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L'autista
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It was supposed to be, but the tests came back and her levels weren't stable enough after the scope. So they waited until today. We have been here since Sunday

Hang in there man. Sounds like one hell of a past few days... :dule:

Thanks man. I keep looking up at the screen and it says "Surgery in process".

It's like watching water boil. It just doesn't change :sad:
Better than a rushed surgery, that's for sure.
 

IliveForJuve

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Jan 17, 2011
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Surgeries of loved ones are truly agonising stuff. Obviously the world of medicine progresses every single day, but surgeries are never 100% safe. Glad to hear she came out of it fine.
I think I'm sort of immune to this.

My mother had a gastric bypass surgery a couple of months ago and I didn't even break a sweat.
 

Seven

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Jun 25, 2003
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I think I'm sort of immune to this.

My mother had a gastric bypass surgery a couple of months ago and I didn't even break a sweat.
Or you just hate your mother. Whichever makes most sense.

To be fair both of my parents are doctors and many of my family members are too. That makes me realise doctors are just normal people and do make mistakes. In fact I have a niece who I consider to be of average intelligence and she's almost a doctor too, so yeah, my confidence is shaky :D.
 

IliveForJuve

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Or you just hate your mother. Whichever makes most sense.

To be fair both of my parents are doctors and many of my family members are too. That makes me realise doctors are just normal people and do make mistakes. In fact I have a niece who I consider to be of average intelligence and she's almost a doctor too, so yeah, my confidence is shaky :D.
Lol, I love my mother even though she breaks my balls more than anyone else. I'm just way too optimistic when it comes to these things.

I know a lot of medicine students (and soon to be docs) who aren't very bright either. That's a scary thought :D
 

Seven

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Jun 25, 2003
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Not very bright? Fachidioten you mean?
No, not even that. I mean that most did well in school obviously, but it's not like they're the 0.0000001%. At least not in Belgium. And it's not exactly the most difficult university degree, purely from an intellectual point of view. I will say though that you need tremendous determination to become a doctor, that much is definitely true.
 

Dostoevsky

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Or you just hate your mother. Whichever makes most sense.

To be fair both of my parents are doctors and many of my family members are too. That makes me realise doctors are just normal people and do make mistakes. In fact I have a niece who I consider to be of average intelligence and she's almost a doctor too, so yeah, my confidence is shaky :D.
Same goes for other professions too but majority are passive enough so people don't take that into account.

A bad lawyer will make you lose your case, child, put you in jail etc.
A bad engineer will make a shit car, plane etc.

Many people can make your life horrible or even kill you passivly. Same goes for doctors who might do it in a more direct way. But end result is pretty much the same: end.

It's also quite sad that nowadays you get to finish studies a lot easier than in the past. It used to represent something but today it's just a piece of paper to find a different job.
 

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