D4 Update?
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Sounds like her back is really unstable. Is it just the lower part or does she have some issues higher up? Just spitballing, but would there be any benefit from the long Herrington rods like they do for scoliosis?
Because this sounds like a honey of an operation coming up. Be nice if it could be one and done (hopefully).
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@Jolly said in D4 Update?:
would there be any benefit from the long Herrington rods like they do for scoliosis
I hate, hate, hate, that operation.
She has no upper back issues, yet. The problem with any stabilization is that it provokes adjacent areas to do unnatural work. There is something called "Adjacent-Level Degeneration."
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I'm really sorry, George.
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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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"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 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 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.
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@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:
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That's great!
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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.
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@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
amwas.
