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Hello, it's been a while since I did a rant. But WARNING for gross medical things:

SO it turns out my old nemesis the ovarian cysts have plagued me again. I found out about three weeks ago when a weird pain wouldn't leave my pelvis and went to urgent care and they suggested a CT scan. ONLY! for my insurance to deny me cuz they think I needed more probable cause for one so my doctor just recommended I go to the ER (which ironically is way more expensive for insurance to pay for than a simple CT scan but they did it to themselves lol).

Turns out I have cysts on BOTH of my ovaries FUN. But the left one is very concerningly big and probably needs to be removed but I can only do so by getting an approval of an OBGYN. So after finding one and waiting for my blood tests to come back so she can determine if she can surgically remove it--

YESTERDAY I had a SUDDEN AND SEVERE pain that hit me. I was at a solid 10 on that pain scale and vomiting and sweating so I drove myself to the ER again for the second time in two weeks. Frustratingly, the MALE doctor came back and was just like "well it looks like while we were doing your ultrasound you weren't consistently experiencing pain" which I was ready to bite his head off because let me tell you. While I was laying stretched out letting them do the ultrasound I was in the worst pain the ENTIRE time. And it was not a short ultrasound. It lasted over 20 mins and even after they asked me if I could survive sitting through the vaginal ultrasound after which would be another 25 mins. And those are painful just for the stick poking around in your yoohoo alone. I begged for pain relievers and when I described it they were like "oh that's labor level pains"

SO Mr. I don't have a Uterus doctor, DON'T TELL ME that your machine says I wasn't in pain. He even hit me with a "well I don't know what your pain tolerance is" as if to minimize or make me feel like I was overblowing what I was feeling. Like, fuck that guy. But because technically the imaging showed that the cysts haven't ruptured or caused my ovaries to twist it was considered "non emergent" and so the just gave me painkillers and then sent me home and reiterated that the only way I could get it removed at this point was to beg my OBGYN and convince her it was an emergency. In the meantime it was "oh you'll have to live with LABOR LIKE PAINS 24/7 until they let you have surgery." In the meantime they said I should only return to the ER after I've took all my pain meds and my pain doesn't improve OR if something worse happens. like a rupture.

WHICH btw are the exact same symptoms I have today so I was like how will I know cuz I can't imagine a worse pain than this one to which they were like "shrug"

I was in tears. Oh but it gets EVEN BETTER. Called my OBGYN this morning and she said my blood tests came back and that unfortunately they detected higher than usual levels of cancer markers in the cyst so that means she can't surgically remove them for me, she has to foist me to an Oncologist so THEY can remove it. She tries to say it doesn't necessarily MEAN cancer but hnnnnnggg that does not help with my anxiety at the moment.

Now calling the Oncologist to make an appointment today was a whole ordeal itself cuz their system kept going to voicemail so I had to call all the departments until they finally let me through but I had to run back to the hospital to try to get my Ultrasound discs for them. But even then they were like "your appointment isn't until next Wednesday" because THATS when the doctor meanders into work. So I'm like OH so like, in the meantime what if something happens??? And they're like well you gotta call back your OBGYN to see if you have other options. Which turns out she is also out. Until Tuesday. So I'm like. Guess I'll die then!

I don't even want kids!!! These ovaries have caused me nothing but trouble!!! Please rip them from my body!!

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@steddiemicrofic prompt for september! | "charm" wc 548 | rating: T | cw: (non-terminal) cancer I couldn't get this universe out of my head so I wrote a prequel of sorts.

Eddie thinks he should be feeling lighter.

Like an innocent man freed from death row, he should be walking out of the hospital with wings on his feet and a list of things to do, and see, and be now that he has a future. He should be dancing around the parking lot, and finding the nearest payphone to call all of his friends, and breaking down into sobs that it’s finally, finally over.

But it’s not over.

And he’s so fucking tired.

He gets in his car, tosses the follow-up schedule his oncologist had given him into the passenger’s seat—a blaring reminder that remission doesn’t mean gone forever. He’ll read it when he doesn’t feel like he’s about to fall asleep on his steering wheel.

He swallows back a yawn and starts driving to Steve’s house, stopping at the gas station for two terrible cups of coffee on the way. 

Steve’s slow to answer the door. He often is these days—the chemo’s been wreaking havoc on the nerves in his feet, leaving his legs constantly full of pins and needles. Eddie’s been lucky enough to avoid that particular symptom.

“Oh hey, thanks,” Steve says, as Eddie presses a cup into his hand wordlessly. He takes a long sip, glancing at Eddie over the lid. His face twitches.

“What’s wrong?” he asks at last. He takes Eddie’s hand in his, pulls him away from the doorway. 

“S’a kitchen kinda talk,” Eddie grunts. Steve closes his eyes. Nods.

Steve’s kitchen is one of the warmest rooms that Eddie’s ever been in. Maybe that’s what makes it the best place for cold conversations. It’s where Eddie told Steve he had leukemia. And a month later, it’s where Steve told Eddie he was experiencing all the same fucking symptoms. It’s where they pieced together, slow and horrified, that the bats had fucked them up way, way worse than they thought.

It’s also where Steve told Eddie that he loved him.

“What’s wrong?” Steve asks again, when they’re situated across the counter from each other. There’s a stubborn kind of dread in his thin face. A whatever this is, I’m not letting you do it alone kind of look. It makes him want to start sobbing, to beg for forgiveness.

He’s too tired.

“It’s gone,” he says instead, quietly. “The cancer. I’m…I’m in remission.”

