Author: Foot Doc
Date: 5/2/2007 12:47 am PDT
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DISCLAIMER:
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If by "serious enough," you meaning that their presence and/or progression will be threatening to either life or limb, I could not possibly say without a diagnosis. But if by "serious enough," you are asking if whether whatever problems or discomfort or disability you are experiencing is worth pursuing to determine its cause and subsequently attempt treatment, only you could say.
I would, however, not be pleased with either a doctor or a therapist who laughs/writes off my complaints, and merely offers that they are "weird" or "not normal." Anybody off the street could have told you THAT . . and for free. Part of the job of being a patient and a payer for medical services is insisting on accountability, and that is not reflected in perfunctorily accepting such non-answers to or the glossing over of your complaints. They work for you, not you for them. If I were you, frankly, I would spend my probably hard-earned money with a professional who takes me and my problems more seriously. |
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