Posted On: Thursday - August 7th 2025 10:28AM MST
In Topics: Healthcare Stupidity Kung Flu Stupidity
Not our pediatrician. One of the iSteve commenters brilliantly called this woman "HR Generic D.E.I. file photo woman" or something close to that. Steve really liked that.
Peak Stupidity doesn't think much of the 4 out of 5 doctors, mini-meta-study idea, as we always wonder what it is that the 5th doctor has a problem with? He might just be smarter than the other 4. In addition we are not big fans of social/cultural polling data either. I've been polled, and I didn't think too much of the experience, as in how my responses would translate to any interpretable opinion.
This post, then, is yet another anecdote. I can't give too many details about our encounter with our formerly very friendly and favorite pediatrician. A recent visit started out the night before, as my wife got through the patient portal. Hey, I did my part a year ago, which, of course, resulted in a post: It's portals all the way down!*. I try to lay low when it comes to politics with an occasional exception. One instance of an exception was in regard to gun ownership questions, as I explained in Now where DID I put that H&K anyway?.
Now, my wife, having long ago recovered from the Kung Flu Panic, by ~ Fall of '20, decided to put in a word about vaccinations sometime during her portal data entry effort. I felt the heat in the morning, as the Doc went on about vaccinations.
I'm in between here, because I do get the point of not wanting Tetanus or Meningitis. While we talked Kung Flu vaccines too, I found out that this Doc must have been one of the Panickers. We must have missed seeing her since that long ago, a great thing health-wise as far as this kid is concerned, and now a good thing going forward. She wears a mask now, and she told me "millions and millions!" of people died, in that old Carl Sagan fashion.
She explained the cost vs benefits of vaccines, as if I'd just never thought about that. When it came to the Kung Flu vaccine 4 years back, I knew I wasn't susceptible, so were even the very least of side effects - not at ALL the case - seen, my analysis would say no-go. The kids were not affected, so same for him. The reason my wife is adamantly against ANY more vaccines is partially that she's read about mercury in them, the big increase in autism (possibly a factor, but that 1 in 30 number is definitely cooked.) Additionally, now she's worried, with possible good reason, that these vaccines have the mRNA. That's a no-go for us too. Now, any vaccines are suspect, by people like my wife.
What it comes down to now is a lack of trust. We've seen the headlines about this. It's no longer just about the lying out of Fauci, Birx, and that gang. Like him or not, believe he knows a lick about science or not, we've got this RFK, Jr. as health secretary**, and he's not down with the standard narrative. The healthcare establishment does not like anyone rocking their boat.
Additionally, some testing of lipids says the kid's cholesterol numbers are bad. There were no tests for that when I was that age - even as a young adult, it was just the one number I got. Who tests the kids? Is this due to the no-longer infinitesimal chance of a kid having blood clots nowadays? We will go elsewhere for another lab test, as these ones do indeed seem bogus. (I won't get into details on why we think this.) No, Doc, we will NOT put a kid on Statin drugs!
I've known for a long time that the medical establishment is all about drugs, drugs, drugs, while I've got my own solid proof that diet matters.
We've now had to lie on both the portal (just to avoid possible stupid additional questions regarding personality) and in person to this Doc. That doesn't matter at this point, as we can't go back to this office anyway, because we are banned for not accepting new vaccinations. So, we won't get that Statin prescription. Things tend to work out...
Coincidentally, about an hour before I started writing this post, I came upon a ZeroHedge article, Most Americans Reject Fall COVID Shot, Don't Trust CDC Or FDA On Vaccine Safety. I can't even believe that governments are offering Covid shots still. It's good to
No, it's not just about the vaccine safety. The Kung Flu PanicFest set governments against doctors, doctors against patients, and patients against governments. It's had a big effect in bringing those numbers down to 3 out of 5. Don't trust that? You shouldn't - I pulled that out of my rear end.
Between not trusting polls and not trusting doctors, I don't know what to tell you. Trust in yourself, at least.
* Follow up post here.
** Whatever the org is, I don't agree there should be such a position and org to begin with!
Comments:
Moderator
Saturday - August 9th 2025 6:47AM MST
PS: " I feel like I missed a good 3/5 (three fifths) joke here..." My bad, Adam.
Adam Smith
Thursday - August 7th 2025 9:26PM MST
PS: Good evening, Mr. Moderator & Friends!
I feel like I missed a good 3/5 (three fifths) joke here...
Like Achmed set it up, and then I missed it...
Because I wasn't paying attention... (or sumthin')
Mrs. Smith and I went to the Publix and scored some really cool cuts of cow meat. And some other stuff too. And then we went to the HomeDepot and picked up some mulch and a few things...
Anyway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1vNsLskgig
So many cats... (and the new dogs who moved in next door..)
☮️
I feel like I missed a good 3/5 (three fifths) joke here...
Like Achmed set it up, and then I missed it...
Because I wasn't paying attention... (or sumthin')
Mrs. Smith and I went to the Publix and scored some really cool cuts of cow meat. And some other stuff too. And then we went to the HomeDepot and picked up some mulch and a few things...
Anyway...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1vNsLskgig
So many cats... (and the new dogs who moved in next door..)
☮️
Moderator
Thursday - August 7th 2025 5:33PM MST
PS: "This is the last time I ever trust 9/10 dentists.."
Ha, see, you should have listened to that 10th one. He was the guy who got into dental school before D.I.E.
Ha, see, you should have listened to that 10th one. He was the guy who got into dental school before D.I.E.
Moderator
Thursday - August 7th 2025 5:31PM MST
PS: Yes, Adam, that's the very same chick! She gets around, I tell ya'.
