Re: speaking of Western medicine...

On Apr 30, 10:10=A0am, Pat Kight <kig...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Vicki Rosenzweig wrote:
> > I had my gallbladder removed Monday. It is Wednesday morning, and I am
> > posting this from my home computer. The magic word here is
> > "laparoscopic." My mother (with whom I spoke, cheaply and easily,
> > across the Atlantic Ocean, but while that's modern technology, it's
> > not primarily medical) told me that not all that long ago, I would
> > have been in the hospital for two weeks. This was while we weren't
> > sure whether they'd send me home after one night instead of two or
> > possibly three.
>
> Oh, my - you're the second person I know who had their gallbladder out
> this week. I hope you heal swiftly, and find the outcome as good as
> others I know whose gall bladders have decided to attack them.
>
>
>
> > Other useful modern aspects of this: the CAT scan for certain (though
> > I never saw the actual feline), X-rays, and ultrasound for diagnosis
> > and ruling out complications. The modern, better anesthesia (I asked
> > the anesthetist what they would use, and got a friendly discussion of
> > three compounds I'd never heard of, the note that ether is never used
> > anymore because it's dangerous, and that nitrous oxide is still
> > useful.
>
> Indeed, it is. I go in to the dentist in an hour two have the third and
> fourth (out of a total of six) ****celain crowns installed; since all the
> drilling and such has been done, I won't need to be numbed, but I will
> get nitrous, because it keeps me from levitating out of the chair from
> dental-phobic stress. As much as I hate going to the dentist, this is
> one bit of Western medicine I'm very grateful to have, because without
> it, I'd very likely be toothless.
>
> --
> Pat Kight
> kig...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 I hope you make a quick recovery. Even though modern western
medicine can do amazing things, take it easy and don't overdo
anything, ok?

Pat: Good luck at the dentist. I'm cringing on the inside for you. I
had to go yesterday. My youngest son (3yo) accidentally hit me in the
mouth with his head about 2 weeks ago...and well..it still hurts. Long
story short: I'll know if it's a permanent injury in about a week.
I've managed to  live 37 years without anything more serious than
fillings and braces. I am really not looking forward to a possible
root canal.
:(

darklily (popping copious amounts of Ibuprofen)