Eric
Mama's lil stinker
It's a volatile time, nobody can blame you.Pulling everything I have out of stocks, 401k and individual trading account, and placing them in bonds/cash for now. Going to sit on the sidelines for a few weeks.
It's a volatile time, nobody can blame you.Pulling everything I have out of stocks, 401k and individual trading account, and placing them in bonds/cash for now. Going to sit on the sidelines for a few weeks.
I have the same anxiety. I have a problem with diverticulitis and have had to go into the ER a few times, during one of their CT scans they noticed bowel wall thickening and what they believed to be 3 lesions on my liver. I'll never forget that phone call, they said it appeared to be cancer that had spread to my liver and scheduled me for an immediate colonoscopy and a more extensive MRI (about 45 minutes with the contrast dye, etc.)Had my PETscan this morning. I’ll phone the doctor Thursday afternoon and see if he got the results. A friend and I have decided that for those of us who have to be scanned regularly, “scanxiety” is a thing.
I know a group of female scientists that studies scanxiety. It's def a thing.Had my PETscan this morning. I’ll phone the doctor Thursday afternoon and see if he got the results. A friend and I have decided that for those of us who have to be scanned regularly, “scanxiety” is a thing.
Don't you love CTs? I tell patients it's like a black and white TV. MRI is an HDTV, but it comes with it's own limitations (like patient and organ motion sensitivity). Whole body MRIs specifically make me nervous because they reveal so much you don't know what's incidental and what's relevant anymore. The future's gonna be that in 10-20 years. You get the whole-body MRI, you'll get an AI augmented radiology read and your docs will address everything they found.I have the same anxiety. I have a problem with diverticulitis and have had to go into the ER a few times, during one of their CT scans they noticed bowel wall thickening and what they believed to be 3 lesions on my liver. I'll never forget that phone call, they said it appeared to be cancer that had spread to my liver and scheduled me for an immediate colonoscopy and a more extensive MRI (about 45 minutes with the contrast dye, etc.)
So I go get the colonoscopy and it turned out to be clear with the exception of diverticulosis and the only follow up from the GI doctor was to take Metamucil. I had also had my gallbladder removed a few years prior and it turned out that what they thought were lesions in my liver were leftover stones. A subsequent scan showed that 2 of the 3 were gone (passed) three months later.
So I was lucky that I escaped what I (and the doctors) thought was cancer but for a few months I was petrified and waiting for scan results was the worst part of all to me, you survivors are so brave!
My GI doctor echoed this sentiment, he said people get talked into these full body scans where small things are bound to be found and then it takes them down a rabbit hole of tests, etc. that typically lead to nothing. He said he always recommends against those.Don't you love CTs? I tell patients it's like a black and white TV. MRI is an HDTV, but it comes with it's own limitations (like patient and organ motion sensitivity). Whole body MRIs specifically make me nervous because they reveal so much you don't know what's incidental and what's relevant anymore. The future's gonna be that tough in 10-20 years. You get that in, you'll get an AI augmented read and your docs will address everything they found.
It's an acknowledged abstract form of risk for potential harm that comes with non-invasive imaging.My GI doctor echoed this sentiment, he said people get talked into these full body scans where small things are bound to be found and then it takes them down a rabbit hole of tests, etc. that typically lead to nothing. He said he always recommends against those.
I think it was that human common sense that threw everyone off in my case. They said whoever read my CT scan results concluded that my leftover gallstones were lesions on my liver, my GI specifically called that out and said a more experienced doctor figured it out.It's an acknowledged abstract form of risk for potential harm that comes with non-invasive imaging.
Big data will fix it, if you marry AI with human common sense.
I think it was that human common sense that threw everyone off in my case. They said whoever read my CT scan results concluded that my leftover gallstones were lesions on my liver, my GI specifically called that out and said a more experienced doctor figured it out.
Fair enough and I know they looked at 2+2 and had reasonable suspicion that required further testing so I personally don't hold that against them. Frankly, the end result was that I had to wait for a few small stones to pass and that I have diverticulosis so I was just happy it was nothing nearly as bad as they initially thought.Defensive medicine, also called defensive medical decision making, refers to the practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but an option that mainly serves the function to protect the physician against the patient as potential plaintiff. Defensive medicine is a reaction to the rising costs of malpractice insurance premiums and patients’ biases on suing for missed or delayed diagnosis or treatment but not for being overdiagnosed. U.S. physicians are at highest risk of being sued, and overtreatment is common. The number of lawsuits against physicians in the USA has increased within the last decades and has had a substantial impact on the behavior of physicians and medical practice. Physicians order tests and avoid treating high-risk patients (when they have a choice) to reduce their exposure to lawsuits, or are forced to discontinue practicing because of overly high insurance premiums.[1] This behavior has become known as defensive medicine, "a deviation from sound medical practice that is indicated primarily by a threat of liability".
Defensive medicine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
A reason US health care is so damn expensive.
Defensive medicine, also called defensive medical decision making, refers to the practice of recommending a diagnostic test or medical treatment that is not necessarily the best option for the patient, but an option that mainly serves the function to protect the physician against the patient as potential plaintiff. Defensive medicine is a reaction to the rising costs of malpractice insurance premiums and patients’ biases on suing for missed or delayed diagnosis or treatment but not for being overdiagnosed. U.S. physicians are at highest risk of being sued, and overtreatment is common. The number of lawsuits against physicians in the USA has increased within the last decades and has had a substantial impact on the behavior of physicians and medical practice. Physicians order tests and avoid treating high-risk patients (when they have a choice) to reduce their exposure to lawsuits, or are forced to discontinue practicing because of overly high insurance premiums.[1] This behavior has become known as defensive medicine, "a deviation from sound medical practice that is indicated primarily by a threat of liability".
Defensive medicine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
A reason US health care is so damn expensive.
Stay safe. We've had to change our walk times because there are so many other people walking around without masks on on the narrow paths.Headed out for a walk and some shopping: Bills, beer, butter, marmalade, crisps (chips to Our Transatlantic Cousins), some sparkling mineral water.
Stay safe. We've had to change our walk times because there are so many other people walking around without masks on on the narrow paths.
Indeed. I doubt I'll get a walk in today. I made sure to do a longer session on the cross trainer and an inside cycle ride to compensate.Gale force winds threatened - and it is very windy (howling winds) and spitting rain; hence, I decided to forego my (no longer weekly) Saturday visit to the farmers' market.
Indeed. I doubt I'll get a walk in today. I made sure to do a longer session on the cross trainer and an inside cycle ride to compensate.
Now stopped for lunch after doing a few jobs around the house. Shelf put up, bled the underfloor heating. Moved some furniture.
And now as I right the sun has made its first appearance of the day! Yay.
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