhaps I can try to help you understand my response. I replied because
>there was obviously a large area of misinformation. This means that we
>have not done our job of educating people well enough. If *any* of the
>ladies on this board do not understand why she did not get the exact
>results she expected, then they are doomed to feel the same sense of
>rejection the next time as well. The replies that I make to this board
>are not done lightly. I make every attempt to make sure that my replied
>are as accurate as possible based on the latest(repeatable) research as
>well as a personal knowledge of the health care system.
>
>The response was not written to be hurtful but honest and informative.
>Knowledge is the one thing that women with PCOS need. It hasn't been so
>long ago that no doctors dealt with the likely cause of PCOS even though
>the initial research was done in the 80's. We need knowledge of our
>physiological processes and the medical processes. We need to know what
>to expect. This is the only way we can determine if we are receiving an
>appropriate level of care.
>
>Dona was asking direct questions which I also answered honestly. I try
>to answer all questions which have been directed toward me. If you have
>a question and wish to discuss it with me privately, please leave a post
>with your e-mail address. You do not need to leave your name. Because
>of the large number of lab reports and articles that I have received in
>the past from ladies on this and the previous board, I can no longer
>leave mine.
>
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Is it ok to just Vent on this board without a huge discussion developing
>>over who or what is right or wrong? Sometimes people just need to vent
>>for emotional support.Why should someone reply "This is going to hurt
>>but you deserve the truth"Who's truth is it anyway? Why be hurtful to
>>someone who is obviously already hurting,angry and upset?Can this all
>>just be dropped now..poor Chris..I wish you good luck and a good medical
>>treatment.
>
>--
>Belle
>
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