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Originally Posted by psoper
A lot of other countries allow stem cell therapy and other advanced techniques that puritanical Americans do not.
While it's true that other countries are trying stem cell therapies, the results so far are very sketchy (according to the published clinical trials from abroad). I would love to see the US allow more stem cell research, because it is NOT at the point that it can really be applied to treatments yet. The statistics on one stem cell implantation study in China showed that the treatment made patients worse more often than better...
it's an aside, but I'd wait a while before considering any stem cell therapy. We'll all hear about it when it starts working well, it'll be headline news.
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Originally Posted by Paul@dbtuned
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I find that hard to believe.
I've had army doctors work on me, so an Indonesian doesn't seem that bad.
I find that hard to believe.
I've had army doctors work on me, so an Indonesian doesn't seem that bad.
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Originally Posted by 06WRX4ME
very true. the only good thing about military hospitals is they are clean. now the personnel working on you, its hit or miss.
I had a very good PA that did my surgery on my spider bites with very real world experience in Mogidishu and Panama as a Special Forces Medic (SFOD-D). He knew his stuff as well as any MD.
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Originally Posted by Salty
How so? Sure, you may have an Army Medic taking your blood pressure and doing nurse duties, but the doctors are certified MDs with very good PA by their side. I'm willing to bet Kaiser is worse in some cases.
I had a very good PA that did my surgery on my spider bites with very real world experience in Mogidishu and Panama as a Special Forces Medic (SFOD-D). He knew his stuff as well as any MD.
I had a very good PA that did my surgery on my spider bites with very real world experience in Mogidishu and Panama as a Special Forces Medic (SFOD-D). He knew his stuff as well as any MD.
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Originally Posted by 06WRX4ME
I have seen some pretty bad stuff. i still have pieces of my wisdom teeth from the wonderful job they did taking them out. I would agree that you do have some very excellent doctors also. that is what i meant by hit or miss.
I can't remember... are you prior service or a brat? You're ex-navy, right?
Hit or miss may be true. But let me tell you... as the brother of a mentally ill child with a series of medical problems for the last 15yrs, Kaiser is awful. And yes, i've been to most every Kaiser in the greater Sacramento area with him. My father once got so fed-up that he took his bedpan and chucked it into the aisle of the ICU after his third surgery for staph... an infection the doctors introduced into his system more than once.
That being said I'd say most hospitals in the USA are hit or miss. I have UC Davis and it's a hit.
In my area it's about 50/50. I know my local hospitals. Kaiser in Roseville isn't too bad. Methodist sucks. UC Davis is good and so is Mercy. Sutter isn't bad either.
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Originally Posted by 06WRX4ME
I have seen some pretty bad stuff. i still have pieces of my wisdom teeth from the wonderful job they did taking them out. I would agree that you do have some very excellent doctors also. that is what i meant by hit or miss.
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