jadesailor14 I stumbled upon this thread, and while there's a ton of talk about different creams, nobody really says if this whole thing is just a normal phase or what
Laura Newman162 said:The detail you really need to remember is whether they were actually following safety protocols. Like, were they even wearing gloves? 😉
Honestly, I can't even remember, lol 😁
Procedures like mine are usually done under general anesthesia anyway... 😉
It’s been over two months since my laparoscopic surgery... the incisions are still all raised up and dark purple, though the scabs have finally fallen off...
I’ve been using Dermatix...
Is this actually normal? My doctor mentioned they might look even worse right now than they did right after the surgery 😕
If this is just how it goes, what does the healing process usually look like from here?
1) Should those doctors even be allowed to treat patients? Yeah, totally.
2) Should doctors who are HIV-positive share that info with their patients? Hmm... it's such a double-edged sword... given how judgmental society can be, they'd just get stigmatized and cast out. I mean, I guess I'm for being honest—people should probably say something—but man, I'm scared of the fallout...
3) Should they tell their bosses, or is that strictly their own business? Yeah, they're working with people, so they really ought to let their supervisors know.
4) Would you personally get treated by an HIV-positive doctor? Like, would you trust them to "rearrange" your organs with a scalpel? (please, excuse the joke lol) It's a yes and a no kind of thing. Even though I know whatever people write here will just be more labeling and pushing them away, maybe it would be safest if HIV-positive doctors worked with HIV-positive patients. That way, the chance of transmission would be kept to an absolute minimum (you know, healthy people wouldn't have to worry about catching anything, and HIV-positive doctors could avoid any risk of accidentally infecting a healthy patient).
5) Do you think there should be different rules for surgeons versus, I don't know, orthopedists? Hmm... that just brings me right back to my first question... honestly, I’d love to know if the person examining me is HIV-positive, and depending on what the exam is and the whole situation, I'd want to be able to decide for myself whether I want to go through with it or not.
slyhound5 said:I actually had surgery under general anesthesia pretty recently and, honestly, I didn't really have any major issues or feel too terrible afterward.
Scarlett O'Hara said:I don't really get it... if we're all about prevention, why aren't we doing actual prevention?
Like, I mean, shouldn't we be focusing on stopping people from getting hooked in the first place, instead of just trying to lower the number of addicts dying from overdoses or whatever?
Man, now it’s gonna look like I’m totally ripping you off, haha 😁 😁
alexxx said:those people tearing up the streets, the ones driving drunk, or dead tired, or just totally emotional wrecks behind the wheel, plus everyone hooking up with random strangers without protection, smokers, and honestly, a whole bunch of other folks... by those same standards, they're all just idiots.
Does it also gross you out that Blue Cross Blue Shield covers their medical bills? I mean, what's the logic there—that it's harder to fund a clean needle than it is to save someone's life after an overdose?
* but hey, I guess we could start opening "safe" hookup rooms with condoms or separate spaces for getting wasted versus sobering up, right? Or is that not how this works?
* I don't get why none of you guys advocating for these rooms thought about how much smarter it would be to put that money into education, prevention, catching addiction early, and actually managing high-risk areas... because if we did that, maybe there wouldn't be so many people needing the rooms, the treatment, and rehab in the first place...
So, why am I the bad guy for thinking it's better to prevent stuff rather than encourage it and then try to fix it, while you guys who are okay with providing injection sites are considered these wonderful, super compassionate people?
Look, I honestly feel like anyone who dives headfirst into drug addiction—knowing full well what they’re getting into from the very first hit—is just being an idiot. And yeah, I know, I'm being politically incorrect here, but whatever...
In a country that's already dealing with a million other massive, much more important issues... the whole idea of setting up these specific spots is just gross, if you ask me.
Honestly, it feels super entitled and just out of touch to demand dedicated spaces or clean needles for people who are basically choosing to kill themselves. I mean, if someone coming out of a state prison is gonna wander over to a neighborhood like downtown Chicago looking for gear, then fine, they can go to a place like Staten Island too. I guess if people are gonna be out doing this stuff in the middle of the night, they should just deal with it while the pharmacies are actually open... (it would probably be enough just to pass a regulation saying all 24-hour pharmacies have to hand out syringes or something)...
