[Great Dane]

#24....... I can agee with everything you say, however I have trained my doctor to behave, he always ask me if I have quit smoking, my reply; have you stopped going to risky places like Israel, then he asked: what if all doctors refused to treat smokers, my reply: thats fine with me, as long as you also refuse to treat the obese, Aids patients, people injured in sports and all other self inflicted illnesses......... doctor, you wont be able to make a living, you son will have to drop out of university and get a low down job......... End result, he laughs.

[SheLion]

I can agee with everything you say, however I have trained my doctor to behave, he always ask me if I have quit smoking, my reply; have you stopped going to risky places like Israel, then he asked: what if all doctors refused to treat smokers, my reply: thats fine with me, as long as you also refuse to treat the obese, Aids patients, people injured in sports and all other self inflicted illnesses......... doctor, you wont be able to make a living, you son will have to drop out of university and get a low down job......... End result, he laughs.

Great Dane! This is GREAT. I printed it out and will memorize it. Our Doctor retired, have to break in a NEW doctor again. So......if he starts on me about smoking, I can use your wonderful true words!

Thanks Great Dane!!!

[Thumper1960]

You know, when a doctor can explain why a vegan gets cancer, a man goes into the hospital for an operation and has the wrong body part removed, when a perfectly healthy fetus is sucked down a drain and why it's estimated that doctors kill 98,000 patients per year due to negligence and/or ineptitude....then I'll decide to listen to his preaching on smoking.

Why is it they call their job a "practice"? If you're still "practicing", you're not worth $75 for 10 minutes of your office time.