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What is the Procedure for a New Patient Seeing a Mayo Clinic Doctor
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Aug 21 2:47pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
@steveinarizona Yep - that's why it is called "practicing medicine" - every person is different, and while docs have protocols for what "generally" works, individual cases can vary greatly.
For example 20 years ago my agemate cousin & I had identical hip implants done by the same surgeon. Mine succeeded, hers became infected with MRSA (later learned it was workplace acquired), many treatments failed, and the prosthetic had to be removed. She is in a wheelchair, I am still dancing. Life ain't fair!
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@sueinmn I sometimes listen to Dr. Radio in my car when I am driving (channel 110 on Sirius XM). It is physicians from the NYU Langone complex in NYC talking about various issues with patients calling in with comments and questions.
One time they were talking about patient abandonment which they said should not happen. For example, if a surgeon did the surgery and then ghosted the patient he is committing medical abandonment and this SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.
MRSA is vicious. I am so sorry for your agemate cousin.