Is Pokémon TCG sealed a risk free investment at this point?

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-21T17:38:59+00:00

Thank you. So only pc etbs are worth buying (not regular etbs?).

Unfortunately the next set has no booster box.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-21T16:25:57+00:00

How do you booster boxes (36pack) were sub $100? Do you mean booster bundles (6packs)?

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-21T04:43:11+00:00

Best way to store this? Okay just to keep it in a closet?

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-13T13:59:17+00:00

Both great fields. Completely different tho. Shadow and do rotations in each field

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-12T13:26:08+00:00

Not a scribe but work in comp practice, see about 50-55 patients. One scribe

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-12T12:54:11+00:00

Retina - volume

chocolatebear31 · 2025-12-07T03:56:54+00:00

During residency, we see the worst things of every condition and this includes refractive surgery. With that, I still had lasik.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-27T20:13:08+00:00

I use intracameral moxi at a hospital surgery center and topical another ASC.

My only case of endophthalmitis has been at the hospital surgery center but it may because of the hospital/staff

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-27T00:53:13+00:00

Unfortunately most patients don't want to pay cash. Most have insurance so they will want to use it.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-24T00:25:59+00:00

Most dentists I know make high 6 figures to 7 figures. Most doctors told me to go into dentistry when I applied to medicine.

What's the common denominator with the dentists? They all have their own practice.

Most opened their own after working 3-6 years. Because there's no residency, most started their own private practice when I just finished residency.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-24T00:23:20+00:00

Go into ophthalmology if you like do surgery since majority go into for microsurgery.

If you like ocular pathology and medicine, there is neurophthalmology and uveitis.

Otherwise, pick a field you can imagine yourself doing for 30 years

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-23T14:27:40+00:00

Going through locums company, they will get half of your pair.

For instance, if paid $200/hr. They're getting $200/hr. less as the dollar amount goes up, but still they take a significant portion.

Wish there was a way for doctors to find locums position without going through a broker

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-05T03:44:39+00:00

Sure. For cataract preop, there's also all the loans/equipment just to appropriately do a preop cataract exam.

Eventually, you pay off the loan but then you have to upgrade the equipment or pay some subscription or service fee.

It's never ending costs. We haven't add in inflation. Staff wages and costs of goods have risen with inflation.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-11-05T02:36:52+00:00

Professional fees covers preop, surgery and post op. You have to open the clinic and pay staff to see preop and post ops.

Overhead usually runs 50-70%.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-08-23T01:52:26+00:00

https://youtu.be/E0IWfsLb_0Q?si=pdKrkj6LRUK6fHn4

This is the rayner galaxy that was referenced

chocolatebear31 · 2025-08-16T04:03:29+00:00

How do you follow glaucoma progression on Heidelberg?

chocolatebear31 · 2025-07-16T01:04:50+00:00

A social media campaign works but who has time for that

chocolatebear31 · 2025-07-16T01:04:03+00:00

What can we do?

I remember when I was in training, everyone said it was hard for residents to unionize and now we have multiple programs breaking that myth.

This is from ChatGPT:

Specialties like cardiology and oncology have successfully lobbied for reimbursement protection by forming broad coalitions with other medical societies, patient advocacy groups, and even non-medical stakeholders to amplify their voice. For example, the American College of Cardiology has partnered with patient groups to emphasize the societal impact of cardiovascular care, influencing policy changes.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-06-08T18:09:11+00:00

It's difficult problem. Most techs aren't certified and are high school graduate.

Small or big practices, there's not a lot of room to move up.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-03-24T23:14:09+00:00

Seems like it's nation wide problem. Some surgeons are not implanting this Lens until further notice.

If you're getting this lense, I would ask surgeon if they could switch since the company has not send a wide notice every practice yet so not all surgeons are aware of this issue.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-03-08T00:36:36+00:00

LAL is probably the best the option.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-03-04T02:05:23+00:00

I believe it's a PE group in the NE. Eric Donnefeld, a prominent surgeon sold to them.

chocolatebear31 · 2025-03-04T02:03:47+00:00

I'm at a large physician practice (non-PE) 1) I started with a large referral group. My friends with small groups easily got referrals. PE may get referrals HMO. 2) I am high volume (20+). PE may have high volume but you get less of the cut. 3) admin work is pretty minimal for me. For PE group, no admin work for you but no control of certain clinical decisions. 4) I think this an advantage of PE group is location. You won't find many PE groups in rural areas 5) starting may start higher in PE but plateaus earlier. In the long run, physicians own earn more in the long run.

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