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Old May 2nd 12, 08:48 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing the
scan reports and have her interpret them to me.
She said " we usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to
explain it all"
Well, ain't that just too bad.
She said the computer was down. I said I'd wait beside her for a while for
her to keep trying.
Within 5 minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and
running again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the brain
and my CT scan of the sinuses.

I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and technical
and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted really.
The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.

My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too much.
Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report that my
doctor was reluctant to let me have.

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.

Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op, how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am so
sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?

Tweed











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Old May 2nd 12, 09:42 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Storrmmee
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at least you have some answers and that is a comfort, best of luck, Lee
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...
Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing the
scan reports and have her interpret them to me.
She said " we usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to
explain it all"
Well, ain't that just too bad.
She said the computer was down. I said I'd wait beside her for a while
for her to keep trying.
Within 5 minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and
running again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the brain
and my CT scan of the sinuses.

I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and technical
and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted really.
The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.

My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too much.
Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report that my
doctor was reluctant to let me have.

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.

Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op, how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am
so sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?

Tweed













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Old May 2nd 12, 09:43 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Christina Websell wrote:
Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing
the scan reports and have her interpret them to me. She said " we
usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to explain it
all" Well, ain't that just too bad. She said the computer was down. I
said I'd wait beside her for a while for her to keep trying. Within 5
minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and running
again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the brain and
my CT scan of the sinuses.


I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and
technical and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted
really. The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.


My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too
much. Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report
that my doctor was reluctant to let me have.


I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.


Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op,
how can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't.
I am so sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?


Tweed



I'm so glad that the scan showed no tumour and that is the really
important news and worthy of a celebration. I am sorry that it did show up
a problem that may need surgery but one that isn't urgent and could be
done, if that's what is decided, at a later date.

Purrs being sent that they can find a different way o treat the problem.

I am absolutely not agreeing to an operation inside my mouth/nose. I will
live with reduced taste and smell if that's the only way.
FGS, I've been operated on enough.

Tweed



--
Judith Latham
Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.



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Old May 2nd 12, 09:46 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)
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Christina Websell wrote:

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.

Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op, how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am so
sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?

Tweed


Be grateful you live in the UK, where at least you are able to GET
treatment when you need it! Here, it all depends upon what your
insurance company is willing to pay for. (Unless you're a member of
Congress, in which case you're set for life, whether or not you get
re-elected.)
  #5  
Old May 2nd 12, 10:19 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
...


Christina Websell wrote:

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.

Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op,
how can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I
am so sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?

Tweed

Be grateful you live in the UK, where at least you are able to GET
treatment when you need it! Here, it all depends upon what your insurance
company is willing to pay for. (Unless you're a member of Congress, in
which case you're set for life, whether or not you get re-elected.)


Yes I am very grateful for the NHS which I have paid for all my life.
America needs to think whether it needs to go that way.
It's so simple.
Pay a proportion of your wages in. Get unlimited heathcare.

Tweed





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Old May 2nd 12, 11:25 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Bastette
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Christina Websell wrote:

Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing the
scan reports and have her interpret them to me.
She said " we usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to
explain it all"
Well, ain't that just too bad.
She said the computer was down. I said I'd wait beside her for a while for
her to keep trying.
Within 5 minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and
running again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the brain
and my CT scan of the sinuses.


I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and technical
and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted really.
The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.


What a relief! That would have been the worst outcome. I'm so glad there's
no cancer.

My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too much.
Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report that my
doctor was reluctant to let me have.


I have no idea what "oro-antral" means, but I think a fistula is a breach
or opening between two cavities that are supposed to be completely separate.

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.


Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op, how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am so
sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?


Is this an optional surgery, or is there any danger of it getting worse
and causing more serious problems? Maybe you can choose not to have it, or
not to have it now, anyway.

--
Joyce

Loneliness is comforted by the closeness and touch of fur to fur,
skin to skin, or -- skin to fur. -- Paul Gallico
  #7  
Old May 2nd 12, 11:37 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"Bastette" wrote in message
...
Medicare is the health care plan we have for retired people. You pay
into it throughout your working life, and then you get your healthcare
paid for once you retire. Sound familiar? I still don't think it's as
comprehensive as NHS, but at least people can get reasonable health
care - which, at retirement age, most of us need.


What happens if you get seriously ill before you retire? as I did.
Our system provides healthcare at any age.
Tweed




  #8  
Old May 2nd 12, 11:52 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"Bastette" wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:

Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing
the
scan reports and have her interpret them to me.
She said " we usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to
explain it all"
Well, ain't that just too bad.
She said the computer was down. I said I'd wait beside her for a while
for
her to keep trying.
Within 5 minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and
running again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the
brain
and my CT scan of the sinuses.


