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D4 Update?

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  • Aqua LetiferA Offline
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    Aqua Letifer
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    I'm really sorry, George. 😞 Please keep us posted.

    Please love yourself.

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      I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

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        I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

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        @89th said in D4 Update?:

        I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

        I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

        After that, the conversation goes, "Are in medicine? Ah, I see.

        What field? Oh, really,

        Where? You worked HERE?

        The good thing is that they don't have to go thru the preliminary explanations of shit. They can talk jargon and I can explain to D4.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          Friday
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          #11

          Damn. I come back after a year and this is the first thing I read.

          I'm very sorry to hear about D4, George. Hope everything goes well on Tuesday.

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            jodi
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            #12

            Oh wow. I sure hope they can get her pain free. I can totally relate. 😟

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              blondie
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              #13

              Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

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              • B blondie

                Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

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                George K
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                @blondie said in D4 Update?:

                Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

                Neuro.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  blondie
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                  #15

                  I spent 27 days in bed in 2015 with back pain. I can’t imagine how much worse this could be, but she and you are living this. I’m so hoping this surgery can help her.

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                  • George KG George K

                    @blondie said in D4 Update?:

                    Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

                    Neuro.

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                    #16

                    @George-K said in D4 Update?:

                    @blondie said in D4 Update?:

                    Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

                    Neuro.

                    Only way to go with a back. I detest orthos doing back work.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • George KG George K

                      @89th said in D4 Update?:

                      I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

                      I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

                      After that, the conversation goes, "Are in medicine? Ah, I see.

                      What field? Oh, really,

                      Where? You worked HERE?

                      The good thing is that they don't have to go thru the preliminary explanations of shit. They can talk jargon and I can explain to D4.

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                      @George-K said in D4 Update?:

                      @89th said in D4 Update?:

                      I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

                      I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

                      After that, the conversation goes, "Are in medicine? Ah, I see.

                      What field? Oh, really,

                      Where? You worked HERE?

                      The good thing is that they don't have to go thru the preliminary explanations of shit. They can talk jargon and I can explain to D4.

                      They know, usually by the second or third sentence. Then, they cut to the chase. At least you understand everything. Being a dumb labrat, it sometimes goes over my head.

                      I just nod and try to understand the biggest part.

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        @George-K said in D4 Update?:

                        @blondie said in D4 Update?:

                        Just a question George because I know nothing of these things, but are her surgeons orthopaedic surgeons or neurosurgeons?

                        Neuro.

                        Only way to go with a back. I detest orthos doing back work.

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                        George K
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                        #18

                        @Jolly said in D4 Update?:

                        Only way to go with a back. I detest orthos doing back work.

                        Gonna disagree with you, a bit.

                        A well-trained ortho is probably fine for the non-complicated stuff. Emphasis on well-trained. I've seen some ortho guys do outstanding work. Former chair of ortho at Northwestern did all the scoliosis surgery there. He was really good.

                        But, that said, it's rare, and I assume it's not a huge part of most residencies.

                        Given the choice, I agree, neuro > ortho. But there are some fine ortho spine surgeons out there.

                        D4's doc:

                        Screenshot 2024-06-27 at 1.26.34 PM.png

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          George K
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                          Staff bent the rules and let G2 and G3 visit (they are 6 and 2 years old).

                          IMG_9577.jpeg

                          I lived in this building in medical school.

                          IMG_9583.jpeg

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Jolly
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                            That's great!

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • George KG George K

                              @89th said in D4 Update?:

                              I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

                              I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

                              After that, the conversation goes, "Are in medicine? Ah, I see.

                              What field? Oh, really,

                              Where? You worked HERE?

                              The good thing is that they don't have to go thru the preliminary explanations of shit. They can talk jargon and I can explain to D4.

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                              @George-K said in D4 Update?:

                              @89th said in D4 Update?:

                              I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

                              I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

                              That happens to me all the time. And obviously I’m not a physician. But I am immersed in that world and the vocabulary sticks to me. ‘Hepatocyte’ falls from my mouth easier than ‘liver cell’. So they ask if I’m a physician and I say ‘no, but I spend too much time with them’ and explain my job.

                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                @George-K said in D4 Update?:

                                @89th said in D4 Update?:

                                I'm curious does the doctor enjoy talking with you more than most parents because of your medical knowledge? I'd imagine it's a nice change for him/her/they/them.

                                I usually don't let them know. However, when I have questions, I end up using "the vocabulary."

                                That happens to me all the time. And obviously I’m not a physician. But I am immersed in that world and the vocabulary sticks to me. ‘Hepatocyte’ falls from my mouth easier than ‘liver cell’. So they ask if I’m a physician and I say ‘no, but I spend too much time with them’ and explain my job.

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                                George K
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                                #22

                                @jon-nyc said in D4 Update?:

                                ‘Hepatocyte’ falls from my mouth easier than ‘liver cell’.

                                Funny you should comment on that. When we last met, you were dropping all kinds of fancy-schmancy words that I haven't heard or used since medical school. I was surprised.

                                You're obviously in a very different part of the world than I am was.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  @George-K I'm sure the kid visits provided a nice emotional boost.

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                                    By the way, that out-the-window view? See that green patch of land. That's where the VA Hospital used to stand. It was torn down, and nothing ever was built there.

                                    Considering the area, that block of land is worth many, many millions. It's never been developed, and the only explanation I can come up with is that it's federal land and not for sale.

                                    Screenshot 2024-06-28 at 7.35.32 AM.png

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      89th
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                                      #25

                                      Seems refreshing, honestly, to have a bit of green space (and a good chunk of it) in the middle of all that steel.

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                                        @George-K hugs to you and D4. She is lucky to have you and Mrs. George nearby and willing and able to help and support.

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                                          Jolly
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                                          #27

                                          She's very fortunate to have two supportive and knowledgeable parents close.

                                          As for mom and dad wanting to help an ill child in any way they can... That's just part of being a parent. No matter if your child is five days or fifty years old (or older).

                                          If you ever have kids of your own, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Sometimes it's hard to explain that ball of love, responsibility and concern that never goes away...

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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