Have I ever! As a child I was bounced from Dr. to Dr. trying to determine what I had; a heart murmur, rheumatic fever . . . “something”, they said, is wrong, but tests never revealed anything conclusively. Many months of bed rest at several times was prescribed along with numerous injections, tests, etc. Not until I was in Sr. High School did I put my foot down & refuse further testing of any kind. I never went to a Dr. again until my late 20’s when my wife coerced me. He said I had high BP & was about to prescribe meds. My wife, a nurse, checked it & it was 118/78! Repeatedly. Over the years, on the rare occasion I go to a Dr., it always registers high & I walk out exasperated when I’m not listened to. I’ve just steadfastly refused to accept meds. of any sort. At 67 still have never taken any prescribed meds., exercise regularly, eat well & do what I want. Mine is only in a Drs’ office – I regularly give blood & it’s always fine there. Go figure.
Later – in my mid 40’s I was diagnosed with SVT (probably what I had as a child) & again they wanted me on meds or a catheter ablation. No way! I researched the causes & brought my incidents within a very acceptable (to me) range & remain fine. Doctors & I just don’t get along.