I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and
technical
and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted
really.
The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.


What a relief! That would have been the worst outcome. I'm so glad there's
no cancer.

My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too
much.
Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report that my
doctor was reluctant to let me have.


I have no idea what "oro-antral" means, but I think a fistula is a breach
or opening between two cavities that are supposed to be completely
separate.

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.


Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op,
how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am
so
sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?


Is this an optional surgery, or is there any danger of it getting worse
and causing more serious problems? Maybe you can choose not to have it, or
not to have it now, anyway.

--

I will not know until I see my ENT surgeon in June. My immediate reaction
is absolutely "no more surgery, ever"
I'm fed up with operations and I will avoid this one if I can.

Tweed







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Old May 3rd 12, 12:54 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Mishi[_2_]
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On 5/2/2012 6:52 PM, Christina Websell wrote:
wrote in message
...
Christina Websell wrote:

Well, I can't say that my doctor was happy for me to insist on seeing
the
scan reports and have her interpret them to me.
She said " we usually only tell the patient the end result, not have to
explain it all"
Well, ain't that just too bad.
She said the computer was down. I said I'd wait beside her for a while
for
her to keep trying.
Within 5 minutes (how lucky was that!!) the computer seemed to be up and
running again and she printed off the reports for my MRI scan of the
brain
and my CT scan of the sinuses.


I know why she tried to duck out, it's all very specialised and
technical
and she didn't want me to think she didn't know all about it.
Anyway, she talked me through what she knew, which is aIl I wanted
really.
The MRI scan of my brain is normal in every way. No tumour.


What a relief! That would have been the worst outcome. I'm so glad there's
no cancer.

My CT sinus scans show something that I do think is "remarkable" in the
medical sense, it's not anything malignant, so I am not worried too
much.
Oro-antral fistula x 2. I found this information in the report that my
doctor was reluctant to let me have.


I have no idea what "oro-antral" means, but I think a fistula is a breach
or opening between two cavities that are supposed to be completely
separate.

I now have to wait to see my ENT specialist, middle of June.


Oh, please, not another operation. I'm already waiting for an arm op,
how
can I contemplate another nasty op like this can be? Well I can't. I am
so
sick of being sick. I really don't deserve it. But who does?


Is this an optional surgery, or is there any danger of it getting worse
and causing more serious problems? Maybe you can choose not to have it, or
not to have it now, anyway.

--

I will not know until I see my ENT surgeon in June. My immediate reaction
is absolutely "no more surgery, ever"
I'm fed up with operations and I will avoid this one if I can.

Tweed

oroantral fistula (ôr´ōan´trl),
n an abnormal tract that connects the oral cavity with the maxillary sinus.

  #10  
Old May 3rd 12, 01:57 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Bastette
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Christina Websell wrote:

"Bastette" wrote in message


Medicare is the health care plan we have for retired people. You pay
into it throughout your working life, and then you get your healthcare
paid for once you retire. Sound familiar? I still don't think it's as
comprehensive as NHS, but at least people can get reasonable health
care - which, at retirement age, most of us need.


What happens if you get seriously ill before you retire? as I did.
Our system provides healthcare at any age.


If you have a job that provides health coverage, then you use that. Usually
the company will pay most of the premiums, and take out a small contribution
from employees each payday.

Not all jobs provide health insurance, though. If you work part-time or
as a contractor (self-employed and contracted to a company), you probably
can't get coverage from your employer. Some do provide a pro-rated level
of insurance based on hours, for part-time employees. I don't know how that
works.

Then, of course, a lot of people simply don't have jobs. Unless they're
on disability (hard to get) or welfare (you'd call it "the dole") - which
is *very* hard to get - they're up that proverbial creek without a paddle.

And a lot of times, a person isn't working because they're too ill to work.
And they have no insurance because they don't have an employer. One of
our system's cruel ironies.

I certainly wasn't trying to say that Medicare is a reasonable substitute
for universal coverage. I was just saying that we do have some benefits
in this country that could be described as socialist, in the sense that
everyone who can do so pays into it, and when you need it, you can use it.
But ours has restrictions - you have to be 65. No, wait - I think it's 66
now. Or 67? I know it's going up year by year, but I don't know what the
retirement age is now. This is the age when you can start collecting social
security (monthly payments for living expenses which most working people
pay into throughout their working lives - you're going to start getting
something like that next year, right?). Medicare goes along with that.

--
Joyce

Beauty and music seduce us first; later, ashamed of our own
sensuality, we insist on meaning. -- Clive Barker
 




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