dianeseattle
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Just FYI, please feel free to disagree or contradict me anytime if you think I got something wrong. It's how we learn.
I did post a link to that dementia study here when I read about it a month or so ago. It was from the NIH. There was another link that also went to a reputable site, but I don't remember where it was right now. You're right about media hype, so if I see something informational, I always do mega-searches on the topic before I share the information. I never want to lead anyone astray.
My go-to sites for medical information related to bariatrics are the Mayo Clinic and University of Rochester Medical School. Over time I've just found them to be the most reliable & least hyped about obesity & corrective surgeries.
But you probably know, as a nurse, that people take a lot of meds that aren't good for them. For a long time I was on suphedrine daily because of a horrible, chronic sinusitis. I finally went in to see an ENT & had surgery to correct the damages, which were most likely caused by years of smoking cigarettes. And if Big Pharma ruled my world, I'd probably just be taking something prescribed to make my sinuses work better.
After reading the study on dementia, I pulled out four prescriptions that I was taking daily & discontinued them. I don't miss any of them but one, & boy do I wish I could take it. But I'd rather have that problem than have my son deal with me in dementia shown to be caused by that drug.
My goal is to be realistic & I thank you for your comments, which allowed me to explain my sources.
I did post a link to that dementia study here when I read about it a month or so ago. It was from the NIH. There was another link that also went to a reputable site, but I don't remember where it was right now. You're right about media hype, so if I see something informational, I always do mega-searches on the topic before I share the information. I never want to lead anyone astray.
My go-to sites for medical information related to bariatrics are the Mayo Clinic and University of Rochester Medical School. Over time I've just found them to be the most reliable & least hyped about obesity & corrective surgeries.
But you probably know, as a nurse, that people take a lot of meds that aren't good for them. For a long time I was on suphedrine daily because of a horrible, chronic sinusitis. I finally went in to see an ENT & had surgery to correct the damages, which were most likely caused by years of smoking cigarettes. And if Big Pharma ruled my world, I'd probably just be taking something prescribed to make my sinuses work better.
After reading the study on dementia, I pulled out four prescriptions that I was taking daily & discontinued them. I don't miss any of them but one, & boy do I wish I could take it. But I'd rather have that problem than have my son deal with me in dementia shown to be caused by that drug.
My goal is to be realistic & I thank you for your comments, which allowed me to explain my sources.