Steve flings his arms around him immediately, stifling a scream of joy against his neck.

“Holy shit,” he says. “Oh thank God, I thought…why are you so upset?”

“I’m leaving you,” Eddie whispers. “To do this alone.”

“Oh, baby, no.”

He leans back, eyes big and soft, and he’s starting another round of chemo tomorrow, and it’s not fucking fair.

“You’re not,” Steve says. “You’re right here.”

He puts his hand on Eddie’s chest, fingers brushing against his guitar pick, and—

“Take it,” Eddie says, without even thinking about it. He yanks it over his head, shoves it into Steve’s hand with no panache whatsoever. “It’s my lucky charm. It…it got me this far, it’ll bring you the rest of the way. Please.”

It feels like a spell. A little bit of magic. Wear this and the next round will work. It has to work. You have to live.

“Okay,” Steve whispers, and drapes it around his neck.

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TV Show - Dr. House | House M.D. XIII

THAT'S A WRAP!

We did it! Last night, the final episode of Dr. House flickered across the screen, and I must say, this rewatch was extremely enjoyable for me, partly because of writing about it. But from start to finish, there wasn't a single part that felt like a struggle, because the series is consistently good.

Cuddy is gone, Foreman is the new head of the hospital, and House is in jail. If that's not a spectacular start to a season, then I don't know what is.

But before that happens—since we still had a few episodes left from the seventh season—we see House completely out of control. First, injecting himself with experimental substances and then surgically removing the resulting tumors from his leg. After that, he tries, in his own way, to make things right with Cuddy, but it's increasingly failing. Even though I can understand some of his accusations toward her to a certain extent, what happens toward the end of the season is anything but justified.

In the eighth season, we see a very bizarre side of House, but one action hints at why he keeps resorting to such strange means. When he makes the immigration office document disappear, forcing Dominika to stay with him, he reveals something that has been subtly apparent all along—that he's incredibly lonely. Not everything can be attributed to this theme, but it does explain a lot! Especially what will happen with Wilson becomes increasingly clear.

Otherwise, Season 8 is another wild rollercoaster ride, not just in terms of the cases but also in terms of character development. During his time in prison, House meets the young doctor, Dr. Jessica Adams, whom he immediately adds to the team when he returns to Princeton-Plainsboro. There's also the suspended doctor, Dr. Chi Park, and after some initial difficulties, Taub and Chase make it back onto the team. From then on, everyone on the team faces some really tough challenges, and the worst one, towards the end of the season, comes to House himself. His best friend, what irony, is diagnosed with cancer. House has to confront many inner demons from then on and realizes that soon there will be no one left who truly understands his character and is also somewhat friendly towards him.

House tries everything to prevent Wilson's death because he doesn't want to lose this important person and also knows that his future would be uncertain without this support. But he's fighting windmills because Wilson has seen and experienced too much already to want to undergo treatment. He wants to enjoy the remaining time he has left.

I particularly liked Wilson's development because at the beginning, he's quite a thin, rather boring oncologist, and in the end, he's the tough, three-day-beard biker with a leather jacket. Especially when he's on the bike and puts on the glasses, he looks incredibly good, even though tragically plagued by cancer, just good!

What I find unfortunate, but can understand from an actress's perspective, is that we didn't see Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein) again. In the end, when House gets another beating in the burning house, he hallucinates quite a few people, and even Kutner and Stacy are there. On the other hand, Cuddy might have simply taken up too much space, especially after what happened in the last episode of the seventh season. Maybe it's for the best that she didn't show up again because otherwise, it might have felt like the focus was only on their relationship. Instead, it felt more like it was about each person and House, as well as the processing of different periods in his life or his drug addiction.

Whether there's such a thing as a perfect ending for a series, I don't know, but the ending of House comes pretty close. Of course, you're initially a bit disappointed because even though eight seasons are long and an ending can be a good thing, you don't want to let go just like that, and the inner series junkie demands more. But objectively speaking, this ending is really good because we've seen so many facets of House that it might feel forced now if there were more. We see how Adams and Park are firmly established in a team, Chase has finally found his place (I think his development is very good and how much more stable he is compared to the early seasons), and Taub embraces his role as a father. Cameron is also happy, which makes us all happy. And we also get another wonderful look at a still relatively healthy Thirteen, wonderful. Plus, there's that little nod with Foreman finding House's ID under a side table. Judging by his expression, you might think he knows House is still alive but is content that he has found his peace.

As often, I only picked out the really prominent parts from the season! The eighth season is full of interesting cases, exciting interactions with patients and the team, and a lot of new things, compared to the old seasons.

The thing between Park and Chase.

Chase being attacked and seriously injured by a patient (which is used to give him the necessary distance and make his team takeover make more sense)

Taub, who has a pretty established presence but still hasn't quite found his place in life

Foreman, who doesn't know whether he should be like House, like Cuddy, or just like Foreman as the head

What happens next? I honestly don't know yet. Yesterday, I looked around a bit and then decided on Bullet Train (2022). I still have to continue with Halo, but maybe I'll wait until the season is finished and then binge-watch everything in one evening, we'll see. But one thing I know is that I feel like watching something in the crime genre again!

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I hope this isn’t too bad of a question in regards to the timing of everything but is there no way for your sweet pup to beat cancer and live a full life still? Especially with the updates on how well she is doing with her treatments?

hi, i appreciate the ask and i’m happy to give all the details. i added a cut because it ended up being WAY longer than i thought it would be, lmao. hopefully it’s not too much to read, but for anyone else who may be curious as well, here are allll the nitty gritty details:

unfortunately that’s the exact same question i had for the oncologist when she gave me the prognosis. it turns out there are quite a few different types of canine lymphoma, which i obviously knew, but since my baby girl is the Most Special Girl, she had to go and get the rare one lol. i’ll share some knowledge i’ve collected since finding out all of this.