That way, you'd actually solve the hepatitis and AIDS problems and all those other diseases without wasting a ton of money building or renting extra facilities just for that purpose...
At the end of the day, I'll say it again: what logic is there in me worrying about whether you have a clean needle when you don't even care if I have my Voltarol?
I mean, even a grocery store doesn't stay open 24/7. If I want ice cream and I have to wait until morning, is that my fault because I didn't go buy it during business hours?
As far as I know—and I might be wrong, who knows—you don't get to judge me on drugs, and you definitely don't have any right to go posting my comments elsewhere. Because if I started demanding that you write your posts "clean," well, that would pretty much mean you wouldn't be allowed on this forum anymore 😢
amberorca192 said:Well, hating on junkies is one thing, but that’s totally different from what you're talking about.
- Like, are you seriously telling me that I—someone who actually works, makes a living, and pays my fair share of taxes and social security—should be worrying about whether some addict has a clean needle for tomorrow? Does he have any obligation to make sure I can always grab some Voltaren without issues? Or does he just, you know, not give a damn about anything else once he hits that vein? Because honestly, it feels like they just don't care about anyone else.
And another thing—is that junkie gonna feel bad if I end up with HIV because I didn't use a condom and just felt like being reckless? Probably not, right?
Thirdly—tell me, because (I gotta admit) I don't really know how it works—how much awareness does an addict even have after they shoot up? Are they more conscious when they're high? If they are, then why the hell are they tossing syringes into the park instead of just putting them in a trash can? It makes zero sense...
And finally, drug use isn't some natural, born instinct. Every single addict (barring weird stuff like kidnappings or extreme edge cases) ended up there because of their own choices—you know, through ignorance or just plain stupidity. So, I guess you'll forgive me for not wanting to pay for someone else's stupidity regarding drugs by basically subsidizing them destroying themselves on my dime...
PS: I don't hate addicts. I just don't care about them or their need for clean needles (just like they don't care about me needing my meds)... if they need stuff, they should buy it themselves. I'm all for helping with treatment, getting them clean, and rehab programs that include job training, but I am NOT paying to make their high a little easier...
Look, I’m not against treatment, even though some people up there have been tagging me for it...
But I am absolutely, 100% against letting junkies just get away with using drugs whenever they feel like it... hellooooooo...
Listen, we're talking about DRUG USE, not medical TREATMENT...
By that logic, why don't we just give psychopathic killers their own private rooms to go around murdering or raping people?
And oh man, imagine this: maybe we should put prisoners to work on a construction site or in a quarry so they never even think about stealing or killing again... instead of letting them just sit back and live off the hard-working folks who actually put in the hours :rolayz:
creative said:Wait, so what does that actually mean—that they aren't taking on anyone new? Like, am I gonna end up without a doctor because of this? What if nobody is accepting new patients???
Nah, you won't be left hanging without a doctor...
It just means there's a cap on how many patients each doctor can have, and some doctors (like my doc, for example) have already hit their limit. 🙂
creative So I just gave her a call... she was saying her guy actually left out of suburban New Jersey and now even she doesn't have any of those specialized clinic appointments available 😢
But, uh, she did mention you should probably try calling the community health center because they used to have really great doctors over there...
man, I should probably just set up some kind of automatic monthly transfer to a local fund or something... you know, just shave off maybe 20% of my paycheck so some random junkie can have something to shoot up
Arslan said:Man, this totally reminds me of that thread about catheters where some folks from Cleveland were claiming the whole thing was painless and totally safe. Yeah, right! Like that's ever true.
majkomila :rolajz:
Careful now, don't go cutting yourself while slicing bread—you might actually die (or, you know, sue the hospital because they didn't perform immediate surgery without a catheter to fix a tiny nick) :rolajz: