tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post8243655162742553873..comments2023-04-07T05:48:47.524-04:00Comments on Surgery, Cooking, Art... Life. Passionately: wait... WHAT?!DrBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-80699923381396215472008-07-26T07:15:00.000-04:002008-07-26T07:15:00.000-04:00That is interesting.....I thought being a medical ...That is interesting.....I thought being a medical proxy applied to everything. Clearly not...<BR/>At least you didn't get it.....I have heard the meds are awful (though of course preferable to AIDS).Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759938692575603663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-72912196402547722152008-07-10T23:07:00.000-04:002008-07-10T23:07:00.000-04:00Welcome to the blogosphere. Found you from a comm...Welcome to the blogosphere. Found you from a comment you left for Bongi. There can never be too many surgery blogs.make mine traumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149160428613740527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-23353412768533205272008-07-07T22:56:00.000-04:002008-07-07T22:56:00.000-04:00I assume that you are referring to the first part ...I assume that you are referring to the first part of this post. And I agree. It is ridiculous to make something "mandatory, but voluntary," especially something with as much social stigma attached to it as HIV testing. Trust me, I know exactly what you mean. Regardless of the size of your town (mine being NYC), the HOSPITAL in which you work suddenly becomes even smaller if you decide to get (or must be, in my case ) tested there.DrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-26918039166195741152008-07-02T16:36:00.000-04:002008-07-02T16:36:00.000-04:00recently i stuck myself with a needle in closing a...recently i stuck myself with a needle in closing a known hiv positive patient. i took my antiretrovirals and then needed to be tested post treatment. i live in a small town and if i got tested there, if it turned out positive, before long the whole hospital would know my status. this would be a serious professional problem. who wants to go to a positive surgeon. luckily when i had it done incognito, it was negative, so i'm still ok.<BR/><BR/>the point is, i agree with anyone who refuses to be forced to be tested. i'm all for testing, but i'm not for someone telling people to be tested.<BR/><BR/>by the way, ramona allerted me to this blog. welcome to the medical blogosphere.Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-29211316657947590292008-07-01T12:52:00.000-04:002008-07-01T12:52:00.000-04:00glad you're alright now. needle stick injuries are...glad you're alright now. needle stick injuries are pretty common and my coursemate just got one this semester.<BR/><BR/>i'm enjoying your blog. Dr Ramona from Suture for a Living just submitted one of your posts for SurgeXperiences which will be hosted at my blog this Sunday. <BR/><BR/>SurgeXperiences (http://surgexperiences.wordpress.com) is a biweekly surgical blog carnival that collects the best surgical-related posts around. Pay us a visit and submit a post or 2 some time. :)Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540388790434163301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-33049708938240476952008-06-30T09:03:00.000-04:002008-06-30T09:03:00.000-04:00You are so right. It makes me think of the differ...You are so right. <BR/><BR/>It makes me think of the differences in the way the different cancers are responded to by medical personnel as well. Sad, but true...People with lung cancer are asked right off if they smoked - like well, there you go...but breast cancer, where we still really don't have a clear indication of what contributes to it, you are treated differently to some degree. You are "innocent" of what has befallen you, seems to come across. I can remember thinking how awful it must feel for those that did smoke, and were diagnosed with lung cancer. There is already enough self recrimination. We all (cancer pts.) think back and wonder - what is it I could have done? <BR/><BR/>It is bad enough to have something so horrible, but to attach a judgment to it, compounds those issues for the patients involved. HIV unfortunately is one that has a potential to kill the caregiver as well. I really think NY needs to revise their stance and protect both patient and caregiver.<BR/><BR/>I really like your blog. I'm glad to have come across you. I would like to put you on my blog roll if you don't mind. If you do, please contact me and I'll remove it.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-70220520923487867652008-06-29T14:46:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:46:00.000-04:00Yes, and still-this went to the hospital ethics co...Yes, and still-this went to the hospital ethics committee and could not be touched. NY laws are very strict when it comes to patient rights. Once set, that's it--especially dealing with the "sensitive" issue of HIV. Shoot me, but I think of this as a disease like any other! Unfortunately, it has become such a social issue, that it is not *just* a disease.DrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-42333952532700063772008-06-29T13:33:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:33:00.000-04:00I know our state is very strict about the patient'...I know our state is very strict about the patient's rights, but I do feel the caregivers have a right to know what they are dealing with, especially in a situation such as yours was.Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4280629783832800038.post-91944529902207084512008-06-27T00:11:00.000-04:002008-06-27T00:11:00.000-04:00wonder of all wonders... It's National HIV Testing...wonder of all wonders... It's National HIV Testing Day today (the 27th). Just a point of interest.DrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957078718446547740noreply@blogger.com