Posted on 04/20/2016 5:03:01 PM PDT by Kaslin
I am so sorry for your dx. Please read up A LOT on the evils of the cancer industry. They have a lot of tricks and horrible stuff going that are,me hen looked at properly, scams. They prey on your emotions and even more on the emotions of your loved ones.
I agree fully with you on medical care. It needs to go back to fee for service, with insurance only being for absolute calamities.
Research information INDEPENDENTLY of modern oncology on every choice they give you. Be fully informed. Know that they will NEVER push a wait and see or a natural alternative to their cogs. Know that 50% of immune-busting chemo given to breast cancer patients is not only unnecessary but actually harmful.
Don’t let them use your spouse and loved ones as a trick. That is where the docs spell out choices and always use the same theme as Hillary, “fighting.” And your loved ones will sob and say “We want to do EVERYTHING to save Kaslin!” It’s a trap.
Prayers up for you.
That’s one of my medical gripes as well—the engineered disconnect from the patients who would maybe contact their doctors, etc, without following the hierarchy, they cannot do so directly. My eye doc, however, gave me all his phone numbers and told me to call him anytime for whatever reason concerning my eyeball. Nice touch.
Really sorry to read this. I have always liked Stossel, even though we disagree on lots of things. Prayers for a complete recovery.
John, you should have found a way to go to the University of Virginia Medical Center.
First class from top to bottom.
My wife was in the ER, then ICU.
In the ER she was attended by three doctors and a horde of nurses.
As her problem was with her lungs she was attended by a pulmonary therapist every minute she was in the ER.
When she was sent to ICU she was seen by a team of three doctors, a pulmonary therapist and more nurses.
The nurses at ICU had no more than four patients to each two nurse team.
A nurse was checking on her personally every thirty minutes.
One of her doctors was with her enough that she was seen by one of the team five times each day.
Every single one of the doctors and nurses who tended her were heavily invested in her health because they CARED.
It wasn’t a job for them, it was a calling.
But thanks anyway and I am sure John Stossel appreciates your prayers
He is mu favorite libertarian
I knew a guy that just died at 96 smoked like a chimney his whole life ( i think since 12) lungs where clear and good dr’s said. never heard him cough or have any effects.
I have a friend with LC. Never smoked in his life.
My son recently spent a few days at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I was floored by how responsive everyone was. Customer service was excellent.
Billing is a different story. We’ve found thousands of dollars in mistakes.
I have heard of people getting LC who never smoked. There has to be some other reason for it.
My BIL’s insurance has an I Teresa g feature. Your doc says you need Scan A and Procedure D. The insurance company provides you with a list of local vendors who do Scan An what they charge and their results profile. The same for Procedure D. They let the customer make the choice.
——I knew a guy that just died at 96 smoked like a chimney his whole life ( i think since 12) -——
My grandfather smoked since he was 12 until he died at 88....
He smoked unfiltered for about 50 years....
doctor misdiagnosed a heart value problem until it was too late...
Strange how some people can smoke for almost their entire life and not be affected health wise...
Hopkins in Baltimore has a terrible reputation for bad service. I love U Md. Nothing, but amazing care and service there. Quite a few people left Hopkins and retreated to Md and we’re happy they did.
Low cellular oxygen - acidic tissue environment.
But don't quote me, I've been attacked enough by paid maniacs today. For the record, until the AMA says something, it doesn't exist. Got it? It Doesn't Exist. And it's best if NASA and the pharmaceutical companies agree, too. Just saying. Can't be too careful.
I can’t say enough good about my two hip replacement surgeries at St Thomas West hospital in Nashville last year.
Stossel lives in Manhattan and that is like smoking a pack a day. Plus the whole place is saturated with pesticides - fighting cockroaches for decades leaves a lot of contamination
I was unconscious and on a ventilator for half of the first week. I spent the rest of the time trying to learn the names of the half dozen doctors working on my case.
I experienced just one unreasonable nurse during my stay. Everybody else was superb. I literally owe these people my life.
Cancer sucks.
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