Pearl most probably she was told to pump and dump by her physician and either had no other information available or having other information choise to follow her physican advice for one of many reasons.... 1. lack of confidence 2. lack of support to buck the system 3. fear... of the physician, of family, of what might happen if he was right... of what might happen if her found out.... - it is very difficult to go contrary to the what you are told and expected to do... Patricia