I agree with what's been said, just want to caution about eliminating cow
milk: be careful what gets substituted.  I tried this with my son, and
ate more peanut butter, etc., than usual just to keep my calories up.  I
still lost 5 lb during the 3-week trial, and he got worse:  turns out
peanuts were the culprit!!  We finally figured it out when he got hives
the first time he snitched a corner of a peanut butter sandwich.

Someone asked a few weeks ago if MD's charge each other for phone
consults.  Generally not, but there is a general courtesy that one calls
for phone consultation from folks to whom one usually sends patients when
needed.  Most University-based doctors will give phone consultations
within their state or area just to maintain good will for the University
even if they never personally get referrals from that individual.  I
wouldn't be surprised, however, that as managed care gets more common
some specialists choose not to do free phone consults.

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Anne Montgomery, M.D.
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St.Peter Hospital Family Practice Residency
Olympia, WA