1. the biggest separator in terms of lymphoma is whether it’s B-cell or T-cell. B types generally have a longer median survival time, and that’s partially attributed to the fact that B types also have more treatment options (like full body radiation and bone marrow transplants, something that won’t work for T-cell). B types account for i think 75% of cases and T types are the other 25%. we haven’t run the test yet for our girl, but, because of the location and the symptoms (mediastinal, lymph nodes, hypercalcemia), there’s almost zero chance that it’s B type because those symptoms are all pretty much exclusively associated with T-cell lymphomas. we may still run the test in the future but we opted to save the $720 for now since treatment is still the same initially.

2. the next factor is the location of the lymphoma itself or the affected organs. for this, i will just directly quote a veterinary article that you can view here:

“The most common clinical forms of canine lymphoma are high-grade T-cell or B-cell variants, which manifest as generalized, nonpainful, peripheral lymphadenopathy in 80%–85% of cases. Less commonly, lymphoma primarily affects other organ systems, including the alimentary tract, skin, mediastinum, and other extranodal sites.

Exclusive involvement of the cranial mediastinum characterizes only a small fraction of lymphoma cases. Typically, canine lymphoma is characterized by enlargement of the cranial mediastinal lymph nodes, thymus, or both. Mediastinal lymphoma arising from the thymus is predominantly high-grade malignant T-cell lymphoma. With advanced disease, clinical signs may include respiratory distress associated with pleural fluid accumulation, direct compression of adjacent lung lobes, or cranial vena cava syndrome.

In addition to respiratory signs, some dogs with mediastinal lymphoma may have primary polyuria with secondary polydipsia resulting from humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy, a paraneoplastic syndrome that occurs in 10%–40% of dogs with lymphoma. Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy can be confirmed by measurement of the concentrations of ionized calcium, parathyroid hormone, and parathyroid hormone–related peptide (PTHrP) in circulating blood.”

i went through and highlighted the relevant information to her case. polyuria/polydipsia = excessive urination/excessive thirst, were the first two symptoms we noticed before i took her in to the vet; we thought it was a UTI. that’s when they tested her ionized calcium and found that she was experiencing borderline severe hypercalcemia, and the hospitalizations & x-rays began. thus, they found the mediastinal mass around her thymus gland, which as highlighted above, is a very aggressive high-grade T-cell lymphoma.

so, onto your very real question—she’s getting treatment, so is there no hope for a positive outcome? and for that, i’ll share a paraphrase of what was explained to me as well, from the same source:

“Canine lymphoma is generally responsive to conventional systemic chemotherapy (initial response rate ≥ 90%); most dogs achieve improved quality of life and greater overall survival time. However (except in some forms of indolent lymphoma), eventual disease relapse is expected in most dogs, with disease that progressively becomes refractory to continued treatment.

In the treatment of high-grade lymphoma in dogs, the most common chemotherapeutic agents administered in combination protocols are cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin (doxorubicin), vincristine, and prednisone (ie, CHOP-based protocols; the "O" in "CHOP" comes from one trade name for vincristine). The addition of l-asparaginase is optional; often, this drug is reserved for clinically ill dogs or cases of relapse.

With systemic multidrug chemotherapy protocols, median survival times in dogs are ~12 months for B-cell lymphoma and ~6–8 months for T-cell lymphoma.”

so, thankfully, she has started the CHOP protocol and she’s going to get the most effective treatment possible. when she was in the hospital overnight, they gave her l-asparaginase, so she was definitely really, really sick. her lymphoma is technically stage IV.

the caveat is that extravasation of doxorubicin, one of the CHOP drugs, can be fatal with the risk of cumulative cardiotoxicity in dogs. this means there’s a lifetime dose limit and she can’t be on chemo forever, even if it helped her feel so much better for a while. and even with the best possible treatment, results, and initial remission, the malignancy of her particular lymphoma is just so aggressive that there’s no real way to eliminate it.

of course, the average of 6-8 months is a median value, which means 50% of dogs die sooner and 50% of dogs die later. so she could shock us all and get a few extra months, maybe even a year in. but it’s all 50/50 from here on out. i mean, given how sick she got and how quickly she declined, even 6-8 months is a gift; without chemo she would have had 3-4 weeks left.

thanks for caring about my lil babe, and i am so sorry that i went on such a ramble! i hope it answers your questions at least <3

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last thursday I saw my oncologist and said I was experiencing breathlessness and she said it sounded like anxiety, yesterday I went to the ER for a fever and they x-rayed my lungs and found a spot on them which could be he start of pneumonia or scarring from radiation or anything else really no one can tell. anyway now I am on antibiotics and it was NOT anxiety. getting medical treatment when you have diagnoses of mental conditions is literally so hard and this is not the first time Ive had real symptoms dismissed as "just anxiety" only to have ACTUAL SCANS OF MY PHYSICAL BODY like ultrasounds or x-rays show that there is REALLY SOMETHING THERE. there is sooo much stigma of mental illness even in psychiatry

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⸻carrie coon, forty-four, female, she/hers ; ] … the photo on the missing poster is of STELLA COPELAND. they are FORTY-THREE, and have been missing for ONE YEAR. when the sun rises, they work as ONCOLOGY REGISTERED NURSE. rumors in town say they can be CYNICAL and NURTURING. they chose to live in COMMON HOUSE, and have an uncanny resemblance to MOLLY (DYING FOR SEX,) VAN (YELLOWJACKETS,) CLEMENTINE (ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND) . can they survive another night ?…⸻ torn open envelopes with kept letters, water dripping from the sink, birdsong early in the morning. [ ⸻ ki, 32, MST, she/her 

☆GENERAL.

