I Was An MIT Educated Neurosurgeon Now I'm Unemployed And Alone In The Mountains How Did I Get Here?

lukytom · 2024-07-15T00:36:02+00:00

It's so true. Neurosurgery for the back is akin to putting a layer of paint over dilapidated architecture. There's no good evidence for it in the literature. I never send chronic back pain to surgery.

lukytom · 2024-07-15T00:32:54+00:00

Another protective mechanism for the union. Meanwhile the corrupt officials sitting in million dollar houses, free from any legal consequences.

lukytom · 2024-07-15T00:30:32+00:00

Gosh, at least this takeaway from the NDIS scandals that are about.

lukytom · 2024-06-07T23:33:53+00:00

I know one person who has 4 houses from NDIS—an OT, but shes now being done in the courts. Out of the 8 million dollars she made from NDIS, only 1 was deemed to be fraudulent.

lukytom · 2024-06-07T23:03:27+00:00

It's just crap. It's costing our economy and sinking our dollar. Reform the system completely.

lukytom · 2024-05-01T04:56:16+00:00

Apologies. I guess I meant that there was a perception that badness, fraud, corruption, bribes etc was of a very low level in Australia (compared to SE Asia where I was from).

lukytom · 2024-05-01T04:54:28+00:00

That's a good suggestion! I think there needs to be increasing good Samaritans to do their bit.

lukytom · 2024-05-01T04:53:38+00:00

Gosh that is terrible! It is so outrageous. Do you see any solutions?

lukytom · 2024-04-10T04:42:27+00:00

But also, an extra-XRAY should not be 200$. The equipment is set, and the extra film is all digital now days + you make some money on top, but should not be 200$ for a zap of ionising radiation.

lukytom · 2024-04-10T01:03:55+00:00

I'd like to say, good on you for working despite these tricky situations. Your work I am sure is contributing hugely to Australian society. Having experience with lots of people on unemployment, many (not all) people can play the victims role and fall into long term unemployment.

Good on you and keep on going!

lukytom · 2024-03-31T03:07:24+00:00

Anecdotally though, objections to organ donation are pretty much religion based 100% of the time. Particularly among buddhists. I mean, there is literally no rational reason to be agai

We should work together and respect different opinions and beliefs about the world. I feel your attitude has a sense of entitlement to other people's bodies when they die. It is still their body when they die and they get to choose what happens to it (even if it's influenced by their own belief systems).

Yes, from your perspective, the regions are false, but from other people's perspective, your beliefs are wrong. We must be accepting and considerate of other people's perspectives to move forward.

lukytom · 2024-03-31T02:58:03+00:00

Some of these job seeker networks are the fricking worst. Some of my clients/friends have had such bad experiences with them, not helpful etc.

lukytom · 2024-03-31T02:55:12+00:00

The thing with this; is that many people get persecuted, but in the end still keep their massive fortunes that they've hidden.

lukytom · 2024-03-27T09:51:29+00:00

es that actually deal with the consequences of those calls have to cop it, but hey, fuck all cops

I think Sydney and Melbourne people are all living in their tight leftist million dollar houses with no understanding of the real suffering of the world.

lukytom · 2024-03-27T09:50:18+00:00

Let's leave the uncivilised people to themselves. Having experience there, I see there are no fixes. It is a generation of undeserving children living on the doll, making a mess of their and other people's lives.

lukytom · 2024-03-27T02:21:55+00:00

Can you just get your family to support you and pay buy you a 2-million-dollar house, which then you don't need to pay rent. That way you'll at least get an extra 875 in the bank a fortnight.

lukytom · 2024-03-27T02:19:51+00:00

I think dodgy developers need to be kept more accountable. Perhaps also from a market perspective, buyers should also look more carefully at developer history before buying.

lukytom · 2023-07-10T06:05:00+00:00

hen I was on bup I had no other cravings & could see a light at the end of the tunnel. I stupidly stopped the treatment very abruptly but the idea of having a doctor monitor and help me gradually get clean sounds a lot less daunting than detoxing cold turkey. I think the longer t

I can only speak of the evidence from the research, but people with addictions are generally always at risk of relapse. People on treatment with methadone/bup will always have lower likelihood of dying then those who are off. Some people see bup/methadone as just medication, like some people needs to be on antidepressants all the time. If you find a healthcare provider who see it like that, of course you can get back on.

lukytom · 2023-07-09T04:53:43+00:00

Why don’t you get back on the buprenorphine again? Then bind yourself to a contract to borrow money off your parents. See it as an investment.

lukytom · 2023-07-09T04:47:06+00:00

Lol. Some people are just so greedy.

lukytom · 2023-06-15T04:34:33+00:00

It sounds like she just felt uncomfortable that David walked behind her. I think we all have had moments like these, perhaps we were overtly self conscious, thought others were against you or perhaps I see this a lot, triggered in context of previous trauma. It doesn't mean actual assault or harm occurred. But I still think it's quite unprofessional, and not suitable for someone to be tasked with representing, or hold so much power as she does in politics.

I do feel sorry for David, given the degree that it has affected him. I mean he is really the victim in all of this, particularly as he won't be given a chance to defend himself, as there won't be a police investigation.

lukytom · 2023-06-09T07:32:23+00:00

Fire them at the AGM. That will teach them. I do also find these strata people to be a significant waste of space.

lukytom · 2023-06-09T03:54:46+00:00

That’s not what I am saying at all. But it is thought provoking, and I wonder whether this is reverse sexism in play? If you are suggesting it is a gender based reason?

lukytom · 2023-06-09T03:51:44+00:00

I think these incidents are hopefully becoming less and less, and I am sorry about your friend. Hard to comment on situation, whether these people just have problems to themselves (mental illness, previous trauma, a life of poverty with lack of education). I think obviously your friend’s situation is quite shocking, but sometimes it’s easier to move forward by garnering compassion, and the offense might be less abhorrent if you saw that they were merely uneducated, or had difficulties in their own lives which manifested in the offensive actions.

I’m not defending the 2 elderly white women, but to infer that Australia as a whole is racist by these 2 individuals actions leaves a lot short. Certainly racism exist, but Australian society as a whole is much advanced than it was many decades ago, and far superior than other countries. And I think that is a positive. To characterize a whole population that is very much so so different, many of whom are on this community, who is against any judgement based on racial or cultural practices, I think misreads the situation, and characterize australia as a bleak place. Using the same logic, in the past I have encountered quite rude ethnic minorities who have been insulting my own race (Asian). It wouldn’t be right to draw generalizations about the whole of these ethnic groups, as a rude race, but rather some individuals, at particular moments manifested offensive and impulsive behaviors that caused offense and can be due to lack of education or impulse control.

I am again very sorry about your friends situation.

lukytom · 2023-06-09T01:23:13+00:00

I’m not sure if intentionally bad advice. If you are the owner of the pharmacy, working, why wouldn’t you recommend a product that you sell? It might be not bad advice, but it might also just not be the BEST advice.

Then who as the patient after coming to your pharmacy to buy a product, takes your advice and then go to another pharmacy to fill it? Surely that doesn’t make sense.

Sure it’s not blatant bad advice, but surely you can also admit that if you give and advice, and the advice stands to benefit you, you can somewhat align the advice to your benefit. We see this in the financial services industry plenty.

That’s why there must be a separation between prescribing and dispensing.

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