[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by RJK at 27 Nov 2001 16:45:37: Re: We are just as qualified
As an answer to: We are just as qualified written by Jim at 23 Nov 2001 04:28:19:
>>I'm sure you have noticed that the replies you have had so far are from those that believe circumcisions are wrong. The idea alone of a circ offends them. So, please don't take what they say as a given. Instead I would advise that you pay more attention to what your Doctor has to say. If you're not too confident and want a second opinion - get one. Generally a Doctor will refer you to a specialist anyway, so if you do get a second opinion and THEN get referred, that'll be three qualified individuals who suggest what the best treatment is.
>>This has to be a better option than jamming foreign objects down your foreskin.
>>Anyway, best of luck, and if you have any other questions you want to ask me, go ahead.
>It doesn't take any kind of special degrees to know how penises work. Those of use who have advised are the proud possessors of such and have also done our homework on this subject. That you are somehow hung up with your doctor's advice doesn't mean everyone needs to be so blind.
Doctors are here to help us, and they often do; otherwise their profession would cease to exist. They are all human, and thus not perfect. That's why a second (or third, or whatever) opinion [as was noted] may sometimes be useful, without a rational patient becoming blindly 'hung up' on any of them.