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Skriven 2010-02-15 18:49:42 av Michael Loo (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: dox bah 811
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 ML> They actually did pretty well by me for those 17 hours, treating me
 ML> if not like a king at least like a VIP patient.
 NB> I suspect that once the decision is made to admit, so they know you
 NB> are staying, it clarifies the level of care needed...

I was discussing this with my brother, who though irrational
is quite bright, and we agreed that the docs were acting in
an abundance of caution stemming from the ER intake report
that said that I had been in the wilds of Asia - in those
17 hours, I was tested for TB (negative), pneumonia (positive),
and other respiratory infections (inconclusive). They didn't
test me for CHF (either presence or degree), but then that was
kind of obvious (and I'd come staggering in saying that I had
it) until I was cleared regarding the infections. I guess it
would have been a disaster if I'd had TB and been sent to the
cardiac unit, with all those folks with depressed immune
systems. Pneumonia, they all have anyway - it goes with the
territory. The thing that gets me is that they didn't put me
in the CCU until well after I qualified for it; this 1. would
have been more comfortable and appropriate for me; 2. would
have given them more money; 3. was half empty, whereas every
bed on the general inpatient ward was full with a waiting list.

 ML> I wonder what the dollar value of a life is these days.
 NB> I suspect it would make me very depressed to find out... :(

I do realize that there are circumstances when one must balance
resources against preservation of life. But adding the profit
factor just seems so inhumane.
 
 NB>> ... Who needs veggies or nutrition? Bring on the luscious fat!
 ML> My dox have not mandated veggies nor forbidden fat. I don't know
 ML> exactly if this is an adaptation to my preferences or a reflection
 ML> of reality.
 NB> Perhaps a bit of both...?
 
Oddly, I haven't been eating all that much fat, and my fruit
and veggie intake has increased substantially.

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 ML> and trying to convince them that I am an exception to
 ML> the rule. You know, the attitude is "everyone thinks
 ML> he's different." Only I am. I'd bet there is a sizable
 ML> percentage like me, but tell it to those guys.
 NB> I hear you... being another of those exceptions to most rules... and
 NB> it truly isn't worth the trouble generally to try to convince them... I
 NB> can see it in their faces as I begin to explain...  I suspect there are
 NB> actually a lot of exceptions to their generalities...

The problem is if something's true say 70% of the time, it's
taught as though it were true all the time. I'm not that much
of an outlier, but I am an outlier in many ways (which
decreases the percentage every time one multiplies).

Spegette
cat: historic, text only, Arkansas
yield: 1

One cup of spegetti boiled with one small onion until tender,
have ready one cup of stewed tomatoes, one cup of chipped
cheese, one teaspoon butter, salt and pepper to taste, mix all
at serving time.

Mrs. A.M. Irelan
Cumberland Presbyterian Ladies Cook Book (Rogers, AR, 1906)

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