FULL NAME. estella lynn copeland DATE OF BIRTH. 02/16/1980 AGE. 43 ZODIAC. aquarius GENDER. cis female PRONOUNS. she / her SEXUAL ORIENTATION. bisexual OCCUPATION. oncologist registered nurse

☆BACKGROUND.

PLACE OF BIRTH. milbrook, alabama PLACE OF RESIDENCY. fairhope, alabama NATIONALITY. american PARENTS. michael fernsby and maggie copeland SIBLINGS. emery (half-sister) CHILDREN. none

&PERSONALITY.

POSITIVE TRAITS. nurturing, compassionate, resillience, high integrity NEGATIVE TRAITS. cynical, melancholic, pessimistic, insecure LIKES. gazing out at a still lake, treasuring positive memories in the form of memorabilia, dark humor, calling out bullshit. DISLIKES. promises unkept, lying behind empty truths, cancer, bible-thumping, too much frosting on a cake.

How did your muse spend their first night in Arcadia, and where?

cursing. it'd been a long day. stella's mind was just as tired as her feet. her tongue was dipped in poison when people urged her to get inside. felt like a leading direction to a true crime story, but after her ears were flooded with reality, and her eyes caught glimpses of terror — she stiffened into shock. stella spent her first few days after extremely silent before bursting back frantic.

Why did your muse choose to live where they do?

emery. a half sister stella tried for so long to get to know. choices out of her hold had driven them apart. kept them apart until arcadia. some twisted fate now allowed them the moment stella had clung to the idea of. there's also a sense of safety in numbers at the common house. even when stella finds herself drifting in pessimism, she feels comfort in the distant chatters amongst the others.

What was your muse doing when they came across the tree?

tired lids were growing heavy. too many empty gazes out to the lake. a spot stella often rolled her car's wheels to after long shifts. days like such were tiring to her lungs with many unfulfilled sighs. a break was needed. a day where shoulders could relax... those days didn't come, but moments looking out to the alabama lake allowed her just a moment of peace. it'd been just another day of longing for more light to crack through the clouds...to be gifted with anything that didn't blister any amount of happiness. hours had passed and just as days had been like any other time there, she read letters written from her half-sister. tried to dissect what she could..cling to what she could.. stella even liked to memorize the curves of her sisters handwriting — try to picture the other woman taking the time from her day to write such things. mundane, yet weighted. after reading a letter over a many times — stella tri-folded the paper, and decided it was time to go home. along the way, the wind from the open driver window, swept the letter out. stella's hands waved trying to catch the letter only for her tires to swerve nearly hitting a tree.

Has your muse left anything behind that they are desperately trying to return to or escape?

with both parents having passed away, stella spent too much time wrapped in work. empathy towards others drove her loyalty to tiring shifts. she'd never been good at asking for what she wanted. someone worn out since childhood. energy hadn't truly been regained. though, there had been a spark when the knowledge of a sibling existing — emery. knowing of the woman had ignited something hopeful within her. when stella had stopped receiving letters from emery, that hope began to fade.

☆ tw; cancer, death, drugs

&one.  maggie copeland had been a victim of love. tricked by a smoke screen — poisoned by liquor that made lust look like something much more warm, and amourous. he had been handsome, michael fernsby. — after many stops into the diner, maggie had swooned to a state of pregnancy, and soon was faced with fear, disappointment, and the reality of being a single mother. life wasn't done piling obstacles to happiness. when stella had reached the age of five, she'd been diagnosed with cancer. acute lymphocytic leukemia. childhood felt sterile, lonely, empty of the colorful imagery she saw it painted in others. there had been a lot of time spent in hospitals, and when stella was at home there was no space for friends. much time was spent in quarantine too fragile to any outside threats. stella wasn't aware of michael, her father. she wasn't aware of the strain not having him in her life had on her mother. how her mother struggled to pay bills on her own. when maggie picked up more shifts, and stella grew stronger she was often allowed to spend time tucked in a diner booth. filling salt and pepper shakers was a light joy. her childhood was spent fond of her mother. a known best friend. other friends were those at hospitals, or in support groups. friends that had mothers seeking comfort that maggie had. stella held the mundane like ultimate treasure. laying in grass felt like a high paradise. there was such simplicity in her happiness, but she'd been lonely. yearned for normality that was shown in passerbys. &two. remission had been reached, and so had teenage angst. stella felt like a god. finally able to spread her wings and step out into the world. there had been an impulse to achieve all she could — often coming in forms of recklessness. leaving her mother in more worry. maggie hated the excessive drinking, and stella hated the pity, the shame. all she ever yearned for was to grasp what she wanted. to have desires experienced. saying what you wanted out loud was a difficult task. especially when life had been so deprived and out of reach. maggie had tried, and tried tirelessly to get a grip on stella. there was a sting. an exchange of words that coasted with her mirroring her father who had also been an alcoholic. something bitter sunk into stella. how could she be so much like someone who had left them behind ? left only a dark mark on her mother ? how could she be something shameworthy when life had robbed so much of her light ? late teens crept, and so did knowledge of her father. they shared another common ground; cancer. meeting her father in such a crippling state hadn't been ideal. a part of stella wished she hadn't met him at all. — illness had a way of creating empathy for those who didn't fully deserve it. stella wrote letters, and after time got an answer. saw her father. took to his bedside, and filled his days with any warmth she could provide. he was a stranger, but she found familiarity. time with michael inspired stella to become an oncologist registered nurse. a part of her life she couldn't ever fully peel off, — not from adolescence and not after remission — there was news learned of having a sister. half, but it felt full. even in the distance of not knowing her. emery fernsby. in an ideal world, stella wanted to have some tight knit bond with the woman. be satisfied in the normality of sisterhood — instead, she got ahold of an address. very militant. more distance gapped between bloodlines. it had only ever been letters. words scribbled with attempt to know one another. stella grew fond of emery. in writing she seemed stoic. not even a full year older, and stella felt small in comparison. they grew up only hours away, and never knew of one another's existence until more distance had come between them. stella had always been eager to meet the woman she painted such a strong image in her head. the gift never came. only death had. their shared fathers funeral. how emery hadn't showed, and that cynicism crept back into stella's life.

