Medicine

I'm reminded today that medicine is sometimes more of an art than a science AND of how important it is to be your own (or your child's) best advocate. Four doctors; four different opinions. Two of them cleared our child for a 6-12 month course of two serious meds (one necessary for her iron overload, the other simply as a preventative that she likely doesn't need) that we believe no one has ever taken in combination before. After my objections and several hours of discussion, they now agree with me that it could be very dangerous and should probably not be done. Phew! And now *I* am in need of meds (or a drink!) for my headache.