15 August

Consultation with one of the country's top medical specialists. Doc: the test results were great, all good Me: fantastic! Doc: so, we'll start you on a full-time dose of [drug X] Me: um, isn't that only for people who get bad results on the test? Doc: *silence, then rustling of papers in my file* o yes, that's right. Gotta be an active patient. I wonder how many people end up on the wrong end of very bad decisions, because they just assume doc knows best.