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As someone who is disfigured and lost 6 months of my life from MRSA, you can bet I'll be watching! What should have been a straight, perhaps fading surgical scar is now something very ugly. I really don't care about your ego. It seems the point ...

Girlfriend gave me a "pre-hurricane" tip to add to my list -shave your legs and shampoo your hair!:chuckle

Chaya, I agree with you. Somehow there's got to be a way to impress EVERYONE how important it is. But the bottomline is that if I don't see the handwashing or someone using the sanitizer, I will say something. But for a long period, I wasn't awar...

As one who lost almost a year of my life and has the very nasty abdominal scar from MRSA, let me assure you that I don't find it demeaning to the healthcare provider to ask. My very disfiguring scar is proof that asking is much better in the long r...

Please get back to me when you've torn tendons and have a fracture) in your ankle and have to wait a few weeks for definitive studies. Pt. not screaming in agony, minimal swelling, etc. IT HAPPENED WITHIN THE LAST MONTH! Well, she did get on a pla...

It's not been my friend's experience to get an MRI in a timely manner......scheduled for weeks after the injury. She hobbled onto a plane. But then she's never been one to try to "pull rank" or use her son (besides he lives in another providence) o...

I just read back over the thread and noticed that Clee1's insurance is similar to the change I made. I pay the first $2,000 and then my coverage reverts to exactly what I had before. I'm feeling pretty heady over that decision because I've found ou...

IF it's so wonderful, why do our Canadian friends come to the US for care? The wait for an out-patient c-t or mri is outrageous. And one couple's son and daughter-in-law are physicians! I love Canada and visit as much as I can. But for medical ...

I mostly agree, but there should be some accommodation if there's truly a personality conflict. I was the recipient of home health care for 6 months. There was one weekend nurse I just couldn't abide. Her first visit I told her of my extreme sensi...

What a horrific thing to happen. Our sympathy to all those involved be they victim, EMS, fire service or hospital personal. So far, only one confirmed fatality but just looking at the live pictures, that seems destined to change. My immediate th...

I was director of a non-profit agency and applied for a grant to provide car seats. I was called by hospital staff if the parents didn't have a car seat to take the baby home. Our Fire/EMS would pick up the car seat and go to the hospital and show ...

On the other side of the needle - if a patient says a repeat attempt doesn't bother them, believe them. Those of us that are a hard stick are used to it. IT REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER US!

YEA!!!! There are many PCPs who DO go the extra mile for their patients and if yours is not willing to do this....find one who will. Or find out what system your hospital is affliated with and go straight to the top, to their PR department (where...

What a different view of resuscitation this gives. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18368186/site/newsweek/

I've always wondered HOW they get people to actually SLEEP in the centers. Please let us know.

I asked my PCP to testify for me if they ever find my DH in the refrigerator! LOL

I just finished the dumbest survey sent by Tenent about reasons I'd choose one hospital over another. Furniture?!! I could care less about furniture. Or most of the questions that they asked because they eliminated doctors' recommendation as a b...

I'm so sorry you're going through this 58flyer. I can't believe your doctor hasn't picked up on your intense anxiety and stepped in to remedy this. What about the chief of urology at the hospital? It's worth a call. As much as hospitals want to p...

While I agree the OP is very compassionate, this could lead to a real sticky wicket down the road. This sweet lady could just be saying how wonderful you all are to her, and without realizing "spill the beans" about lunch. Then it will be a public ...

My primary care of 5 years recently got a new medical assistant. Prior to her arrival, the office was exactly what you'd want - calls returned promptly, referrals done quickly and efficiently, lab and test reports telephoned to you as they arrived. ...

What a coincidence! I just had lunch with a dear friend and told her. We get each other's calls all the time because there's only one digit difference. She's gotten two calls on her machine but they did say "This mesg is for..........Please call D...

I'll have to plan my words carefully since he's not just a great doctor but a very kind person. I'd much prefer to go to the practice administrator, if possible, since I wrote a letter complimenting how the practice was run. This doctor's practice...

I was in (although it was Navy) and it was an incredible experience. Very hard to adjust to a civilian hospital afterwards though since you're so used to having the best equipment, the newest protocols, and a trauma team. This was years ago and ci...

I had the permanent eye liner done. Love it! I'm a redhead and hated putting on eye liner but had no eyes if I didn't. Now, I'm having freckles removed. This IS addictive.

I found that strengthing the abdominal muscles by daily pelvic exercises helped me more than anything. When I let it slide for a bit, it starts again.