| Dr. Smith |
12-20-2010 08:24 AM |
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Originally Posted by invisable
(Post 726628)
A name may help me with acceptance, but mainly I want to exhaust all possibilities before I accept the term idiopathic, as Rose said, if there is indeed a cause, I would like to be able to control that cause and hopefully keep progression to a minimum. I need to reach some point of satisfaction that all avenues have been checked and nothing was missed.
If every possible cause is exhausted, to my satisfaction, I will have no other choice than to accept the term idiopathic.
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Ok, this is where I sometimes get myself into trouble (and thanks for a great example - no offense intended). I tend to take people at face value unless something jumps out at me, so when I see absolutes like "exhaust all possibilities" and " every possible cause" it's difficult for me to interpret how literally that should be taken. I can't tell if the writer is implying some reasonability (has some number in mind), or if they really expect/want to keep going until - literally - they've exhausted every and all possibilities, so I make some comment or observation (like my first post in this thread). My intent was just to interject some balance - food for thought, and no more.
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