place the blame. target the hurt. that loneliness could swallow her whole.

&three.

letters had stopped, and stella's bitterness had redirected. reformed itself into self blame. the reason the letters stopped had to be because of herself.... perhaps the situation had been overwhelming...a reminder of reasons why they were both owed a better life. more time passed, and stella began to mourn emery. the thought that war instances had wiped another member from her life. emery's written silence had been set aside for the loss of stella's mother. more loneliness. loss had been all around her. so had been false hope. it'd been the topic of what filled her mind that night stella sat in her car...the lull of her engine while she looked across the lake. hoping for something to redirect her to something bright, and satisfying... only to lead her to arcadia... absolute hell..... to be met with familiarity she had never fully known — emery.

[covid-safer-hotties]

Controversy Over Cancer Center Masking Policies as COVID Surge Looms? - Published Aug 27, 2024

By: Marcia Frellick

Although oncologists broadly agree that people with cancer have an elevated risk for COVID-19 infection, long COVID, breakthrough infections, and hospitalization, the nation’s top cancer centers are sharply divided on masking policies, even when the virus is surging, new data show.

Michael Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, a clinical health psychologist at Tulane Cancer Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, who models COVID transmissions, said that he and colleagues were concerned about the lack of protections in public places three years after the start of the pandemic. They looked to National Cancer Institute–designated cancer centers to gauge what top institutions were doing to protect immunocompromised patients in the winter of 2023–2024, when the United States experienced its second-highest COVID transmission peak. The highest peak was in the winter of 2021–2022, with the surge of the BA.1 Omicron subvariant, Dr. Hoerger said.

The researchers analyzed each center’s policies on Jan. 15, 2024, the day they had estimated to be the midpoint of the surge. They found that all 67 of the patient-serving centers had COVID-19 policies. However, only 28 centers (41.8%) required universal masking for all visitors and staff in at least some clinical areas, and only 12 centers (17.9%) required universal masking in all areas. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open.

Compared with what the rest of the country was doing at the time, Dr. Hoerger said, the results from the select cancer centers were “encouraging.” Although no national study has compared all masking policies, “I would guess less than 5% of hospitals had any sort of masking requirement,” he said.

“I would encourage people to view universal masking as an indicator of healthcare quality when there’s a COVID wave. This shows that many of the top cancer centers in the country are aware of that.”

Centers with strict masking guidelines signal to patients that COVID is still a serious disease and that people with cancer should take extra precautions, Dr. Hoerger said. Those guidelines should also signal to other cancer centers that they may want to rethink their policies, he added.

Although many people refer to COVID in the past tense, spikes in incidence keep coming. “We’re experiencing a wave right now,” Dr. Hoerger noted. “Right now, the South and West are having the highest transmission, and probably the peak will happen for the Midwest and Northeast a little bit later, like early September. Our model, based on wastewater, is that over a million Americans are getting infected each day.”

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute confirmed that it was one of the 12 centers that required universal masking in all areas on the Jan. 15 date. “This policy not only helped to protect our patients but also the visitors and the workforce,” said Meghan A. Baker, MD, ScD, the hospital epidemiologist at the institute.

As for the near future, she said Dana-Farber will follow state guidance and monitor local viral respiratory illness, “and will consider reinstating a mask requirement to coincide with the peak of the viral respiratory season.”

At the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Chief Infection Control Officer Amy Spallone, MD, said that during the past winter surge, the institution required staff, visitors, and patients to wear masks in designated areas and required masking in all locations for symptomatic people. “The institution will continue these practices this coming respiratory viral season and adjust as needed, based on the available evidence,” she said.

Leo David Wang, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics and immuno-oncology at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California, said that he was not surprised by the widely varying masking policies in the study, given the rapidly changing nature of the virus. He added that it would be important to know the COVID prevalence rates in a particular area on the designated date to better understand the individual policies at work. City of Hope had a universal masking policy until very recently, and still requires masking in some spaces, he said.

Dr. Wang, who performs stem cell transplants, has always masked when interacting with patients, even before COVID. “It doesn’t bother me, and I don’t think it bothers my patients.” He said that oncologists are well aware of the vulnerability of their patients and that part of an oncologist’s responsibility is to maximize patients’ safety.

“At the same time,” he says, “It’s also our responsibility to incorporate evidence-based practices so our patients aren’t facing undue restrictions.”

