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@stuckonu I’m sorry that you lost four special friends, that is never easy whether it be one or many. I am now at an age where losing friends, relatives, and acquaintances is too frequent.
As @merpreb commented, doctors are only human, yet sometimes there is no excuse for them not recognizing and diagnosing a medical condition, as in my diagnosis of cirrhosis. I went almost a year and a half with no diagnosis and after being diagnosed (by a neurologist not my PCP) I discovered how many symptoms I had that should have been huge red flags. Had I gone much longer I may not have qualified for a liver transplant and would not be here.
Before I finally was diagnosed I would bemoan that there were no doctors like “House” on TV, whose job was making difficult diagnoses. I wonder, do most large medical centers have diagnosticians as a special unit? There are definitely some doctors who are very good at adding up symptoms and some who are clueless. I know now, that I will never leave it to local doctors if I’m sick, I will head to Boston and get what has arguably the best medical care in the world. Ok, I may be prejudiced, because Mass General is rated #2 in the country to Mayo as being #1 but MGH is rated tops in more specialties than any other hospital in the country. I thank God that it’s just about 55 miles down the highway.
JK
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GM JK thanks for replying. I think you reply to my posts more than anyone. I want you to know that I very much appreciate your attention. I’m waiting to see if you liked my joke from yesterday. It really cracked me up when I first heard it from this young women who was a regular in those long ago “ chat rooms “ I loved her youthful irreverence. I once said to here somewhat seriously about her food choices reminding her: “ you know what they say:’ you are what you eat ‘ and she responded almost immediately ‘ so you are a rump roast ?’ I lagged so hard I was crying. I loved her spunk!
In any event, I didn’t know that Mass General is number two or that Mayo was number one because I honestly have heard quite a few well known hospitals either claiming to be 1 or 2 and maybe it’s more important what YOU THINK I think of it as placebo affect..
I also noticed how you said: “ it’s only 55 miles down the road. We MODERNS think differently than our grandparents who would travel 55 miles unless we were going to a place like no other. Living close to NYC ( 7 miles ) so it wasn’t too difficult to go to the big 🍎 apple to see a specialist. My grandparent were the ones in our family to do the research and decide where we needed to go for the best care especially if the illness stunned the band so to speak. I LOVED going to the city with Gram or Gramps but Grandma knew the city better than anyone I knew even though they both grew up in the city.
See how I digress! Sorry that I go off like that but that’s how my brain works which is great as an artist. If my play ever makes it somewhere you’ll see what I mean.
So you’ve had a liver transplant?
Is it true that transplant recipients must be on anti-rejection drugs your whole life.
Please understand this next question if your answer is yes to the rejection drug medications is it because it’s a precaution or is it necessary?
Thanks again for noticing me and my abstract questions