> [I was wondering, is there any ailment, other than broken bones or something, that you would consider going into hospital for?] I don’t think I would for a broken bone, unless it happened in Romania or some other less medicalized country, but I don’t suggest that other people should be so cautious. > > [Interesting, would you do in the case of a broken bone? What symptoms do you think it would be reasonable for somebody to visit the hospital?] 1982 I slipped on ice while carrying a heavy machine, and sat down on my ankle, causing a sharp pain in the lower half of my fibula; the area was swollen, with a discolored area along the bone, and for a few weeks I couldn’t put my weight on it. Nothing was displaced noticeably, so there was nothing to do but let it heal. I had known people with broken bones that had been badly set by doctors, and others whose bones had been perfectly set by farmers, so I would have had a friend help if I couldn’t reset a major fracture by myself. If a person doesn’t understand what’s happening to them, and thinks it’s something that a hospital could help, they should go, but they should also have a reasonable amount of knowledge about their body, and about the dangers of hospitalization. A couple of years ago I was involved, by telephone, with someone who suddenly developed extreme weakness and bleeding in his lungs, and whose doctor quickly did a series of appropriate tests and used appropriate treatments, and brought him back from a comatose state in a few days. It was the sort of thing that Dr. House might have done, the intelligent application of a large amount of knowledge. Such things are possible, but after having seen hundreds of people ruined by medical ignorance, I was surprised to see that it could actually happen. [Source](https://lowtoxinforum.com/threads/ray-peat-email-advice-depository.1035/post-230946)