tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post113448510570440073..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Dr. Know-It-AllDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-43416504525885567302007-05-30T04:33:00.000-04:002007-05-30T04:33:00.000-04:00You're an internist, not an FP? Whoa! All this tim...You're an internist, not an FP? Whoa! All this time...I just assumed.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1135774456614996422005-12-28T07:54:00.000-05:002005-12-28T07:54:00.000-05:00Yeah, I know the feeling. I'm not a doctor, but I ...Yeah, I know the feeling. I'm not a doctor, but I do have a master's in public health and I run a maternal and child health project. Sometimes I have to take a deep breath and shut down the computer when I read the things people say about childbirth and breastfeeding...Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082252210603671917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1135048338908774332005-12-19T22:12:00.000-05:002005-12-19T22:12:00.000-05:00I'd be really interested to hear your take, too. ...I'd be really interested to hear your take, too. I'm pretty pro-vacc myself (as my parents knew plenty of kids when they were younger who were killed/harmed by what later became preventable illnesses), but every now and again the anti-vacc folks toss out an argument well-reasoned enough to scare me a bit.<BR/><BR/>I'm a mom, though. Everything scares me. In addition to the "Why It May Not Be athumbscre.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626759468694284273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134760340873578442005-12-16T14:12:00.000-05:002005-12-16T14:12:00.000-05:00I don't know if I've commented on your blog before...I don't know if I've commented on your blog before or not, but after this post it seemed appropriate.<BR/><BR/>Have you written about vaccines yet? What is your stance? Are they all necessary? Do the benefits outweigh the risks in every case?<BR/><BR/>All my doctor friends thus far have been unwaveringly pro-vaccine, but their dogma makes me disinclined to listen. <BR/><BR/>Conversely, the panamenyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05750848513998640993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134571685554451932005-12-14T09:48:00.000-05:002005-12-14T09:48:00.000-05:00Re: cough. Nobody can explain it? That actually ...Re: cough. Nobody can explain it? That actually makes me feel much better! I was guiltily assuming it was because I wasn't running the humidifier every night (my nurse-practitioner seems to think the humidifier can fix everything from congestion to cracks in the fascia of the space shuttle, but the hissing sound keeps J.Q. awake).<BR/><BR/>Actual M.D. nosebleed management tips would be MOST thumbscre.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626759468694284273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134557182148305682005-12-14T05:46:00.000-05:002005-12-14T05:46:00.000-05:00P.S., thumbscre.ws -- I could give you some nosebl...P.S., thumbscre.ws -- I could give you some nosebleed management pointers if you want!DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134530968413168942005-12-13T22:29:00.000-05:002005-12-13T22:29:00.000-05:00"I bet you've had people ask you some pretty stran..."I bet you've had people ask you some pretty strange things outside of clinical settings"<BR/>Actually much stranger <EM>in</EM> the clinical setting.<BR/><BR/>xx v-bo gal: Flovent for moderate asthma? Outrageous malpractice! (also just kidding.)<BR/><BR/>MFA Mama ... you probably know more pediatrics than I do at this point.<BR/><BR/>nancy -- that reminds me of a friend of mine who was a lawyer DoctorMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134518963822415062005-12-13T19:09:00.000-05:002005-12-13T19:09:00.000-05:00Wow, that's refreshing to hear... as a compu-geek,...Wow, that's refreshing to hear... as a compu-geek, I'm constantly hearing coworkers grumble about being asked to fix people's PCs when they're off-duty. Guess I just assumed that other professionals felt similarly. As for myself, I like bartering... I work for lawyers, and I'm more than happy to virus-clean their home PCs in exchange for the occasional piece of off-the-record legal advice (thumbscre.wshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626759468694284273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134516920628817022005-12-13T18:35:00.000-05:002005-12-13T18:35:00.000-05:00Because so many of my family and friends are docto...Because so many of my family and friends are doctors and nurses I'm comfortable asking them lots of questions. Mostly because I'm just curious, and questions are encouraged in my family.<BR/><BR/>On a road trip through the Middle-of-Nowhere, Wyoming many years ago I began to experience alarmingly acute (to me, the wimp) chest pain. I used a payphone to call my mom (nurse) on the West Coast Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134503966841554292005-12-13T14:59:00.000-05:002005-12-13T14:59:00.000-05:00My sister-in-law, who is a lovely person who I am ...My sister-in-law, who is a lovely person who I am oh-so-glad is my SIL (seriously), is an MD and HATES being asked anything medical. When you do ask you usually get a very cryptic answer, something that makes it clear that she does not want to answer your question. <BR/><BR/>I am a lawyer and also get people asking me legal questions. While I don’t mind at all, I generally don’t know the answer. nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03600746939405301574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134489962811362812005-12-13T11:06:00.000-05:002005-12-13T11:06:00.000-05:00Bwah ha ha yeah I've got about thirty sick kid que...Bwah ha ha yeah I've got about thirty sick kid questions for you while we're on the subject...not! Although it's not even remotely the same thing, I often find errors in grammar in menus, corporate newsletters, etc., and am tempted to point them out, but then don't want to be that obnoxious smarty-pants professor person. But for the record, if you ever come across anything the various doctors Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134489678271456872005-12-13T11:01:00.000-05:002005-12-13T11:01:00.000-05:00What's your take on Flovent for moderate asthma? H...What's your take on Flovent for moderate asthma? Here's the deal. Lately, I've been noticing that...<BR/><BR/>(Just kidding. I have a good internist of my own.)<BR/><BR/>[My word verification entry is xxvbogal. I'm an XX v-bo kind of gal!]Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134489437264449932005-12-13T10:57:00.000-05:002005-12-13T10:57:00.000-05:00Yes, ditto what tb said. I even avoided seeing a v...Yes, ditto what tb said. I even avoided seeing a very close friend for a shoulder issue so that she wouldn't think I was using her. I ended up hurting her feelings. She expressed the same sentiment as you and really understood. If you are a doctor because you want to help people, why would that desire end at 5:00?<BR/><BR/>Last night I was talking to my friend's husband. He owns a computer sales Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-1134487020651308302005-12-13T10:17:00.000-05:002005-12-13T10:17:00.000-05:00I imagine it is hard to keep quiet sometimes. My p...I imagine it is hard to keep quiet sometimes. My problem with my doctor friends/acquaintances is that I feel strange asking them for advice. I don't normally like to talk about my job outside of work, so I assume they don't either. I bet you've had people ask you some pretty strange things outside of clinical settings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com