Study link:  jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821699

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Why Multispeciality Hospitals Are the Best Choice for Complex Surgeries

When it comes to complex surgeries, choosing the right hospital is crucial. A successful procedure depends not just on the skill of the surgeon but also on the overall medical support available. That’s where multispeciality hospitals stand out. If you are looking for the best multispeciality hospital in Vadodara, then you should select the one offers advanced technology, experienced specialists, and seamless care.

1. Access to Multiple Specialities Under One Roof

One of the biggest advantages of a multispeciality hospital is the presence of experts from different medical fields. Complex surgeries often require teamwork. For example, a heart surgery might involve input from a cardiologist, an anaesthetist, and an intensive care specialist. Similarly, a cancer operation could involve an oncologist, a radiologist, and a plastic surgeon for reconstruction.

In a multispeciality hospital, all these specialists are available in one place, making consultations and coordinated treatment much easier. This reduces delays and improves the overall success of the surgery.

2. Advanced Technology and Equipment

Complex surgeries require cutting-edge technology. From high-precision robotic surgery to minimally invasive techniques, the right tools significantly improve surgical outcomes.

Multispeciality hospitals invest heavily in modern medical equipment. They have state-of-the-art operating rooms, imaging facilities for MRI and CT scans, and advanced monitoring systems, which ensure that every surgery is performed with the highest level of accuracy and safety.

3. Round-the-Clock Emergency and Critical Care

Surgeries come with risks, and complications can arise even in the best conditions. This is why having a well-equipped emergency and critical care unit is essential.

Multispeciality hospitals have ICUs with advanced life-support systems, highly trained critical care doctors, and 24/7 emergency teams. This means that if any complications occur during or after surgery, help is available immediately. Quick response times can be life-saving, especially in critical cases like brain surgery or organ transplants.

4. Better Post-Surgery Care and Rehabilitation

A successful surgery doesn’t end in the operating theatre. Post-operative care plays a huge role in recovery.

In a multispeciality hospital, you have access to physiotherapists, nutritionists, and pain management experts who work together to help you heal faster. Whether you’re learning to walk again after orthopaedic surgery or managing your diet after bariatric surgery, a team of specialists ensures a smooth recovery.

5. Reduced Risk of Infections

Infections are a major concern after surgery. Unlike smaller hospitals or standalone clinics, multispeciality hospitals follow strict infection control protocols. They have dedicated sterile zones, advanced air filtration systems, and well-trained staff who follow stringent hygiene practices.

This reduces the chances of post-surgical infections, ensuring a safer and faster healing process.

Conclusion

When facing a complex surgery, choosing the right hospital can make all the difference. A multispeciality hospital offers a team of experts, the latest technology, advanced emergency care, and seamless coordination, all under one roof. This makes the entire treatment process smoother, safer, and more effective.

If you or a loved one needs surgery, consider the best multispeciality hospital in Vadodara for high-quality care and successful recovery. After all, when it comes to health, nothing should be left to chance.

[eatclean-bewhole]

If your doctor gaslights you for making an effort to research your condition and learn how to best take care of you, then it’s time for a new doctor.

When my mom was diagnosed with cancer and told her oncologists she wanted to try nutrition before chemo or radiation, they laid the fear and gaslighting on thick. Spoiler alert: She healed 3 years later.

This is not to say healing should look one way or the other. All I’m saying is you’re the one experiencing your symptoms, you’re the one living in your body, and you know your body best. When it comes to your healing, it’s YOUR intuition that matters most. Tune in.

#integrativemedicine #functionalmedicine #wellness #health #holistichealth #integrativehealth #nutrition #healthylifestyle #naturalmedicine #healthyliving #healing #guthealth #functionalnutrition #medicine #lifestylemedicine #holisticmedicine #holistic #holistichealing #alternativemedicine #chinesemedicine #naturopath #healthy #selfcare #healthandwellness #intuition #mindbody #integrativenutrition #bigpharma

[bestgynecologist]

Infertility Specialist in Bhubaneswar Dr. Rabi Narayan Satapathy

Dr. Rabi Narayan Satapathy is a highly experienced gynecologist and infertility specialist based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, with over 21 years of experience in clinical and surgical gynecology.

Qualifications and Memberships:

Degrees: MBBS, MD (Obstetrics & Gynecology), LLB, MBA (Hospital Management)

Fellowships: FICOG (Fellow of Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists), FICMCH (Fellow of Indian College of Maternal and Child Health)

Professional Memberships:

Fellow Member of the Indian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (ICOG)

Patron Member of The PCOS Society of India

Life Member of the Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetrician Societies of India (FOGSI)

Life Member of the Indian Association of Gynaecological Endoscopists (IAGE)

Life Member of the Indian Fertility Society (IFS)

Life Member of the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction (ISAR)

Life Member of the Indian Society of Perinatology and Reproductive Biology (ISOPARB)

Life Member of the Indian Menopause Society (IMS)

Life Member of the Association of Gynecological Oncologist of India (AGOI)

Life Member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)

Life Member of the All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO)

Life Member of the Association of Gynaecologists of Odisha (AOGO)

Services Offered:

Dr. Satapathy provides a comprehensive range of services, including:

Gynecology: Treatment for fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, ovarian cysts, irregular menstruation, hirsutism, menorrhagia, and gynecological cancers.

Infertility: Specialized care for both female and male infertility issues.

PCOD/PCOS: Management of polycystic ovarian disease/syndrome.

Pregnancy Care: Comprehensive prenatal and postnatal care.

Sexual Dysfunction: Addressing issues such as intimacy problems, sexually transmitted infections, male impotence, erectile dysfunction, dyspareunia (pain during sex), and ejaculatory dysfunction.

