tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post1635812354901610662..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Random ObservationsCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-48281788945213597042011-01-28T12:26:54.162-05:002011-01-28T12:26:54.162-05:00Maybe they teach it in medical school, but he forg...Maybe they teach it in medical school, but he forgot it. He said I needed to see an oral surgeon or an otolarynwhateveritis. That's what my colleague here who is an internist also told me when I mentioned the thing to him. Marcus Welby doesn't do biopsies, apparently. I don't know why.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-91090117762112513792011-01-28T11:07:21.264-05:002011-01-28T11:07:21.264-05:00I think it has actually been warmer than average i...I think it has actually been warmer than average in Nunavut, at least until last week. It's still dark as hell, but not as cold as usual. <br /><br />I have been a little taken aback by the lack of understanding of tbi shown by the press. It's like they expect her to simply get better and get back to congress. <br /><br />I hope that the lesion on your tongue turns out to be something simple to deal with. I don't understand why your PCP couldn't just biopsy it on the first visit. Don't they get taught that stuff in medical school?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-69606452113663558012011-01-27T11:15:59.052-05:002011-01-27T11:15:59.052-05:00My insurance requires a referral from my PCP to se...My insurance requires a referral from my PCP to see a specialist. Theoretically that's supposed to save money, I think. What we need is to have everything in one place and the ability to respond quickly to exigencies. Requiring people to wait two months for an appointment is obviously inefficient.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-66372093973969781192011-01-27T11:09:28.537-05:002011-01-27T11:09:28.537-05:00lesion is such a nasty word. hope it works out wel...lesion is such a nasty word. hope it works out well.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554961854201609452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-46987668574344057952011-01-27T10:41:21.925-05:002011-01-27T10:41:21.925-05:00Having a lesion in the mouth, did you think of sta...Having a lesion in the mouth, did you think of starting with a dentist or oral-maxillofacial surgeon for your lesion? <br /><br />Just asking. Might have carved off of bit of time until diagnosis and treatment.<br /><br />Yep; pun intended.Monicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-19108557803731459882011-01-27T00:00:06.819-05:002011-01-27T00:00:06.819-05:00i think the idea she can go back to work in any ki...i think the idea she can go back to work in any kind of reasonable timeframe is not very realistic. the doctors are thrilled because she lived and has some basic responses.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-2177748747428244842011-01-26T20:54:24.724-05:002011-01-26T20:54:24.724-05:00"Surely we can do better than this."
No..."Surely we can do better than this."<br /><br />Nope. It's the best health care system in the world, at least before Obama-care.<br /><br />I'm glad you said it. Back when this first happened, the docs kept warning that such brain injuries do damage that can't be assessed right away. The media just blithely pretend they didn't hear. I don't think you're being a downer; you are being honest.<br /><br />I do hope you are okay and the lesion proves to be nothing.C. Coraxnoreply@blogger.com