Comments on: All Night in the ER http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matthew Cornell http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Matthew Cornell Sun, 25 Jun 2006 16:58:18 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-910 I'm glad your son is better. Thanks for letting us know. I’m glad your son is better. Thanks for letting us know.

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-909 Brad Isaac Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:17:04 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-909 <b>Winthrop</b> - yes, he's doing much better. I hope you are. Gall bladder sounds pretty painful as well. <b>Lynn</b> - what do you mean by IKE 76? Winthrop – yes, he’s doing much better. I hope you are. Gall bladder sounds pretty painful as well.

Lynn – what do you mean by IKE 76?

]]> By: Lynn http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-908 Lynn Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:30:09 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-908 brad hope your baby is better those ERs can be a long wait. DId you go to IKE 76? brad hope your baby is better those ERs can be a long wait. DId you go to IKE 76?

]]> By: Winthrop Morgan http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-907 Winthrop Morgan Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:01:15 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-907 Brad, you never know. You did the right thing going to the ER. I used to work for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at NIH, and we kept getting evidence of people who didn't go to the ER because they weren't sure if their symptoms meant they were having a heart attack. They put it off, called their doctor, looked things up on the Internet, took aspirin, and even drove themselves to the hospital. Bottom line, many of these delays caused permanent damage or death. I understand the difficulty of going to an ER. It's embarrassing, intrusive, uncomfortable. But the importance of it came home to me when I had a similar experience to your son's just a few weeks ago, except with me in the ER. I had terrible stomach cramps. Tried to wait it out. After 8 hours, finally broke down and went to the ER. Turned out to be an inflamed gall bladder. Ended up in emergency surgery. Could have been worse. I'm all for health information online. In fact, I've spent seven years providing it through government Web site contracts. But they are no substitute for a physician. In case I needed a reminder of that, my gall bladder surgery scar will be there. Best to you and yours. Stay healthy Brad, you never know. You did the right thing going to the ER.

I used to work for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at NIH, and we kept getting evidence of people who didn’t go to the ER because they weren’t sure if their symptoms meant they were having a heart attack. They put it off, called their doctor, looked things up on the Internet, took aspirin, and even drove themselves to the hospital. Bottom line, many of these delays caused permanent damage or death.

I understand the difficulty of going to an ER. It’s embarrassing, intrusive, uncomfortable. But the importance of it came home to me when I had a similar experience to your son’s just a few weeks ago, except with me in the ER. I had terrible stomach cramps. Tried to wait it out. After 8 hours, finally broke down and went to the ER. Turned out to be an inflamed gall bladder. Ended up in emergency surgery. Could have been worse.

I’m all for health information online. In fact, I’ve spent seven years providing it through government Web site contracts. But they are no substitute for a physician. In case I needed a reminder of that, my gall bladder surgery scar will be there.

Best to you and yours. Stay healthy

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Brad Isaac Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:02:49 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-906 Thanks Jonathan, it will still be a week or so due to the pain and antibiotic treatment. But every day gets a little better. :) Thanks Jonathan, it will still be a week or so due to the pain and antibiotic treatment. But every day gets a little better. :)

]]> By: Jonathan Davis http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Jonathan Davis Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:29:55 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-905 I hope little Alex is fully recovered. Kind regards Jonathan I hope little Alex is fully recovered.

Kind regards

Jonathan

]]> By: Brad Isaac http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Brad Isaac Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:25:56 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-904 Thank you to all for the well wishes. :) It looks good for Alex to be getting out of the hospital today! Thank you to all for the well wishes. :)

It looks good for Alex to be getting out of the hospital today!

]]> By: Derek http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-903 Derek Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:16:07 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-903 Hope your son feels better soon. Hope your son feels better soon.

]]> By: Don http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-902 Don Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:34:03 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-902 Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

]]> By: Geo http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2006/06/all-night-in-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-901 Geo Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/?p=500#comment-901 I hope your son gets well soon and that you and your wife can get some much needed rest :) I hope your son gets well soon and that you and your wife can get some much needed rest :)

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