Surgical Procedures: Expertise in laparoscopy and hysteroscopy for various gynecological conditions.

Clinic Location:

Dr. Satapathy practices at Ashu Skin Care, located near IDBI Bank on Biju Pattnaik College Road in Jayadev Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013.

Contact Information:

Phone: +91 90900 88000

Email: drrabiog@gmail.com

For more information or to book an appointment, visit Dr. Satapathy's official website: https://www.drrabi.com/gynecology_Infertility.php

[darkmaga-returns]

Professor Angus Dalgleish, a renowned oncologist from St George’s University in London, has publicly criticised Australia’s covid response as “absolutely appalling,” “madness,” and “disgraceful.”

In an interview with Ben Fordham on 2GB radio last Thursday, Prof. Dalgleish expressed his strong disagreement with the country’s lockdowns, quarantine measures, mask mandates and vaccine policies.

Prof. Dalgleish said that lockdowns achieved little to no benefit in reducing covid cases and deaths. And hotel quarantine, implemented in Australia, was ineffective, a waste of money and didn’t save any lives. He argued that it only delayed the natural herd immunity, which was always the best defence against covid.

Prof. Dalgleish praised Sweden’s approach, stating that it was the only country that “got it right long-term.” He cited Sweden’s approach as a more pragmatic and effective strategy; the country focused on protecting the elderly while allowing society to function normally resulting in a lower excess death rate compared to other Western countries.

The professor questioned the scientific basis for mandatory mask-wearing outdoors, stating that even the best masks have holes large enough to allow the largest viruses to pass through. He believed masks were used to instil fear rather than provide any meaningful protection.

Prof. Dalgleish said that vaccines didn’t save lives as claimed.  They were introduced too late and didn’t have a significant impact on reducing covid cases and deaths. He also criticised the mandatory vaccination policies, describing them as “totalitarian” and “Orwellian.”  The vaccine policy was “complete, utter blindness and madness,” he said.

On the other hand, vitamin D prevents the virus causing illness.  While junior doctors and nurses around him were off work for weeks with symptoms, Prof. Dalgliesh never fell ill.  He tested himself  and he had a “very strong T-cell response to the virus.” In other words, he had been infected but he had never experienced any symptoms.  “I think the reason is, I dosed myself up with vitamin D as I advised everybody else to do,” he said.

[boobblog]

The In Between

It was a dark and stormy night, just kidding, but seriously. The storm just wasn't outside, it was in me. Insert feelings here, all of them, at the same time. The time from diagnosis to surgery is a journey. But not a cute one. I would compare this to Frodo climbing Mordor, everyday, from the bottom. Some days he gets further than others, but he always ends up back on his ass looking up at the big scary thing, intimidated, and scared to death. Not figuratively either...

There's a song by Phoebe Star, Lavendar Scars. It's hauntingly beautiful, and one of the lyrics is about the depths of despair. If I had a way of describing my mood during this time, this sums it up.

This is where my trauma comes into play...y'all still won't get the whole tea though. I'm not interested in destroying some of y'alls reality.

The problem for me is that my brain lacks specific chemicals to properly file away memories, this means I have an unrealistic view of situations at times. Knowing I cannot trust my thoughts at all times has been a struggle on it's own. I'm incredibly smart, not to brag, but objectively, so I compensated and created a safety net of sorts. It tells me when I'm safe and keeps me from doing certain things it thinks will be harmful. Unfortunately, the trauma I have experienced came from the hands of people. People I trusted. So how do you learn to trust strangers charged with making sure you don't die?

You give up.

I don't give up. I have been placed in a car and told to drive across the country with my kid and 3 suitcases, and I still fought. Because at the time I thought it was the right thing to do. But I didn't have a choice and was forced to start over. Again. I did it though, and did it well. I could give it all up everyday for the rest of my life and never feel an ounce of regret. Having nothing allowed me to see how much I really have. And it was so much more than just love.

Sorry, I like talking about my story, it made me. I really didn't start living until we came to Dallas. This was the story I was writing, for me and by me. I stepped into my authenticity and was truly working on just being happy right now.

Back on track- I practice mindfulness daily. For those of you lucky enough to know Luke you will remember his manic phase when he was following Ram Dass's teachings. I picked this up during that period and promptly tossed everything else. However, there is something there. Being present in the here and now and remembering to breathe sounds so simple, but it is quite possibly the hardest thing I've ever done. Anytime someone is asking for tips and tricks to relax I recommend looking up Mooji on YouTube. His guided meditations, along with his buttery voice touches the most wounded parts of me. Even if it is for a second. Seriously, go look him up, I'll wait.

I've had those gems in my pocket for years, but when I needed them, when I was drowning in my thoughts and tears, I had nothing. Nothing anyone said helped, I couldn't nurse brain this one away. One morning, I say morning but it was 2 am, I was up watching Big Bang (I'll fight you, this show is great) and was laughing. In that moment, I gave up. Surrendered if you will, but to myself. I let go of the reigns and CHOSE to trust the team I was given. Now all I had to do was just show up, and wake up.

I hadn't laughed in weeks. Everyday was the same, wake up, am I crying, yes, stay home. Not crying try to go to work. If I wasn't trying to keep my job I was at another appointment. Labs, MRI's, CT's, Bone Scans, Radiation Oncologist, Medical Oncologist, Breast Specialist, SO MANY APPOINTMENTS.

