Posts by Ronald Green31

What do you mean by "they ordered me around"? Didn't you choose your own doctor? And didn't you look into where you were going or who was seeing you—you know, based on your own preference? It seems pretty strange to me, honestly...

I’ve never actually heard anything notable about him...

I’d suggest steering clear of neurosurgery if you have a wide range of options.

Trauma is fine—and radiology too, honestly.

KBCSM ... orthopedics (at Mayo Clinic), neurosurgery and radiology (at Johns Hopkins). All three departments are in the same hospital

What was the poet actually getting at—or more importantly, what exactly are you suspicious of?

I feel like the topic is a bit too broad—maybe it needs some refining.

It’s honestly not really fair to generalize like that—especially when talking about the entire hospital.

Anyone else feeling differently about this?

LP

Hey,

has anyone here actually used this medication before?

It isn't available here in the States—though you can still get it ordered if you really need to.

Hi there.

What’s the patient's diagnosis—and what kind of surgery are we talking about?

If they're covered by Medicare, Dr. Smith at Mayo Clinic is probably your best bet.

Hit me up with any updates

vividsailor7, how is Neostigmine actually used for megacolon? Just asking for the lady who started this thread...

I happened to stumble upon http://www.springerlink.com/content/043t6x7654826j60/—it mentions Neostigmine in the abstract, though I can't get into the full article myself.

Yeah, Dr. Jurcic is honestly great... I really appreciate how he stays open to talking things through with patients—he actually listens to suggestions and feedback too.

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I’m being completely serious here. I just keep hoping someone will actually perform a laparoscopic colectomy... otherwise, it feels like abdominal surgery is stuck ten years in the past—kind of like how royal surgery hasn't changed in ages.

Elizabeth Patel74 said:Thanks for the heads-up, but honestly, this doctor just told me he doesn't want to perform the surgery and left it at that—no explanation whatsoever. I really could have used some guidance; I asked him for his medical opinion on how to handle the issue if surgery isn't an option, but he either said he didn't know or told me to just sort it out with my own gastroenterologist—I can't quite recall which,

Unfortunately, that’s just how it goes with a lot of doctors. I’ve got plenty of experience in the field and know people across almost every area of healthcare—these kinds of responses usually happen when a doctor hits a wall and simply doesn't know what to do with a patient.

Does Dr. Kovacevic perform colectomies? Is it laparoscopic or open surgery?

Look, I'm dealing with a similar situation regarding someone close to me—chronic constipation—and I'm doing everything in my power to avoid a colectomy.

I've actually come close to finding a fix two or three times already, but nothing has stuck—we've looked at nicotine, acupuncture, the mesenteric artery, even nerve innervation around the L1-L2 disc...

I'm not backing down until I pinpoint the actual cause and start treating it properly. Even Dr. Velnic—a coloproctologist I’d highly recommend because he’s incredibly kind, skilled, and actually takes the time to talk—mentioned that a colectomy doesn't address the root cause (at least not for this specific condition).

What would be helpful for me, you, and anyone else following this thread is:

1. Which doctors in the US have the most experience performing colectomies?
2. What criteria should be used to decide between a partial or a total colectomy?
3. Who performs minimally invasive colectomies?

Yeah 😁

Is anyone else keeping an eye on these recent pre-election promises and the proposed "reforms" to the Social Security system?

If you're dealing with painful vertebral compression fractures, there are a couple of options:
1. Vertebroplasty — this involves injecting bone cement into the vertebra—provided the posterior wall is still intact and enough height has been preserved.
2. Kyphoplasty — used when the vertebra has actually collapsed; a tiny balloon is inflated to restore the lost height before the cement is applied.

Hey there—it really depends on where exactly the metastases are located along the spine. If they're hitting the vertebrae and causing painful fractures, things like vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty could definitely help out.

Hi there.

I’m referring to St. Patrick's Cathedral—specifically their department for gastroenterology and hepatology acting as a CDC referral center for GI functional disorders.

That said, I’m not really happy with the feedback I've received regarding a pretty complex case involving gastrointestinal issues.

Does anyone know which other department or hospital within the Medicare system stays current with modern trends and the latest diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for the GI tract?

Do you have an MRI available?