So…Jake got sent home from school on Friday. He had a tummy ache and was peeing a lot. Of course, I thought..urinary tract infection and knew we would have to go to the doctor. I called my DAN! doctor, she was out of town, so off to the old pediatricians office we went.
Jake was great – it used to be so horrible when we went in there for ear infection after ear infection. He peed in the cup like a champ. Waited patiently, it amazed me how much he remembered about the place after not being there for years. Although he was very much into his own world in those days, he was still in the present…make sure you realize that and act accordingly.
So…we wait and we wait for the results to come in and guess who the doctor is??? Our old pediatrician (I switched later on), the very one that told me – even after I questioned the safety based on an article I read – that the MMR was safe. Plus, on that day 4.4 years ago, hgave Jake the chicken pox vaccine and the MMR on the same day… all the while Jake had sniffles.
The interesting thing is…I don’t hate him. I didn’t want to punch him. He was very interested in how we’ve been and I told him very busy battling autism. He looked at Jake like, “he’s not autistic” and i said, “yes…we’ve almost won the battle.” The funny thing is…he looked at me and said, “I hope you’re still immunizing.”
It amazes me. Okay, they are in denial. Okay, they don’t think it’s the vaccines, but if there was even a question, a shadow of a doubt…would you ever say that to a Mom who’s been put through the wringer?
All the things that I’ve learned over the last 3 years…heavy metal toxicity, GI damage, gluten, casein, yeast management, probiotics, chelation….all of the new knowledge I have, every conference, interview, crying spell, moment of joy…all of that, and nothing changed for this Dr. He still thinks the exact same way that he did the day he said, “The MMR is fine, I gave it to my kids.” Bottom line, you are in charge of your child’s well being. This guy has his degree and is clearly not interested in learning more. If Jake was under his care, we’d be screwed right now. He would’ve scratched me all the way into the office, bit the nurse, screamed uncontrollablly during the whole visit and been untouchable by the doctor.
As I’ve said before, what your pediatrician doesn’t know, can hurt you.
Think biomed!