It was during this period that I learned my staging and prognosis. My breast specialist is the tiniest woman with the most commanding presence. She walked into the room directly to me, took my hands and said, and I quote: " Hey there survivor, this is small and curable, no big deal." What an odd thing to say first, but she's awesome and I'm the worst with words, so what do I know? She told us I was stage 1a, would need surgery and possibly radiation. We had a few good days after this. Things suddenly felt doable.

Then my imaging results came back.

Another break check moment. Bitchhhhhh that boob dude doubled in size in less than 2 weeks, spit out 2 other smaller confirmed carcinomas and grew a nest of calcifications around the OG. It was insulating itself. This changed my diagnosis and treatment plan drastically. I have cancer, cancer.

Luckily, I'm a pro at having the rug pulled out from under me by now. However, I never notice that's what is happening until after all the snot and tears.

My poor boy. He wasn't lasting 10 minutes at school without worrying and having a full blown panic attack. Everyday. He couldn't be away from me. Luke found a hidden superpower to pick up all of our pieces and just hold them. He held them until we were ready to put them back together, as a family.

Here comes the masking, fake smiles, and false reasurrance. Ugh, that feels so fake. But it was neccessary. My boy needed hope, and I didn't have any to offer him. So I faked it. Damnit, if I didn't start to feel better too. Placebo effect, maybe. Who knows? I didn't want to kill myself, so I took off running with it. Hope is thrown around way to easily.

When my grandmother was missing (told y'all, TRAUMA) all anyone said was stay hopeful, keep the faith. But what happens when you never had hope and faith to begin with? So this time, when I'm being told the same thing, just about my cancer, it felt played out. It felt like an inappropriate response to say TO ME about me. You keep the faith, you keep hoping for the best. I'm still wrapping my mind around the fact that everything that makes me a woman will be gone, and if I choose to not follow through with the treatment plan, I WILL DIE. Those are the options you are given.

Let's stop here. I had therapy the other day, after my mastectomy, and made some revelations about what makes me a woman, and whooooo buddy it's not boobs and a uterus.

[eldritchmochi]

since shit continues to be wild, as evidenced by the oingo boingo voice WEIRD CANCER posts, heres.....

mochi, what the fuck is up with that?? (guts edition) 3.0

1.0 ; 2.0

i apparently have not seen enough specialists so i have an oncologist now. gotta catch 'em all and shit

tl;dr mystery mass did turn out to be technically cancerous. i do not remember the specific type off the top of my head yet but its a weird rare one, because of course it is. luckily its a kind that stays very localized, so it's not gonna pop up anywhere else in my body, and my surgeons did manage to remove all of it with good margins. i am now down the 3rd and 4th part of my duodenum and my gallbladder (which, fun fact, did have signs of chronic gallbladder disease, so i guess i didn't escape that family trend lmao). like all cancers, theres a chance it'll grow back, but if it does, it should be in roughly the same place and is unlikely to be fatal, just annoying

i've got a fuck off big scar building down the centerline of my abdomen, from sternum to groin. it is gnarly as fuck and i am excited to see how it heals. i already have some ideas on how to incorporate it into my tattoos. you can see pictures of it here if you're a morbid freak like me. be sure to look at my reblogs for updates, there will probably be several contained there down the line, for posterity :>

the first like 18hrs post surgery were uh. not fun since it took A WHILE to find some sort of non oral pain management that would actually work for me, so thats great, but sans ng tube, i'm getting by pretty okay with ibuprofen and tylenol with the occasional non-standard opioid. i've been home since tuesday, oct 10th; had a check in with a gp yesterday, oct 13th, and i'm healing well. staples will be removed on the 18th and theoretically i'll be able to keep them >:3c

i'm back to eating semi-normally. still on bowel rest, but it's not as strict as it was before and it's mostly because i am paranoid vs anything required by my doctors. i haven't been nauseous since i went under on oct 4th which is absolutely wild, and i've been experiencing hunger at normal, regular intervals including being able to eat breakfast shortly after i wake up, which i haven't been able to do without a high chance of barfing it back up immediately since i was a teenager

first oncology appt is on oct 23rd. sounds like itll be mostly setting up a plan and schedule for things like regular scans to watch for regrowth and possibly referrals for genetic testing

my pfml back pay came innnnn god only last week holy shit, and my wife got their big chunk of school loans for living expenses so we are mostly fine there. i am arranging with a local queer to come a couple times a week to help with regular chores and stuff at 40 bucks a pop. if anyone would like to sponsor one of those visits or some take out for us, i'm @/sumomomochi on both pp and vnm0

at this point the sort of stuff that would serve us best is GEEFTS. not like, physical things you pay money for necessarily, though if you're a custom dice maker and wanna send us clacky math rocks, i would not say no. things like comments on our fics (mochi's ao3 ; cherry's ao3) or fanart for em, should you be so inclined, would be incredible. cherry is very low key on the internet but i'm chronically online, so other stuff like asks about worldbuilding or fic process or fashion opinions or whatever would be fantastic for me. i am...... incredibly bored after sitting in the same spot for four months now, and i've got another 4-5 weeks of it (:

but! i have a good support system, personally, professionally, and medically, so i'll be alright in the end, just hmm. sure has been a fucking year jesus christ

[ohnoitsthebat]

Update

I'm feeling very disappointed and a little sad. My mom's last radiation treatment was supposed to be on Monday, April 1st. Well, today the oncologist informed us that they actually want to push that back to Wednesday. I don't know why, as they didn't elaborate. All they said was that they wanted to focus on the urinary tract area, because my mom has been experiencing some burning when she pees.

I was really looking forward to this being over on Monday. We both were. But now, I don't know what to think.