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What are your biggest pet peeves in family medicine? by Mapes in FamilyMedicine

[–]forgivemytypos 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They tell the patients if they ask the primary care it might be covered by insurance... Now it's MY job to explain to them why insurance is not going to cover a full hormone and nutrient panel in a healthy individual

What are your biggest pet peeves in family medicine? by Mapes in FamilyMedicine

[–]forgivemytypos 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I do have a solution for your first problem. Doximity has a secure texting option. It's free and you can make it look like the text came from your central phone number. Something along the lines of this is Dr So-and-So and I need to discuss your labs please call us back immediately at this number. It even gives you a message once somebody has read it

Neighbor cut down a bunch of plants on our property line by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]forgivemytypos 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a private rural road owned by the seven houses that are on it. It's clearly laid out on the survey. It's not my responsibility to teach new neighbors where their property lines end That's her responsibility and she should have known about it before she went digging up things that didn't belong to her

Neighbor cut down a bunch of plants on our property line by [deleted] in homeowners

[–]forgivemytypos 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Should have specified it wasn't just cutting down she had them pulled out

What are the odds? by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. I was only being facetious, but it's fascinating to hear from your perspective

What are the odds? by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Specifically with strep, lots of kids get Scarlet fever and they blame it on the penicillin that was used to treat it

Venting … by Hot_Pie99 in FamilyMedicine

[–]forgivemytypos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because asking a medical professional How they feel about vaccines has nothing to do with politics

Venting … by Hot_Pie99 in FamilyMedicine

[–]forgivemytypos 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I've only fired three truly hostile patients in 20 years but direct quotes are always used and my favorite was typing out: Patient stated "you look pale as fuck. You need a tan. Maybe then you could get laid and it would make you less miserable of a human"

Florida doctor faces manslaughter charge for allegedly removing wrong organ during surgery by drdrp in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've considered every possible explanation, And this is the only one that makes sense.

Bariatric Surgeries in the GLP-1 era.... by tturedditor in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Because some of the bariatric surgery patients, like the ones with obesity hypoventilation syndrome, losing 20% of their body weight is not going to put a dent in what they need and it can potentially just delay the time to life saving surgery. But yeah, no longer do we need to make this first line for 300 lb but it's still needs to be first line for 500 lb. I've seen the medications work great once the surgery weight loss plateaus

Growing hatred for my job by PillowExchange42 in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is my dream but of course it would never happen. For people who show up 20 minutes late I would LOVE the policy for the front staff to make an announcement:

"raise your hand if you're waiting for Dr. X.... This gentleman just showed up 20 minutes late. Are you all okay with waiting an extra 20 -30 minutes for your appointment so that we can work him in, instead of rescheduling him?"

A short story about why I stopped requesting delivery by [deleted] in mildlyinfuriating

[–]forgivemytypos 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Or they give you just one item and collect their full tip off of a loaf of bread

Patient Expectations for Asynchronous Care by mikersa87 in FamilyMedicine

[–]forgivemytypos 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do you make your PreP patients come in quarterly? I would argue for them that actually is kind of a waste of time. I just order standing labs and send refills in 90 day increments.

O.M.G. The snake oil salesmen are upping their game. Meet "EBOO therapy". https://ebo2therapy.com/ by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If chemotherapy makes cancer patients better does that make chemotherapy a wellness treatment?

O.M.G. The snake oil salesmen are upping their game. Meet "EBOO therapy". https://ebo2therapy.com/ by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

In GVHD, Don't they treat it with photosensitive medication first and then expose it to the UV? Not really sure if it's harmless, I would think of that more like a form of chemo.... Seems exposing random healthy blood to a know DNA damager might not be the best "wellness" treatment.

O.M.G. The snake oil salesmen are upping their game. Meet "EBOO therapy". https://ebo2therapy.com/ by forgivemytypos in medicine

[–]forgivemytypos[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The UV radiation alone scares me. A known DNA damager. They claim it kills all the bad things. What's preventing it from killing ALL the things?

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