tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post2412379145048317214..comments2024-03-12T07:48:29.712+03:00Comments on Stories from the trauma bay: Even more things I don't understandDocBastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224592098492491365noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-1420189558344858482016-11-04T09:44:14.468+02:002016-11-04T09:44:14.468+02:00yelling at patients to "get" them to sto...yelling at patients to "get" them to stop smoking or lose weight is not effective if your goal is to get them to stop smoking or lose weight. try a softer approach. as in lower your voice, fake some empathy, and tell it straight. you might be surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-64475357812310211752016-01-03T16:53:57.288+02:002016-01-03T16:53:57.288+02:00(MUST READ: HOW I WAS TOTALLY CURED OF EMPHYSEMA T...(MUST READ: HOW I WAS TOTALLY CURED OF EMPHYSEMA THROUGH HERBAL MEDICINE)<br />I was diagnosed of Emphysema, i was told the toxins in cigarette smokes caused the damage and it has no permanent cure but i was given medication to ease it, it affected me badly, my doctor suggested LVRS as i was constantly out of breath, this continued till i saw a post in a health forum about a herbal doctor from South Africa who prepare herbal medicines to cure all kind of diseases including Emphysema, i contacted this herbal doctor Dr Ejiro via his email and he sent me Emphysema herbal medicine via courier service, when i received this herbal medicine i applied it as instructed and was totally cured of Emphysema within 14 days of usage, i am totally free from emphysema now, contact Dr Ejiro via his email ejiroherbalcure@gmail.com or call him on +27617403481Felicia Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107409173346222810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-17247250830210736942015-01-28T05:12:02.153+02:002015-01-28T05:12:02.153+02:00I understand this. My family tried a lot of things...I understand this. My family tried a lot of things to get my grandmother to stop smoking. I listened to her drown in her own lung fluids while a sophomore in high school. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-73876989515908148682015-01-17T01:40:12.691+02:002015-01-17T01:40:12.691+02:00Going through this with my mother and stepdad. Mom...Going through this with my mother and stepdad. Mom: diabetes, hypertension, familial hypercholesterolemia, atrial fib (after quad bypass 4 years ago) and COPD. Possibly some dementia cooking as well. Stepdad: COPD, asthma, bowel problems from too much alcohol ("But I'm not an alcoholic"). <br /><br />How those two can justify lighting up a cigarette is beyond me. I can't stand going into their house. I'm sucking on my asthma inhaler like a fiend—the house cats stay outside most of the day because they can't stand the smell (but like the warmth at night, so they curl up in one of the spare bedrooms). <br /><br />I do not smoke. Never have (well, tobacco anyway, and I gave that other stuff up 35 years ago). CaliGirl9https://www.blogger.com/profile/06639398512708841968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-45231901615471244582015-01-06T03:19:41.137+02:002015-01-06T03:19:41.137+02:00My husband had an Aortic Dissection a couple of ye...My husband had an Aortic Dissection a couple of years ago (in his 40's) after being in ICU for a period of time in an induced coma and nearly losing him, you can understand why I went nuclear on his arse when the very next day after waking up, I arrived at the hospital to find he had bummed a cigarette off someone and was sitting in a wheelchair, in the garden puffing away.<br /><br />I believe this gives me an open ended right to nag whenever, and wherever I please as he has forfeited all nag-gags with me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-33452495833406157472015-01-05T19:13:39.717+02:002015-01-05T19:13:39.717+02:00That in turn reminds me of a family friend whose m...That in turn reminds me of a family friend whose mother died from lung cancer. as the friend was making the deathbed visit, the mother was still determinedly smoking cigarettes. when the friend demanded that the doctor had to make her stop smoking, the doctor replied, "what's left to threaten her with?"Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-88668642064265278682015-01-05T13:44:20.185+02:002015-01-05T13:44:20.185+02:00This reminds me of the elderly couple that seated ...This reminds me of the elderly couple that seated into my compartment in the train. He clearly was wearing a prosthesis on one of his lower legs. After a while, before he started to talk to his wife, he pressed a vibrating device to his larynx.<br /><br />Finally, minutes before he arrived at his station, he pinned a cigar behind his ear...