Jeanie: Take Charge Of Body, Soul, Mind

JeanieSpokane: I have become very proactive in issues relating to my body — or, rather, I should say, my soul, body, and mind. I take issue with them just merrily going along and putting a part where I don’t want it, or running some kind of medical test or procedure. I feel like the ad “It’s My Money And I Want It Now!” I want to shout at them (especially the medical people “It’s My Body and I Want It Back!” Recently the nurses wanted me to have a fistulagram - a really icky, invasive angioplasty of the veins that are used for dialysis. I researched it and discovered many people’s fistulas were ruined by the balloon blowing up their veins. I balked at it and finally settled for an ultrasound. Guess what??? My veins are great!

Question: Do you routinely follow advice given by your doctor re: your physical contentions? Ever challenge your doctor re: a recommendation?