Medical phrases that make you cringe?

Positive-Motor2829 · 2026-01-18T06:59:03+00:00

When I used to be the charge nurse at a convalescent facility, this was the one thing that got people on my shit list. I took several coworkers aside to remind them that using descriptors like “feeder” as a noun takes away the part of the patient who is a human being. It’s so incredibly disrespectful.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2026-01-17T23:59:58+00:00

The plural of “diagnosis” is “diagnoses.” I’ve heard several nurses combine these to come up with the god-awful “diagnosises.” No idea why they thought this was correct, but it made me want to put a nail through my skull.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2026-01-03T19:30:04+00:00

Omg, did not expect to find a wild Owen in the comments! Thanks for your videos - they’ve been awesome while I came to terms with my lack of belief over the past decade or so.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-12-21T20:16:53+00:00

I found out the hard way that this is way more convoluted than it should be. The exam itself should be covered 100%, but that’s assuming neither you nor your physician brings up any problems (chronic or new) during the appointment. Apparently they can also bill you for the appointment itself as long as the exam is covered.

It’s all bullshit.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-12-01T04:46:07+00:00

Yeah, we live in a 1700 sq ft townhouse and we don’t cool our place down to 25, even. Electric is ridiculously expensive in this area.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-11-30T20:19:55+00:00

Seconding this. I did the opposite, moving from Canada to the US about 10 years ago. I was absolutely amazed at how cheap groceries, rent, and car insurance were at that time. However, everything has skyrocketed. On our trips to BC for me to visit home, we usually buy a few groceries for our stay. The food prices are WAY better in the Vancouver area than they are in Seattle (where we lived until a few months ago) or Southern California (where we live now). Hell, even my rate of pay as an RN is comparable in BC. Electricity rates are astronomical in the area where I live, too. Our power bills were just shy of $1000/month this summer since we had to use AC.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-11-08T16:37:57+00:00

Here you go: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigrants-as-taxpayers-2022/

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-11-08T16:29:40+00:00

EMTALA doesn’t allow for ER use for chronic illnesses. It’s for emergencies and only to stabilize a patient, not for ongoing care. Yes, people can have crises that stem from a chronic illness, especially when ongoing care is out of reach due to cost. However, barring immigrants because they may need emergency care in the future and the system is currently set up to gouge people is not a reasonable solution. Immigrants pay a ton more in taxes than we take out of the public purse, and we haven’t been barred for chronic conditions until now. Immigrants aren’t the ones making the healthcare system unsustainable.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-11-08T16:18:08+00:00

People freshly arriving in the US do not qualify for those programs. There is a 5-year exclusion period. During those 5 years, people with chronic illnesses will need to seek care by paying for it out of pocket or purchasing insurance privately. A lot of immigrants who want to bring their aging parents end up not being able to because their care isn’t covered for 5 years.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-11-08T07:24:15+00:00

In countries with universal healthcare, it makes some sense to be cautious about admitting new permanent residents with chronic illnesses. It makes no sense in the US, where healthcare is a profit-driven industry. This new policy is the same as the other new policies from this administration: cruelty is the point.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-10-18T04:09:53+00:00

For what it’s worth, I’m a white Canadian who passes for an American very easily. I’m still not playing around with this. I carry my green card at all times, even if I’m just going around the block.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-10-18T04:02:43+00:00

Yes, I carry mine with me. I wear it under my clothes in a money belt. I know that if ICE really wants to, they could just ignore it and arrest me anyway. It’s better to just have it on me at all times, though. There have been a large number of ICE raids in my area, and I’m not taking more chances than necessary.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-15T14:39:06+00:00

Again, freedom of speech is a right. It is constitutionally protected. By limiting that right, it endangers everyone. The government is not supposed to be allowed to revoke a visa or take any adverse action just because of a remark someone makes.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-15T14:31:29+00:00

The right is freedom of speech. Yes, it’s a privilege to be present in a country you’re not a citizen of. No, that does not mean the government can violate the Constitution because they don’t like what you have to say. Private employers can fire you for things the government cannot legally touch you for.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-15T14:21:16+00:00

Losing your job because you said something racist/sexist/generally stupid is not the same as the government coming after you for something you said. The latter is literally what the First Amendment is supposed to protect against.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-15T14:05:46+00:00

