Posts by Sophia Martinez65

Donna Clark77 said:Jamie Rivera78 is just Arslan in a new skin 😂

It's pretty much obvious now 😬

Maybe it didn't take—could just be some other underlying cause for the pain... 😬

Dyspareunia!

So now I’m oscillating between Freud and actual medicine. Look, the most common culprits are psychological—like, say, a messy relationship dynamic... But it could also be an infection, or maybe you're just using a new soap or different condoms...

I think it mostly comes down to WHO is doing the massaging 😬

Justin Fox said:Medicine has this massive gray area—wondering if things could've gone better or if a different approach would've changed the outcome. Even when it's medically obvious someone messed up, colleagues tend to cover for each other and claim nothing went wrong. Take that scandal in Washington, D.C., for example, where a doctor failed to react properly and botched the treatment; the woman died. The commission—only called in because the media made such a stink—ruled it negligence and incompetence, and they punished the guy with what, a short suspension? So, you accidentally cause someone's death because you were too distracted to pay attention—like some guy who wasn't focusing because he was watching a game on TV—and your punishment is a few months off work? Where’s the jail time? 👎

You're mixing up your stories, Justin Fox. If you're talking about that situation at Petrov last year, I remember the "doctor watching the game" case pretty clearly. But FYI—the baby died during birth, it wasn't the mother. No single doctor is to blame here; there's a lot of gray area in that specific mess, but I don't feel like getting into the weeds right now. Regardless, those two doctors at Petrov aren't the guilty ones—they were just the last links in the chain. And for the record, he wasn't watching a game; he was operating on another patient.

It was just a slip of the tongue—obviously we're talking about bedding. The mere thought of it honestly made my skin crawl. 🤮

Sean Hernandez5 said:I'm not sure if they're actually banning hospital access, but I know there's a whole thing about them banning pretty much every kind of medication...😬

I heard their religious leaders are out here telling them they have to eat a uterus. 🤮 🙂 🙂

At therapeutic doses, it doesn't cause any issues.

It isn't addictive, though they certainly made a huge deal out of coughs lingering after a cold...😎 🙂

Nothing! Just wait for it to pass! 👍

Justin Fox said:That doesn't apply to you—but I managed to finish my med school thesis right on schedule.

Whether it applies to a thesis or not, you can't really know... unless you've tried it? Or maybe you have.

Justin Fox said:...and I gained experience that lets me work anywhere in the world (unlike medicine, I don't have to deal with the pressure of taking the USMLE and all that).

Wrong. As scientists, we can go anywhere, just like you. If we want to actually treat patients, then yeah, we need the USMLE.

Justin Fox said:I see no reason to leave a job where I earn several times more than a specialist on call back home, just to enter a profession where opportunities depend mostly on who you know—where colleagues are constantly stabbing you in the back over crumbs, and where corrupt, lazy, rude, and indifferent people have completely trashed the reputation of the field.

You saying that to your best friend? 😕

I'm not interested in debating life abroad versus life in America or comparing salaries. If you're capable, you'll succeed anywhere. I have family members living overseas—PhDs and whatnot, similar to your situation. Haha, honestly, I don't think it's some dream life. They work ten times harder, a huge chunk of their money goes to overhead (extra insurance, rent...), and at the end of the day, I don't think they're any better off. In America, you might make less, but the cost of living is lower too. If you're a specialist in America and you know how to play the game, you can make decent money. And by "play the game," I don't mean bribes.

Justin Fox said:And I'm just not impressed by a field where technological development moves at a snail's pace.

