Horror stories as a result of companies trying to help improve the lives of their consumers.
Sadly, my sense of surprise and shock are almost numb; they have been replaced by sarcasm against the promulgators and sadness for those affected. Those who care, like yourself must be increasingly horrified at the "unforeseen" side effects of treatments which promised results, but also caused issues.
At 66, I'm thankful to be blessed with good genes and great health; able to work a 40-hr week on my feet. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I was not blessed with an abundance of money, so It is unlikely I will ever retire.
I remind my doctor each time I see him that I am only interested in quality of life, not quantity, as I am not afraid of death. I have no wish to ingest drugs which promise unknown extension of life followed by additional drugs which must be given to mask the side effects of the other drugs Big Pharma wishes to sell me.
I am enjoying my health and strength and thank God for it each day until He calls me to Himself.
As difficult as it is, we must remain calm and continue to point to the truth of what has been done and what needs to be done going forward.
There is a Netflix documentary called The Bleeding Edge that goes over several medical devices that have caused great harm like this. One thing that was shocking was even when they did a recall years after women’s lives were ruined by a product to prevent pregnancy they still let the product be sold an additional year+. They don’t know how harmful products they put out are until they are in the market place and years go by of people being severely injured or killed. Most people just assume a doctor recommending a replacement or medical device means it is safe. And if insurance pays for it they don’t spend a lot of time making a decision.
Perhaps I should thank the VA. Long ago the VA told me I should use a CPAP machine or I was going to die REALLY SOON. So I dutifully took the grey box and used it even though it was terribly uncomfortable and noisy. The VA being the VA, they did not supply Vets with the Latest and Greatest model. Within a couple years the manufacturer stopped producing replacement masks and hoses. I limped along buying dodgy supplies off eBay for a while. When I pointed this out to my VA Provider, I was told that there would not be a replacement. "The VA bought you a CPAP. It's not our fault you won't use it." Direct quote. So I returned to the pre-CPAP days and never looked back. Now I think I should send a thank you note to that provider for ensuring I wouldn't use one of the newly recalled killer CPAP machines.
Horror stories as a result of companies trying to help improve the lives of their consumers.
Sadly, my sense of surprise and shock are almost numb; they have been replaced by sarcasm against the promulgators and sadness for those affected. Those who care, like yourself must be increasingly horrified at the "unforeseen" side effects of treatments which promised results, but also caused issues.
At 66, I'm thankful to be blessed with good genes and great health; able to work a 40-hr week on my feet. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I was not blessed with an abundance of money, so It is unlikely I will ever retire.
I remind my doctor each time I see him that I am only interested in quality of life, not quantity, as I am not afraid of death. I have no wish to ingest drugs which promise unknown extension of life followed by additional drugs which must be given to mask the side effects of the other drugs Big Pharma wishes to sell me.
I am enjoying my health and strength and thank God for it each day until He calls me to Himself.
As difficult as it is, we must remain calm and continue to point to the truth of what has been done and what needs to be done going forward.
There is a Netflix documentary called The Bleeding Edge that goes over several medical devices that have caused great harm like this. One thing that was shocking was even when they did a recall years after women’s lives were ruined by a product to prevent pregnancy they still let the product be sold an additional year+. They don’t know how harmful products they put out are until they are in the market place and years go by of people being severely injured or killed. Most people just assume a doctor recommending a replacement or medical device means it is safe. And if insurance pays for it they don’t spend a lot of time making a decision.
Perhaps I should thank the VA. Long ago the VA told me I should use a CPAP machine or I was going to die REALLY SOON. So I dutifully took the grey box and used it even though it was terribly uncomfortable and noisy. The VA being the VA, they did not supply Vets with the Latest and Greatest model. Within a couple years the manufacturer stopped producing replacement masks and hoses. I limped along buying dodgy supplies off eBay for a while. When I pointed this out to my VA Provider, I was told that there would not be a replacement. "The VA bought you a CPAP. It's not our fault you won't use it." Direct quote. So I returned to the pre-CPAP days and never looked back. Now I think I should send a thank you note to that provider for ensuring I wouldn't use one of the newly recalled killer CPAP machines.
Whoa.
Here, here! 👆🏼