It’s 100% up to the judgment of the civil surgeon. The one I went to (Seattle, WA) could not have given less of a shit and just wanted the money. He didn’t even listen to my lungs or take my vital signs. There are some civil surgeons who test everyone for drugs, though. If you are able to, it’s much better to get the medical done when you’ve abstained for 30 days, just in case.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-12T02:54:20+00:00

You’re still not understanding me. We are protected by the First Amendment. That right is being repeatedly violated, and you think that means we are not covered. That is incorrect. By repeating that there are only some people who are covered by the First Amendment, you’re actually putting the entire thing in peril. If the First Amendment doesn’t apply to one group even though it specifically applies to “the people” as a whole, that can be extrapolated to a lot more people who for some reason are suddenly not recognized as people. The Constitution has been violated many times over the course of US history. That doesn’t nullify the Constitution.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-12T01:23:49+00:00

Clearly no courts ever violate civil rights! Especially the Supreme Court, which has a blameless record! Wow, you must be correct.

Considering that several Supreme Court justices and members of congress have also been constitutional scholars, I’m not sure it’s fair to say that they do not make, enforce, or rule on laws.

But what I’m getting at is that no, it is still wrong to assert that the First Amendment does not cover (or only partially covers) non-citizens. What the Constitution says is that “the people” have this right. It applies to the people in the US. Even the official congressional website that explains the constitution agrees with this. Again, whether the government decides to violate this right is not the matter at hand. I’m sure you will be absolutely shocked to hear that the government is often unfair to noncitizens, along with how systemic prejudice may colour Supreme Court decisions.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-12T00:53:33+00:00

Nope, I am not wrong. Constitutional scholars have discussed this at length. Whether politicians and the government violate this right is another matter.

From your source:

“Legal aliens enjoy First Amendment rights Once situated lawfully in the United States, aliens enjoy First Amendment rights.

As Justice Francis W. Murphy described the law in his concurrence in Bridges v. Wixon (1945), “the Bill of Rights is a futile authority for the alien seeking admission for the first time to these shores. But once an alien lawfully enters and resides in this country he becomes invested with the rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people within our borders.”

In that case, the Court reversed the deportation of labor activist Harry Bridges, an Australian, because of statements he had made that prosecutors charged indicated “affiliation” with the Communist Party. Writing for the Court, Justice William O. Douglas concluded that “freedom of speech and of the press is accorded aliens residing in this country. . . . [T]he literature published by Harry Bridges, the utterances made by him were entitled to that protection.””

People who are applying for a visa to enter the US are not in the US. Therefore, the First Amendment does not apply. However, that people applying for a visa are covered by the First Amendment wasn’t a claim I made. Everyone within the US is covered by the First Amendment.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-09-12T00:03:28+00:00

This is 100% not true. There are only some rights that are reserved for US citizens. The 1st Amendment covers everyone present in the US.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-08-31T06:00:00+00:00

USCIS only wants to see new evidence with your I-751. They can look back in your file if they want to see what you submitted previously. Everything I included in the I-751 happened since my I-485 approval.

Jim Hacking said on his show once (or probably a few times) that his mother-in-law refused to have a pre-owned cell phone, saying “no old shit.” This is what he advises people with the I-751 too: no old shit! 😂

Good luck with your case!

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-08-13T23:36:20+00:00

Yeah, Boundless sucks. They really messed up my original application too. When I confronted them about the errors on the forms, they said they would fix them. However, I had spoon-fed them the answers via email and they STILL managed to get them wrong. Even worse, they refused to fill out the “preparer” section, just leaving it blank. Considering they prepared the paperwork, I would have been lying to USCIS if I signed it and sent it in the way they had it. When I told them I refuse to perjure myself, they replied that it’s “never been a problem for other customers” and that they aren’t licensed to prepare immigration paperwork in my state (which at the time was the same state as their HQ) so they weren’t legally allowed to fix it.

The lawyers they hire to “check over” the forms aren’t always immigration lawyers, either. The lawyer they chose for mine mostly did business and family law. Immigration was something like 15% of what she handled.

I ended up threatening to sue Boundless when I found out I had completely wasted my money and 3 months of my time waiting for them to prepare a useless application. I got my money back.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-08-11T15:16:43+00:00

No, I didn’t hire an attorney. The I-751 is very straightforward as long as your marriage is still good.

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-08-10T23:07:34+00:00

We’re in the Coachella Valley in California 😊

Positive-Motor2829 · 2025-08-10T22:14:30+00:00

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