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Originally Posted by cyclelops
Well, J, I am in the same frame of mind.....and I am getting meeself a cane! Hubby insists on a sporty looking 'walking stick' for me....I don't care as long as it can swat and poke....wayward cats...you know.  My experience lately, is the cats don't read what you give them.....My experience lately is that hospital and clinc adminisitrators are soooo in bed with insurance companies that our treatment is in jeopardy. The sicker one gets and the more labs that are off.....the more the cats tell you, how good you look, or how depressed you are (which is is?).
I think one of my doctors has taken up wine tasting as a hobby. I think this was my last appointment with her. |
Cyclelops:
I had to laugh at your last paragraph about the doctor taking up wine tasting as a hobby.
I will never forget (and this happened about 5 years ago), my husband had to get his nose cauterized because he broke some blood vessels and bled all over the bathroom (he was just put on Plavix and aspirin therapy).
So it clotted up, I did what one does for a nose bleed, and this is 2 a.m. and I put a call into his doctor, who called back in a few hours, and said "Melody, you did the right thing, now bring him in today and we'll cauterize his nose.
We did this, but it wasn't enough and soon he had another nose bleed. That's when his doc said "what he needs is a detailed cauterization". So we found an ear nose and throat specialist.
We made the appointment and we arrived, we told him exactly what Alan's doc had said. His reply; 'Nah, he just needs vaseline in his nose, that's all he needs, he doesn't need any cauterization".
Well!! I just looked at him as he stuff Alan's nose full of vaseline and some gauze. When the guy came over to me and came in my face I SMELLED THE BOOZE.
We paid the co-pay, I got Alan out of there, and BAM, two days later, Alan's nose bled again. I then told Alan's doctor what happened and he said "for goodness sake, go to this other guy, THAT GUY didn't know what he was talking about". I never mentioned what I smelled.
We go to the new guy, he gives Alan a detailed cauterization and HE NEVER HAD ANOTHER NOSEBLEED.
It's amazing what one learns in doctor's offices.
Melody