You're pretty ill-informed.

goldilock said:I work in pharmacy—well, almost—and I barely have a medicine cabinet at home. Guess I just have an aversion to meds. Either way, you really should have something for pain and fever: either aspirin or acetaminophen (Tylenol). For people with sensitive stomachs, I’d go with the latter. Then, if you need something stronger for things like rheumatic or menstrual pains that tend to catch you off guard, I’d suggest various "-profens": ibuprofen, ketoprofen, or even flurbiprofen—though you might have trouble finding that specific brand in the States. Diclofenac (Voltaren) is also good. Just don't take these stronger analgesics for long periods without a doctor's supervision because they can mess with your heart (ibuprofen) or stomach (diclofenac). Also, suppositories are better than pills—they don't tax the liver as much and they hit the bloodstream faster via the intestinal wall.
Beyond that, you should have some bandages, disinfectant (70% alcohol, 3% hydrogen peroxide), some gauze, and sterile compresses.
And, obviously, whatever meds you need for chronic conditions. Or not.
The few meds I actually keep at home stay in the fridge.
Hope this helps.

Ibuprofen, Voltaren, and Ketoprofen aren't just analgesics—they're NSAIDs... since you claim to be a pro and all. 😬

How does ibuprofen affect the heart?

That part about liver toxicity doesn't make sense. You're wrong there. 🙄 No matter how you take a drug, it's going to end up in the liver eventually. Even if it's processed through the liver during excretion. 😵 Sure, some get cleared through the kidneys, but we're talking about "liver toxicity" here.

Hello, suppositories! 😵 Are you serious? Rectal absorption is actually weaker than oral administration. And you're supposed to be an expert. 👎

Yeah, and it doesn't matter if an NSAID is given via suppository or orally when it comes to the stomach lining. NSAIDs block prostaglandin synthesis, which is what protects the stomach mucosa.

Edward Green said:It’s just a plain fact to me—one day, I’m going to die. We all are. I don't necessarily want it to happen anytime soon, mostly because I’m selfish enough to enjoy being alive and blowing on dandelion seeds, but it's coming. Honestly, thank God for that, otherwise I'd lose my mind.

Me too. And if it happens sooner rather than later, I'd be glad to know my organs could help someone else out.

And personally, if one of the people I love needed a kidney, half a liver, or bone marrow, I’d be more than happy to step up and give it. 😘

Justin Fox, you cheapskate!

You’d love to take, wouldn't you? Just wouldn't give a damn. 😲

You wouldn't give up a single red blood cell—you'd probably choke on the sheer effort of trying to be generous. 😠

The hypocrisy is unreal!! 😠

You’d honestly rather watch your own organs rot in the ground—let the worms have them—than lift a finger to help someone who actually needs it..

But heaven forbid you accept an organ transplant when your own life is hanging by a thread. 😈 😈 😈

Scott Allen10 said:going off on a tangent here...

Are maxillo-facial surgeons or ENT specialists basically just playing unlicensed doctor when they run private clinics doing breast augmentations or liposuction instead of sticking to plastic surgery?
Oh, there are plenty of them.

If you're thinking of a specific maxilla-facial surgeon, he isn't the one actually performing those procedures... He has someone else working under his name (with Rebro) who is highly skilled and reliable in that field. Not sure if I should be dropping names here? But I think anyone in the loop will know exactly who I mean.

You’ve got a point there—I think you do. I mean, a woman who just wants to look better in a bikini isn't exactly looking to end up with two nasty scars running down her back. 😬
Nowadays, since we aren't doing those radical mastectomies following the Halsted method anymore, anyone can get silicone implants. Since the pectoralis major muscle is still intact, you just tuck the implant right underneath it. It would be great if Susan Martin24 would weigh in here... 👍

Look, I didn't just pull this out of thin air—I actually read about it (pretty sure it was in the New York Times or maybe the Wall Street Journal) and it struck me as weird too. Maybe the sources I was reading were just outdated.

shadowfalcon33 said:Music? Hey!

Hey back at you.

Have you actually heard about muscle flap surgery? 🙄 They can take a flap from the latissimus dorsi and transplant it into the breast—but then you’ve got to deal with all the microvascular anastomosis and the whole bit. Sure, slapping in a silicone implant is easier. But yeah, this is an option too.

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