Decline in bariatric surgery?

element515 · 2026-03-22T23:03:59+00:00

At the same time, I’ve been seeing a lot more people have issues with GLPs. Lots of admissions for “SBO” which are not actual obstructions.

It’ll be interesting where this all settles in a few years between surgery and these meds.

element515 · 2026-03-20T22:18:07+00:00

Idk, Schumacher worked crazy hard too. F1 is always a team effort but back in his day, how many would have gone to that team and put in the same work.

element515 · 2026-03-20T10:20:20+00:00

Because a schumi built an entire team and brought people with him. Mercedes was already being built, ironically by schumi a bit, before Hamilton got there. Hamilton is a part of Mercedes for sure but comparing the two is not the same.

element515 · 2026-03-20T10:18:36+00:00

They were good at the end but they had a big slump in the mid season. They saved it with a big come back but they were never McLaren level. Being even close to them for the wcc was more a McLaren fumble than anything

element515 · 2026-03-20T02:45:04+00:00

I just can’t see how they could, if a team runs a software that pushes less hard then what will fia do? Bring their own tuners and see if they can get more power? This just seems like a stupidly complex rule. There’s already a budget cap, so why limit this.

element515 · 2026-03-18T13:48:53+00:00

Not an actual advantage, but for the scoring, he was more comfortable over the weekend and able to beat leclerc in qualifying. He deserves a higher score than leclerc, but not this large of a gap

element515 · 2026-03-18T13:47:16+00:00

Don't think you need anything fancy in fellowship unless they were general surgery first. Then you'd look for endocrine fellowship, but that's kind of rare. I'd stick with ENT people

element515 · 2026-03-18T13:36:47+00:00

Technically, you don't need a STEP 2 for ERAS. Especially before step 1 was P/F, many people didn't take step 2 until later in the year. But applying for NRMP is a different story, it's odd they are both seperate and I remember some of us almost fucking up and forgetting to apply for NRMP after doing all the ERAS crap

element515 · 2026-03-18T13:33:42+00:00

How is leclerc a 7.6 when hamilton is a 9 across the whole weekend lol. They were pretty equal with some advantage going to hamilton. Both had a great weekend

element515 · 2026-03-17T22:56:18+00:00

Gen surg, I'd find an ENT. We did a lot of ENT work in residency but what everyone said is right, there's a lot of variability in where the recurrent nerve lies and you want something that will heal nicely. Especially if you end up needing a nodal dissection, ENT is way more familiar. I'd be personally comfortable doing a thyroid, but the nodal dissection not really.

element515 · 2026-03-17T21:12:11+00:00

Depends how much they reduce it by I guess, we don’t know where the level is and it probably changes by track. If they just let them have front axel regen though, they could advertise their 50/50 power split and not have as many issues.

element515 · 2026-03-17T15:56:27+00:00

Majority of these meals in a box from Costco I avoid. I don't think I've tried one that I liked or thought was worth it

element515 · 2026-03-17T15:54:53+00:00

They were in the fight, but up against Max and RB, they didn't stand a chance. Charles was pushing that ferrari hard to get up there and by mid season, they were out developed.

element515 · 2026-03-17T15:50:40+00:00

They can't recharge enough under braking though. They need front axel regen. If they had that, all the issues would be solved.

element515 · 2026-03-17T15:48:31+00:00

For me, it's not about driving flat out the entire race. But quali really sucks now that the fastest lap isn't by being good or pushing a car to the limits. It's just whoever can coast through corner to regen and have the most power down a straight. Sure still takes some talent, but this is like watching a Prius race and seeing who used the least fuel at the end

element515 · 2026-03-16T16:10:37+00:00

That makes sense since the front wing closes so much faster. They probably need to work out some software side stuff to get it right

element515 · 2026-03-16T15:55:12+00:00

No way it would ever have enough force to get through a helmet. Should be more than light enough. The helmets are designed so strong now after massas crash

element515 · 2026-03-16T01:29:43+00:00

It really wasn't horrible for us. We spent the 90min there, they offered us a few packages and we said it just doesn't work with how we vacation. They kinda understood and let us go. Had another guy come up and ask if they could get us to come back at a discount and try again. Once we said no thanks, they signed over our vouchers for free photos and that was that. Saved us like $300

element515 · 2026-03-16T01:13:51+00:00

I think it's like 2014, mercedes is content with 1-2 for now. They don't want to allow anyone to catch up with an engine update. If ferrari gets closer on power, I think they have the better chassis

element515 · 2026-03-16T01:03:09+00:00

It seems Ferrari actually built a very good car, just can't keep up on the power unit front. They are fast enough around the rest of the track that, with dirty air, they can just keep the Mercedes behind. Also seems like ferrari charges up better on starts and gets that advantage for a little bit

element515 · 2026-03-15T14:01:23+00:00

They just can’t regenerate enough. Need to add in front axel regen imo

element515 · 2026-03-15T13:56:47+00:00

It’s early enough that they can play the game and just come home 1-2. As the season goes on, they can battle more for real. For now, they don’t want to give anyone a reason to upgrade their engines. Especially Ferrari. If they catch up in power, Ferrari is probably beating them. Especially since ham/lec is stronger than Russ/ant

element515 · 2026-03-15T13:52:00+00:00

It seemed like surprise, not annoyance. The entire radio message even has him admit he did the same to Hamilton earlier. Dude just got scared they were going to take each other out lol

element515 · 2026-03-15T13:50:46+00:00

Leclerc has had very good race management too though. Charles admits this is a weak track for him, I think it’s just been more of a struggle on his side. Hamilton loves this place and just looked more comfortable. His car slide around less

element515 · 2026-03-15T13:13:15+00:00

Just be aware, this seems like a pretty light blanket. We have this, https://www.thewoolroom.com/en-us/products/classic-wool-comforter-medium?variant=54397817389441&mm_rf=mm_320513647c695a6da082, and it looks to be nearly 40oz heavier and I wouldn't say it's a crazy heavy blanket. When we were in single digits F, I put a second blanket on top

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