If I had been informed that this shot would result in a 2x-3x higher chance of getting a brain tumor (usually benign whatever) I would have never taken it…as a 16 year-old it’s even more unforgivable. Also the argument that everyone dies related to avoidable side effects from medication is dumb, defeatist, and actually nihilistic.
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But you could get the one that causes vision. That's not so bad I guess.
It’s vision loss G force G, keep up. 🤣
Totally agree. Informed consent should actually mean informed. Downplaying or hiding potential long-term side effects, especially for young people, is unacceptable. Calling that kind of negligence “normal” is exactly how trust gets destroyed.
In your state of rebellion back then if the doc told you that your chances of benign brain tumor were 5 in 100k and in this drug raised that to 10-15 in 100k would it have made a difference? Especially when the DEATH rate due to pregnancy complications in the 90s was 8 - 12 in 100k (18 per 100k today)? And severe maternal morbidities are 1,000 per 100k (yay, US healthcare) nowadays?
You're playing odds.
i didn't make the argument that everyone dies from avoidable side effects from medication. Strawmen belong in gardens, not conversations 🤙
How’s this for maladaptive behavior… Fuck off big pharma cuck.
I'm glad you're ok now Fren and sharing so others can be informed and make the right decision.
