tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post5227105611717070610..comments2023-10-25T06:32:53.233-04:00Comments on Imagine: A Quote about War and a "War Story"kenjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-80234735525873844652009-11-12T19:34:22.190-05:002009-11-12T19:34:22.190-05:00I would have gone stark raving mad. My first cance...I would have gone stark raving mad. My first cancer treatment in 1989 was done at UCLA which is about 20 miles away. I'd go there in a heart beat again if I had an exotic diagnosis, but no way would I go there routinely. Your experience sounds just like how it was for me--two surgeries and a course of radiation later. <br /><br />So, is he going to go to the Raleigh urologist next time?Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-86286937234765038272009-11-11T04:40:56.257-05:002009-11-11T04:40:56.257-05:00I think when you have to go to large medical compl...I think when you have to go to large medical complexes like that, if you aren't that ill you surely will be by the time you leave.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-54729075221087094242009-11-10T23:21:41.004-05:002009-11-10T23:21:41.004-05:00Judy,
I'm with Millie.Except, you can forget ...Judy,<br /><br />I'm with Millie.Except, you can forget about the ice cream and chocolate cake........<br /><br />Just bring on the Crown Royal!Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-34776777138297810332009-11-10T23:04:19.015-05:002009-11-10T23:04:19.015-05:00Oh, I feel for you. I could just picture what you...Oh, I feel for you. I could just picture what you went through. I've had some similar experiences over the years - finding the hospital - finding where to park - finding the office and than filling out all those forms.<br /><br />Rats - no fun.<br /><br />Time out for ice cream, chocolate cake and a stiff drink!millie garfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787056828424618917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-22666032617918558422009-11-10T21:05:36.382-05:002009-11-10T21:05:36.382-05:00Charleston General hospital is just like you descr...Charleston General hospital is just like you described and my neurologist is there. I just dread it.... Is he going to switch to the Raleigh one?Evil Twin's Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947080160500549248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-52127604355717963862009-11-10T18:24:51.571-05:002009-11-10T18:24:51.571-05:00Judy, taking a husband to Doctors or hospital appo...Judy, taking a husband to Doctors or hospital appointments is far more difficult than a bus full of toddlersGrannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-7110720270878173882009-11-10T16:06:04.592-05:002009-11-10T16:06:04.592-05:00Large hospitals can make anyone stressed out. I h...Large hospitals can make anyone stressed out. I hate having an appointment at a new place and having to find it, go through filling out forms, etc. The first time you see a new doctor they want you to fill out their forms although they should have all the information with your chart.<br /><br />This is another example of why the single payer system would be so much easier.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-53281421410678177632009-11-10T16:05:52.680-05:002009-11-10T16:05:52.680-05:00I stay as far away from doctors of any gender.
Gr...I stay as far away from doctors of any gender.<br /><br />Great war quote.LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-23743937269839305952009-11-10T15:54:03.706-05:002009-11-10T15:54:03.706-05:00No they never do learn....I can top that story...S...No they never do learn....I can top that story...Steve still sees his dentist in.....California. The dentist is the son of his childhood dentist....he flies there, rents a car, stays in a hotel sees the dentist and flies back home. Yup, ummhum.rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300107116527320425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-27033742773164415222009-11-10T15:22:21.511-05:002009-11-10T15:22:21.511-05:00I was waiting for the part where you said you coul...I was waiting for the part where you said you couldn't find your car post-visit. What an odyssey! Makes the Kaiser concept more appealing, except for the fact that your doctor will spend the entire visit typing away at a computer screen there!denverdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574453567392165275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-84093300244237355592009-11-10T13:11:16.481-05:002009-11-10T13:11:16.481-05:00I feel your pain! Ron would still have that tumor...I feel your pain! Ron would still have that tumor if he had to go to a woman doctor! (Oh....Ron's daughter works for a urologist in Durham at Duke) Small world!oklhdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-43571401099996516582009-11-10T12:08:28.802-05:002009-11-10T12:08:28.802-05:00Wise quote...