Have a nice evening.
Have a nice evening.
Adam Smith
Thursday - August 7th 2025 11:56AM MST
PS: Good afternoon/evening, gentlemen!
>have cavity
>eat two tubes of toothpaste
>tooth still hurt
This is the last time I ever trust 9/10 dentists...
The IgG4 antibody plays a multifaceted role in the immune system, acting as both a protective and potentially harmful factor. Modulating the IgG4 response, whether by increasing or decreasing its levels, can have significant negative consequences depending on the specific disease context and the direction of the modulation.
Increased levels of IgG4 have been linked to reduced capacity for neutralizing viruses and activating Fc-dependent effector functions. This weakened immune response could potentially compromise the ability to fight infections. Studies have linked higher IgG4 levels to a greater risk of contracting malaria and experiencing more severe infections. Elevated IgG4 can also contribute to cancer cells evading immune surveillance by hindering the ability of other, more effective IgG subclasses (like IgG1) to destroy tumor cells.
IgG4 deficiency has been linked to increased susceptibility to recurrent infections, particularly in the respiratory tract. In certain autoimmune and chronic inflammatory conditions, low IgG4 levels may hinder the body's ability to regulate the immune response and potentially worsen the disease outcome.
Or something like that...
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/happy-businesswoman-using-a-digital-tablet-young-leading-businesswoman-using-a-gm1398994132-452976390
https://stock.adobe.com/images/face-happy-and-human-resources-with-a-business-black-woman-sitting-at-a-desk-in-her-office-portrait-smile-and-interview-with-a-female-hr-manager-working-in-hiring-or-recruitment-for-a-company/547072546
Cheers! ☮️
>have cavity
>eat two tubes of toothpaste
>tooth still hurt
This is the last time I ever trust 9/10 dentists...
The IgG4 antibody plays a multifaceted role in the immune system, acting as both a protective and potentially harmful factor. Modulating the IgG4 response, whether by increasing or decreasing its levels, can have significant negative consequences depending on the specific disease context and the direction of the modulation.
Increased levels of IgG4 have been linked to reduced capacity for neutralizing viruses and activating Fc-dependent effector functions. This weakened immune response could potentially compromise the ability to fight infections. Studies have linked higher IgG4 levels to a greater risk of contracting malaria and experiencing more severe infections. Elevated IgG4 can also contribute to cancer cells evading immune surveillance by hindering the ability of other, more effective IgG subclasses (like IgG1) to destroy tumor cells.
IgG4 deficiency has been linked to increased susceptibility to recurrent infections, particularly in the respiratory tract. In certain autoimmune and chronic inflammatory conditions, low IgG4 levels may hinder the body's ability to regulate the immune response and potentially worsen the disease outcome.
Or something like that...
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/happy-businesswoman-using-a-digital-tablet-young-leading-businesswoman-using-a-gm1398994132-452976390
https://stock.adobe.com/images/face-happy-and-human-resources-with-a-business-black-woman-sitting-at-a-desk-in-her-office-portrait-smile-and-interview-with-a-female-hr-manager-working-in-hiring-or-recruitment-for-a-company/547072546
Cheers! ☮️
Moderator
Thursday - August 7th 2025 11:11AM MST
PS: Ha! Great anecdote, Alarmist. I don't know that much medicine to be discussing electrolytes and Brawndo*, much less IGG4 response modulation, though I'd have been open to learning. I didn't feel the need, as luckily I wasn't coerced - they tried for a while, and we never went anywhere that required the jab. We had planned a trip to a country that did ask for some certificate, but, per another traveler, a photoshopped version would have been quite sufficient. We didn't go on that trip anyway.
I take it you could have used that vax certification for something.
As for that French Doc, I guess honesty and unthinking compliance can go together - maybe a bad combination.
* The French are too classe to watch low-brow movies like Idiocracy. It's a classic for me! One of the best documentaries I've ever ...
I take it you could have used that vax certification for something.
As for that French Doc, I guess honesty and unthinking compliance can go together - maybe a bad combination.
* The French are too classe to watch low-brow movies like Idiocracy. It's a classic for me! One of the best documentaries I've ever ...
The Alarmist
Thursday - August 7th 2025 10:54AM MST
PS
My doc insisted the benefits of the Satanic Stab outweighed the risks for an older gent like myself, so I asked her to walk me through the mechanism by which it works ... she could not. Then I asked how a intra-muscular shot could possibly provide meaningful protection for a musosal infection... I got a vague answer about more antibodies. I jokingly suggested that was like the added electrolytes in Brawndo, a joke that went over her pretty little French head. Then I asked about the negative impact of modulating the IGG4 response, as well as the lack of a nucleocapsid stimulus that would be far more useful to my immune system than a spike-protein based vaxx. We were pretty much done at that point. I suggested she could inject my dose into the sink in exchange for a vaxx cert, if that would score points for her, but she was “too honest” for that.
My doc insisted the benefits of the Satanic Stab outweighed the risks for an older gent like myself, so I asked her to walk me through the mechanism by which it works ... she could not. Then I asked how a intra-muscular shot could possibly provide meaningful protection for a musosal infection... I got a vague answer about more antibodies. I jokingly suggested that was like the added electrolytes in Brawndo, a joke that went over her pretty little French head. Then I asked about the negative impact of modulating the IGG4 response, as well as the lack of a nucleocapsid stimulus that would be far more useful to my immune system than a spike-protein based vaxx. We were pretty much done at that point. I suggested she could inject my dose into the sink in exchange for a vaxx cert, if that would score points for her, but she was “too honest” for that.