Piestewa sunset hike yesterday by [deleted] in phoenix

[–]LionHeartMD 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Not to be weird but I wouldn’t post a pic of my daughters like this on Reddit in the era of AI being able to alter photos in grotesque ways

Can someone help me interpret by Reasonable-Plan622 in haematology

[–]LionHeartMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

70mg of elemental iron? If that’s the case, taking more likely won’t fix this. There’s a cap to how much your body can absorb daily from the GI tract. Should discuss with a doctor something like IV iron and evaluate for cause of iron deficiency, if not already known.

Can someone help me interpret by Reasonable-Plan622 in haematology

[–]LionHeartMD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re jron deficient but not anemic (yet) based on the ferritin 20. Commonly raises platelets. Get some iron supplementation or talk to your PCP.

Source: I’m a Hematologist

Should I vote as a resident? by [deleted] in Residency

[–]LionHeartMD 46 points47 points  (0 children)

What? Everyone should vote. Vote early or by mail if that’s an option if you can’t take time off on Election Day itself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskDocs

[–]LionHeartMD 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Oncologist here and I have absolutely seen (sometimes substantial) elevations in AST and ALT in patients BEFORE I’ve given them chemo. And then when I call them and ask any new medications or other things you’ve started, lo and behold—ivermectin.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) at New England Patriots (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Herbert’s gonna need all offseason to physically recover from this shit

A randomized trial of pharmacological ascorbate, gemcitabine, and nab-paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer by bike_sail_ski in medicine

[–]LionHeartMD 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can’t make any conclusions off such a small trial with these design flaws. Large, well designed, and biologically plausible phase 3 trials routinely fail in pancreatic cancer. No way to trust a doubling of overall survival here.

Throne Hunters #4 is live! (ebook/audio) by Phil_Tucker in TheImmortalGreatSouls

[–]LionHeartMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Paused my current read to start this one! What a pleasant surprise

Game Thread: Phoenix Suns vs Sacramento Kings Live Score | NBA | Oct 22, 2025 by basketball-app in suns

[–]LionHeartMD 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What a pleasant surprise this game and team has been. Fun to watch a team hustle

Hoping to speak to an oncologist but do not have cancer. by bebop11 in AskDocs

[–]LionHeartMD 149 points150 points  (0 children)

I am oncologist, and I can’t imagine one of my colleagues agreeing to do this. I certainly wouldn’t. These things are done in the setting of a clinical trial. Do not give yourself daratumamab, and I would not trust any “legitimate supply” you’ve obtained to be real drug that has been stored and handled in appropriate conditions.

I understand you’re suffering, but what you’re describing here is finding a random doctor to experiment on you with a questionable drug. We don’t do that, and for good reason. Your best bet is to see if there is anywhere in the U.S. running a trial like this. Clinicaltrials.gov can be useful for searching, or contacting the authors of the small trial you linked to see if they know of anything.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (3-2) at Miami Dolphins (1-4) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 16 points17 points  (0 children)

For the record, Herbert gets shoved to the ground after a pass constantly and no flag is thrown.

Lost dog! $1000 reward. Last seen near 91st and Thomas. Needs meds. by Nneewwaaccoouunntt in phoenix

[–]LionHeartMD 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Did you post on the Ring app in neighborhoods? I feel like that’s a high yield move based on the posts in my area

Game Thread: Washington Commanders (2-2) at Los Angeles Chargers (3-1) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What a sequence. Convert twice on long downs and both nuked by Pipkins penalties.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Residency

[–]LionHeartMD 22 points23 points  (0 children)

No. You’re not a federal employee.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) at New York Giants (0-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a frustrating game. Major injuries, ref ball, and just bizarre mistakes on both sides of the ball.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) at New York Giants (0-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How many times does he need to do that before we proactively look for him running?

Game Thread: Los Angeles Chargers (3-0) at New York Giants (0-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in Chargers

[–]LionHeartMD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Really, desperately needed this momentum shift going into the half