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-40205139899090225262015-01-04T17:05:28.598+02:002015-01-04T17:05:28.598+02:00I've always been very against smoking, and I j...I've always been very against smoking, and I just love reading your posts and stories about it. I really enjoy reading your posts, you are an excellent writer (and a caring doctor) and that is something I aspire to be. You are incredibly inspirational, thank you for your time as well as your stories :)Anonymous Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479437271143662838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-56786487347874319752015-01-02T03:18:28.145+02:002015-01-02T03:18:28.145+02:00the official statement on them is they don't g...the official statement on them is they don't give you the combustion products, so you have less hazard - but on the other hand - the only way to quit is to ultimately overcome the nicotine addiction. if you use them as a tool to help get free from the nicotine they are a benefit - if you are just changing delivery methods, then all you are doing is reducing the number of possibilities of how your addiction can kill you.<br /><br />the major risk from e-cigs is abusing the liquid.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-21220591500732850702015-01-02T01:50:38.302+02:002015-01-02T01:50:38.302+02:00Hey Doc, I'm attempting to quit smoking now an...Hey Doc, I'm attempting to quit smoking now and I wanted to know your views on e-cigarettes. I have recently bought one but have heard all the rumors going around about how they are worse for you than actual cigarettes and wanted to know your opinion on the subject.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950281969978837793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-3812690740674858092014-12-31T16:59:28.301+02:002014-12-31T16:59:28.301+02:00sounds to me like a classic case of smoker's i...sounds to me like a classic case of smoker's insensitivity. I'm guessing she also tends to just drop her butts wherever she finishes them.<br /><br />you have my deepest sympathy.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-31230184713643476402014-12-31T14:26:44.693+02:002014-12-31T14:26:44.693+02:00I've had to fight for years with my mother and...I've had to fight for years with my mother and stepfather about smoking. I've managed to convince my step dad to stop, but my mom still goes on. She'll smoke anywhere with no consideration and then she calls me rude when I ask her to stop smoking in the car with me (she "solves" it by opening a window, which just blows all the smoke right into my face), when I ask her to stop smoking in the loving room when we're trying to have a family night, and when I ask her to stop smoking whenever she decides we need to have a talk about something (It's certainly not helped by that her talks are always in a closed off space). My lung capacity is horrible, my asthma triggers constantly, it's aggravating, it's stinky, and I still can't get her to stop! I'm sorry but I needed somewhere to unload. (Also it's giving my cat coughing fits and that's just unacceptable)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-54149046124333574932014-12-30T07:26:37.523+02:002014-12-30T07:26:37.523+02:00you just have to accept that their priorities are ...you just have to accept that their priorities are different than yours - and that they are set in the belief that you have the technology to erase the consequences of their priorities.Ken Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166383392696452631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-70598777322470411782014-12-30T00:13:10.804+02:002014-12-30T00:13:10.804+02:00I know a guy that spent a great deal of time in a ...I know a guy that spent a great deal of time in a nursing home following a heart operation. He was in and out of the hospital during his stay there. They told him to cut out his salt or he would die. While he's recovering, he's complaining left and right about the nursing home not watching their salt and it's making his legs swell, slowing his recovery, etc... Follows it up with this gem "Yeah, I can't eat their food. I have no choice but to go to McDonald's every day for lunch. They're trying to kill me". <br /><br />I wouldn't try to understand these people's logic. The more you try, the more you'll want to bang your head against the wall. Sharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160474063593343683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1809371631407381115.post-28654597040266427132014-12-29T23:46:46.780+02:002014-12-29T23:46:46.780+02:00I don't understand smoking either. I know most...I don't understand smoking either. I know most people start before they are even sixteen - faking IDs, getting older smoke-buddies to buying for them, stealing,... I get the urge to rebell against your parents at that age. But why would you then go and inhale stinky poison? <br /><br />By all means, wear jeans ten sizes to large around your knees with a distinctive waddle, grow your hair out, gel it up to new hights and dye it in crazy colors, listen to music that causes your parents' ears to bleed, but don't start smoking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com