DEAR DR. GOTT: In a recent column, you recommended consulting a doctor about using bee pollen. When was the last time you consulted an MD on a non-medical treatment? I have. They ridicule you. In fact, when I wanted physical therapy rather than prescription drugs and surgery for hip replacement, my primary care doctor wrote me and indicated I should not bother coming back. You are out of touch with the stone-age drug-company bed partners that currently serve as doctors. Don’t advise people to talk to their doctors without knowing anything about the subject.

DEAR READER: I must admit that at one time I thought the only way for a patient to improve was through prescription drugs, and, when all else failed, surgery might be considered. It took years, and it certainly wasn’t easy for me to realize that patients want options.
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