In Reply to: doctors with agendas posted by calaloola on Friday, 13. July 2007 at 14:48 Bali Time:
with your Doctor having an upselling type approach or feel confident that you would get honest professional advice from him or her then you should maybe consider visiting other medical facilities in your area & try to find a Doctor you feel comfortable with.Your other alternative is to go to a travellers medical centre.
Many medical practices have changed a lot over the years & developed into big clinics with a variety of facilities on offer & with many different Doctors working in them.These clinics have higher overheads & one would consider a different budget or style to work within than smaller places.
If as consumers we are unhappy with the service we are getting we can easily move on & request our medical history notes to be transferred to another medical practice.
Many people here have varying views on innoculations & what is or not needed or if they are needed at all but as has been stated already you are usually only getting opinions from other travellers.BTF & other travel forums serve a useful purpose in many areas but I think that you & your family would be far better served on this topic getting advice from someone who is a professional in this field & really knows what they are talking about.