Sorry about your adventure, may I ad...Wise quote...<br />Sorry about your adventure, may I add "better late than never" regarding Mr kenju's comment about your recommendation? He <em>might</em> be learning after all...!!MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-15995354760031204892009-11-10T11:04:29.312-05:002009-11-10T11:04:29.312-05:00Judy: so much of that is familiar and I take my h...Judy: so much of that is familiar and I take my hat off to you. You have saint-like qualities. Why do they have to make it so hard?<br />I consider myself very fortunate in that MTL is a far better driver and relieves me of that stress.<br />I expect Mr Kenju- when he has a quiet think -realises that he could well do to listen to you more. I'm thinking pigs flying in the sky:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-48426964292264428902009-11-10T10:43:50.661-05:002009-11-10T10:43:50.661-05:00What a fantastic quote!
Poor Mr. Kenju. I think ...What a fantastic quote!<br /><br />Poor Mr. Kenju. I think it's the embarrassment of having a female look at your male stuff, even if it is professional.<br /><br />My old boss had to schedule his first prostate exam. He relied on stereotypes and choose an Asian doctor assuming that he would have small hands. Well, we all know stereotypes don't hold up, so when he came back from Dr. Bananafinger's office he was walking funny and somewhat steamed. I clued him in to the more willowy fingered women doctors. (And laughed mercilessly right to his face because, well, it was funny the way he told it.)Buzzardbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755522048417416544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-13045085926667565642009-11-10T09:36:47.969-05:002009-11-10T09:36:47.969-05:00I can't understand why some men don't want...I can't understand why some men don't want to have a woman doctor. Our family doctor left the practice, and finding a new one that accepts Medicare patients is a problem. When I told my husband about a doctor who is accepting new Medicare patients, he flatly refused when I told him the doctor is a woman. I have never heard a woman say should would never see a physician simply because the doctor is a male. Sometimes I wonder about the male of the species.lucylockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709160503570031138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-23844437531292178672009-11-10T09:36:39.553-05:002009-11-10T09:36:39.553-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.lucylockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709160503570031138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-45613657655340510052009-11-10T09:32:07.652-05:002009-11-10T09:32:07.652-05:00I know exactly how you feel about that big hospita...I know exactly how you feel about that big hospital in another town.<br /><br />It really adds to your stress to have to sort out the roads, parking,and miles of hallways in the hospital.<br /><br />So, when my husband had a serious condition, I INSISTED that we use the small local hospital for his treatment and operation. It was the best thing we ever did.<br /><br />One day in the elevator at the hospital a stranger asked me what doctor was treating my husband and why weren't we at the huge University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. I mumbled our surgeon's name to her and thankfully she got off at the next floor. A Doctor who was on the elevator with us said to me. " Why should you go downtown? The Doctor you mentioned doing your husband's operation TAUGHT those guys in the city and now he's here teaching us. You made the right choice."Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-31626265513581866862009-11-10T09:10:26.043-05:002009-11-10T09:10:26.043-05:00Your hospital nightmare is all too familiar to me....Your hospital nightmare is all too familiar to me. At this stage of my life I just refuse to participate in the whole thing.<br /><br />Your quote on war is excellent!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-80084984455962136452009-11-10T07:24:49.756-05:002009-11-10T07:24:49.756-05:00Good grief, That place needs a GPS to navigate. Wo...Good grief, That place needs a GPS to navigate. Wonder how many people they could find starving to death behind construction waste, too tired to continue.<br />That is a shame to charge the sick for valet parking. Any hospital I went to it was free.<br />Hope any future trips will be close to home. Rest up you two.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2958679963868626698.post-85439796115521494242009-11-10T04:20:30.594-05:002009-11-10T04:20:30.594-05:00Oh my gosh! How I sympathised with your trek! ...Oh my gosh! How I sympathised with your trek! Why is it that Hospitals have miles and miles of corridors? And the only parking spot you can find is as far away as possible??<br /><br />You are lucky though - at least Mr. Kenju admitted you were right! <br /><br />(Mind you, now that I am officially disabled as far as parking is concerned, I do get to find spaces near the main door of the Hospital! :-) )Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.com