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To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 5:03:00 PM
From: Thomas C. White	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Or, "Hey Joe, come here and looka this. Never seen onea these things in a body before. And bring the manual, will ya? I know, not in there either. Whaddaya reckon?"

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 5:19:00 PM
From: DScottD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

Both of our sons' births were by C-Section. When my wife was still in the hospital after the first one there were a couple of med students who followed the OB on his rounds to observe whatever it was he did. So one of these students asks if he can check out the wound and he pulls the dressing back and gasps audibly as if he had been grossed out by the sight of such a large incision, etc. My wife just said, "You might want to work on that bedside manner there." You will be amazed at how responsible your kids become in their driving once you make them responsible for the financial consequences.

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 5:45:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

That's exactly, I mean zactly, what the bone surgeon did who was looking at the x rays and catscans of my feet. He was around the corner, at a 45 from where we were sitting (me in a wheelchair with foot-upright extensions) (and bandages the size of cannons), and he had a U of O med student with him. He slapped up the photos, and literally said, "Oooh - this is good. This is what I wanted to show you. This patient is in deep shit for the rest of his life." He went on to explain everything in detail to her, and MJ says to me, "You think he's talking about your x rays?" Yah. He was. He didn't know we were in that room and that the door was open and that we could hear him. (And he's tunnel-focused.) Picture the tilt of your ears when you hear words like amputation, total bone fusion, chronic arthritis, and permanent disability. He turned out to be the best doctor I've ever had, and saved my feet. Well, sort of. I can stumble around, sober. And after that sobering incident, he turned out to have the best and most inspiring bedside manner we've ever seen. He's only about 33. He right away took hold of my hand in both of his; and then my feet, and looked me straight in the eye and explained pretty much how bad and then said, "But I think I can help you. You are the person I can help." [The bone doctors in New Mexico wouldn't even operate, except to amputate or fuse.] His assistant I see over his shoulder is nodding his head, like "without a doubt", like the choir. This guy had amazing calm, with rampant energy and charisma. Contagious smiles and laughs. Total politeness. He wowed MJ and me. (Not easy to do. Not not.) Every time we saw him. When he comes in the room, he is focused on you. And the problem. Never seen better. And, he fixed it. As well as anyone in the country can, I think. Maybe the world. This bone, the calcaneal, is his world. He put Dumpty back together. If one wanted to be useful in the world, they could add up what this guy does in a week. The lives he changes. But I told him the joke about the three legged dog, and he didn't get it. Everyone else there did. Go figure.

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 6:18:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 71178

<<Or "I didn't know bones could do that" >> I remember in HS gym we had a free for all wrestling and a guys arm got disjointed backward. Yep, is arm bent backward and the bones crossed. I had a car and was the fastest driver so I took him to the hospital. He said it really hurt.

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 6:19:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 71178

<<CW is paying the deductible. He didn't know about deductibles. >> One of life's little lessons.

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/17/1999 6:23:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<<Also found out it will cost another 2000 a year to add Ammo to our policy. >> One of the advantages of getting old and no kids is insuring a home, 2 vehicles, a boat, a farm and the crops plus a $1,000,000 rider for less than that. When are you going to quit sending that wet air up here?

To: Rambi who wrote (24775)	5/18/1999 10:13:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

I remember, when my friend Louis The Doctor was in medical school, and I was in law school, he invited me to a medical school party so everyone could make fun of me. (Just kidding!) (It just happened to turn out that way, he didn't plan it!)(I think!) I had a very aggravating case of swimmer's ear, and they had all just gotten their otoscopes, so they all took turns looking in my ear. (Aren't I nice?) The first guy to look in my ear goes, "Ewwwww, gross!" So naturally they all line up and look in my ear and exclaim about how gross the green stuff in my ear looked. I think they teach tact the next semester.