Musings of a Dumb Ass

Musings of a Dumb Ass..... I have an ever present fear of doctors and medicine. I know some have had life extended and continued with a pleasant and useful existence after treatment of whatever. But by and large the numbers do not support general success. Instead perfectly able individuals fall prey to being sick and chase constant medication and doctor's appointments until they're reduced to pill poppers and bloat the disability rolls. I've been bothered by an intestinal problem diagnosed 35 years ago. I've been able to avoid trips to the doctor mostly by doing what makes sense and eating the right foods when the problem growls at me, but advancing age allows my nemesis to growl more often and much louder as time rolls on. About a month ago I was being particularly bothered by a worse than average episode and had been running a low grade temperature for over a week and just generally feeling too bad to want to do anything other than lay around. Most of the time a little rest and correct diet makes everything OK, but not this time. I finally got around to complaining about being sick to my bride and was met with the normal reply of 'if ya don't wanna go to the doctor then don't complain about it'. Well, I didn't want to go to the doctor and I'll complain if I want to. But plainly I needed some help. The doctor still was not an option, not for me anyhow. I knew I needed an antibiotic, but then there's that dreaded trip and the accompanying BS that goes along with it. Later on that evening I was online and after doing whatever I was doing I started searching for natual anti-biotics. I was surprised to find there actually was such a thing and even more surprised at how easy it was to find it. Next morning I was the first customer at the local health food store and made my purchase of some nasty looking stuff called Econasia, derived from the purple cone flower, and used as an anti-biotic by medics on the battlefield up to and including World War Two. According to the health food nut running the store the liquid would work much better than the pill. I took my fevered up sick body back home and took my first dose. It tasted like nothing I'd ever had before and I actually felt a little silly trying it. Everybody knows if you want something that works ya gotta go to the doctor and get a prescription. To my surprise, two days later my fever was gone and four days later there was no sign of my nemesis. I continued my use of this stuff for eight days and a month later I feel better than I've felt in years. I don't know if Econasia is responsible for that, but I DO know I freed the doctor up enough that he can see someone else who wants to see him worse than I. I also have Econasia in my cabinet and I'm certain the doctor can continue pushing pills and destroying lives without interruption from me. Hooray for what's natural.......... I think it works!!!!..........