We’ve all heard or used the phrase, ‘leave it to the professionals’. It certainly applies to me as the only tools that I can use with competence are the scopes that I pass through either end of the digestive tunnel. Yeah, I have a ‘toolbox’ at home, but it is stocked similar to the first-aid kit in your new car, which contains a few BandAids, adhesive tape and, hopefully, the phone number of local doctor. My home tool box has an item that can practically fix anything – the phone number of a local handyman. Nothing for Hemorrhoids Here. Photo credit It is essential to know one’s limitations, regardless of one’s profession. Politicians shouldn’t speak authoritatively as if they are climatologists. Gastroenterologists should not prescribe chemotherapy, even though we are permitted to do so. Bloviating blowhards on cable news shows are likely not military experts. The guy who fixed your toilet might not be a top flight kitchen remodeler even though his business
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