Rachel Morris42 said:Is he at a public hospital or one of those private clinics? Do you happen to know how long the wait is for an exam, an EKG, or a heart ultrasound?
He's at the hospital.
If it's an emergency, they don't make you wait, but if it's just a routine thing, I honestly have no clue... usually, though, they'll run an EKG right before or during the checkup, and they'll definitely schedule an ultrasound eventually.
electricwolf6 said:...look, Scott Allen10, five stars is great and all, but don't you realize that by being so strict about not naming names, this whole thread loses its point? Most people just want to know who the actual "pros" are. It’s like when I’m remodeling my living room and I’m hunting for a solid carpenter—someone who actually knows their stuff—and I wouldn't dream of asking "who performed your surgery?" whether it went well or not if I had to live with that secret forever. Right, Scott Allen10? I noticed things got super awkward for a bit after you dropped that post, because let's be real, it's nearly impossible to talk about this without mentioning those artists we trust with our faces and huge amounts of cash... especially when the results can be such a gamble. Besides, this is a Reddit thread, after all.
So, I'm reaching out to you—both for myself and for a few other ladies I've been chatting with in private messages—to ask that you don't strip this topic of what actually matters: the intel. We aren't here just to gossip over coffee about "how I ended up with this tiny little nose" we genuinely value any useful info we can get. At least from what I can tell, most of us are looking for real substance. Ultimately, it's up to each of us to make our own calls.
I hear you, but I never meant to say we can't mention the "pros" at all. Not at all. It's more about the links to websites, specific prices, invoices, promos, and discounts... I think we should steer clear of that. If anyone wants to dive into the money side of things, they can always just shoot a private message.🙂
Don't take it personally that I have to shut this down, but if we let this slide, the whole thread is going to turn into a massive Gap clearance sale within forty-eight hours. We actually already have a sticky topic dedicated to doctors and clinics where you can swap all that info. As for private practice pricing, please just stick to sending those details via PM.
I did a little tidying up around here just so nobody wastes their breath hunting through junk....Most of that "junk" was just people posting about specific private clinics, prices, bills... basically any kind of indirect advertising. Honestly, I've had my fill of those "famous" private practitioners, so if you're looking for a personal recommendation or someone's trying to plug themselves in a Trending Topic at the top of the Health section—or even just sliding into DMs to hawk services—I'm not having it. Look, we can totally talk about cosmetic surgery—sharing experiences, impressions, results, or even just venting about fears... but for heaven's sake, don't come shoving private clinic ads under my nose here.... talking about hospital names is fine, but when it comes to private practices, we need to be extremely careful...
Rachel Morris42 said:I really need to get in to see a cardiologist over in Indianapolis, so if any of you ladies have some insight, please help a girl out. Like, how long are the waits at the hospital, or do you know any good private practices? I'm curious about what they charge and basically anything else you can think of. My doctor really spooked me a bit, so I'm feeling pretty anxious about this. It's kind of urgent, too. Thanks so much in advance!
Honestly, unless things have taken a really scary turn since you last spoke, maybe just give Dr. Sullivan a call first? Just ask him about the best way to handle the exams and getting everything scheduled—you'll probably get the clearest picture that way.
Look, since you're such a die-hard alternative type and clearly against any kind of vaccination from birth to old age... I’m asking you to please just stick to the actual topic here without throwing out those random stats or all those wild theories about Big Pharma conspiracies trying to poison everyone. If you really want to rant about that stuff on the forum... fine, whatever... but maybe pick a different thread for it.
You can find a Baroque Chamber in places like San Francisco, Miami, the Dubrava Library in Washington, D.C., or even the Osijek Library. Honestly, a Baroque Chamber is definitely the way to go for cases like this. How often you need to go in and how much it actually helps really depends on the person, but I’d say you should probably start getting in there every couple of weeks or so... As for when to switch over to HBO, that’s really up to the surgeon and their take on how the wound is healing, but generally speaking, a relatively fresh wound isn't a reason to hold off on HBO... Well, I'm not entirely sure about using HBO if someone has a pacemaker. On one hand, you've got pure oxygen inside the chamber, but then again, a pacemaker uses electrical impulses... hm... so I'm just not quite sure how those two things play together...
Honestly, I don't think anyone can give you a straight answer on that, because it really just comes down to how much those peripheral vessels are constricted...it’s one of those things that’s strictly individual for everyone If you can keep your blood sugar in check, stay out of the freezing cold, and make sure you're wearing loose-fitting clothes and shoes that don't pinch at all...you should definitely try to get into a hyperbaric chamber if you can swing it...plus, keeping up with wound care on your leg and sticking to a high-protein diet is huge...
I mean, what I'm trying to say is that the damage is already done, and it's hard to play smart once you're already in this position...
Paul Alvarez97 said:I’m with you guys. Mastering external access won't be the only thing on his learning curve. This job is demanding and exhausting, plain and simple. I know plenty of anesthesia techs who can handle intubation without breaking a sweat—it just comes down to grit and constant practice. And honestly, I don't see why hitting up a major medical conference once a year with the crew is such a big deal. You've got to stay on top of the literature, too. Learning doesn't stop just because you've graduated, right? Best,
When I mentioned "neck access," I wasn't specifically talking about the external jugular, I was more speaking figuratively about how you should basically have a line established almost the second you roll into the ER...
As for hitting up those big medical conferences, I totally agree that there's absolutely no reason not to go every now and then... but man, take it from me... in the US, you could probably count the anesthesia techs with that kind of drive on one hand, if you're lucky. Most of them just don't care. They’re just looking to wrap up their shift or finish their rotation as fast as possible so they can get home... and when you're pulling in maybe $50k or $60k a year... what else is there to motivate them? It’s just not on their radar. Sadly enough.
If we're talking about intubation, you mostly hear about it from the veteran techs; back in the day, especially during the 90s when there were way too few anesthesiologists, they were often forced to step up and manage the whole anesthesia process themselves. The younger generation, though? For the most part, they either don't do it or don't even know how. Personally, I feel like in the way things work here in American hospitals today, where they mostly just act as assistants to the anesthesiologist... they don't really need to, and they're just asking for trouble if they try to jump in next to the doctor and end up getting chewed out for overstepping.
The real, million-dollar question is why isn't this something every single doctor knows by the time they graduate? The truth is, that fundamental resuscitation skill is mostly practiced by anesthesiologists—maybe a pediatrician working in the ICU, or someone over at a US Navy facility, or perhaps a few folks who actually bothered to practice during their residency... everyone else in the hospital just stands there like a deer in headlights during respiratory arrest, acting like they're too important to help while they wait for the anesthesia team to show up and handle the resuscitation...
And maybe don't forget about the whole complaining routine too, you know, like when those surgeons suddenly decide they need something else on the table at 2:00 AM even though things have never been finished by 5:00 before, or just throwing a little tantrum and making comments about the surgery here and there...
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There are really only one and a half things I truly value in anesthesia techs these days, though obviously not every single one of them hits the mark. First off, it’s that knack for jumping right in during an emergency, slamming a needle in and getting a line established when things are going south—that can be incredibly tough to pull off, especially with kids, so you've gotta respect that. Then there's that other half of the equation... which is basically just having the guts to hold down the fort in the OR while the anesthesiologist decides to take a little stroll around the unit, sometimes for quite a while during the actual surgery.
Everything else, especially the routine stuff and the general workload, isn't just mindless work; it's actually a technical paradise where you're mostly just handing tools to the doctor and pushing meds as directed. You aren't really interacting with the patient before the surgery or once they're being moved back to their home ward or over to JLL.
There aren’t even any exams or special training programs you have to grind through to get started. You’ll kick things off on the day shifts, always working alongside someone else, but then after a few months—or maybe even a couple of years depending on which hospital you end up at—you might start pulling solo shifts...
You don't even need to attend those big medical conferences or spend your nights buried in textbooks.
But honestly, if you ask anyone what the "real" secret is for a modern anesthesia tech (and trust me, the veterans will be the first ones to tell you this), it’s basically just learning how to fast-track your way into complaining. They’ll teach you how to reflexively tell everyone around you how grueling, exhausting, intense, and soul-crushing the job is... making it sound like you're performing open-heart surgery in a hurricane when really, most of it is a total breeze.
Honestly, slathering on topical antibiotics just doesn't make any sense at all. And that whole "Accutane" thing? It feels like some gimmick dreamed up by a dermatologist or a pharmacist just to lighten someone's wallet. My advice is simple: steer clear of those local antibiotic creams and just stay away from those types of products entirely.
The whole thread is a total mess and doesn't really make any sense... honestly, I don't think there's much left to talk about here, so let's just go ahead and lock this one down.... it’s kind of like when you’re stuck in a massive traffic jam on the I-95; you're just sitting there spinning your wheels while everything feels stalled. Once things finally clear up, maybe—and that's a big maybe—everything will start settling back to normal. As for how fast that happens? Man, nobody's got a clue.