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Started by Phillip V, July 02, 2009, 07:30:59 PM

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Phillip V

July 02, 2009, 07:30:59 PM
My best friend complained that he discovered a "bump" behind his ear today. I looked at it and could hardly notice. Maybe a pimple. I told him to relax and wait a few days, but he was afraid he was going to "die".

So, he goes to his doctor straight away and texts me angrily that it may be a "cyst". I do a follow-up call and find out the doctor did not do anything except look at it and set up an appointment for an ultrasound with some other specialist.

Perhaps I am too quick to judge, but is it people like him that drive up the cost of healthcare?

Darth Wagtaros

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July 02, 2009, 07:33:29 PM
Yes.  But it is people like you who die from little warning signs that were ignored.
PDH!

Phillip V

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July 02, 2009, 07:36:55 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 07:33:29 PM
Yes.  But it is people like you who die from little warning signs that were ignored.
Examples of little warning signs that kill you after only a few days?

Habbaku

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July 02, 2009, 07:41:26 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 07:36:55 PM
Examples of little warning signs that kill you after only a few days?

It could be a cyst.
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July 02, 2009, 07:43:11 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 07:30:59 PM
My best friend complained that he discovered a "bump" behind his ear today. I looked at it and could hardly notice. Maybe a pimple. I told him to relax and wait a few days, but he was afraid he was going to "die".

So, he goes to his doctor straight away and texts me angrily that it may be a "cyst". I do a follow-up call and find out the doctor did not do anything except look at it and set up an appointment for an ultrasound with some other specialist.

Perhaps I am too quick to judge, but is it people like him that drive up the cost of healthcare?
Just because you can't see much doesn't mean there isn't something. More important is if he can feel a lump there.
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HisMajestyBOB

#5
July 02, 2009, 07:45:48 PM
Huh, I had one behind my right ear, too. I picked at it and it started bleeding, but soon stopped, and eventually went away.
Then it came back, and went away again.

If it kills me, I'll let you know and you can pass that on to your friend.
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Darth Wagtaros

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July 02, 2009, 07:47:08 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 07:36:55 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 07:33:29 PM
Yes.  But it is people like you who die from little warning signs that were ignored.
Examples of little warning signs that kill you after only a few days?
Signs of stroke or heart attack, rattlesnake or brown recluse bites.  A severed horse' head in your bed...
PDH!

Phillip V

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July 02, 2009, 07:48:46 PM
Quote from: Habbaku on July 02, 2009, 07:41:26 PM
It could be a cyst.
Examples of surface cysts that kill you after a few days?

Phillip V

#8
July 02, 2009, 07:49:14 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 07:47:08 PM
Signs of stroke or heart attack, rattlesnake or brown recluse bites.  A severed horse' head in your bed...
Yes, those are quite little warning signs.  :P

Phillip V

#9
July 02, 2009, 07:56:30 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on July 02, 2009, 07:45:48 PM
Huh, I had one behind my right ear, too. I picked at it and it started bleeding, but soon stopped, and eventually went away.
Then it came back, and went away again.

If it kills me, I'll let you know and you can pass that on to your friend.
As an adolescent, I went to the doctor for the same thing. A bump behind my ear.
I went to the doctor because I had bad headaches for a few days when I was 15. This same friend told me that I had developed migraines, but they went away after a few days.
I also went when I was 10 or 11 because my knees were slightly achy. Did not think that being a growing and active boy might affect how my body feels.

I then realized that calling the doctor for every little change in my body was a waste of everybody's time and money.

Darth Wagtaros

#10
July 02, 2009, 08:05:46 PM
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 07:49:14 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 07:47:08 PM
Signs of stroke or heart attack, rattlesnake or brown recluse bites.  A severed horse' head in your bed...
Yes, those are quite little warning signs.  :P

Signs of stroke can be almost unnoticeable.
PDH!

Phillip V

#11
July 02, 2009, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:05:46 PM
Signs of stroke can be almost unnoticeable.
Examples? The sources I looked up about stroke did not cover much the unnoticeable signs of stroke. All symptoms listed would seem to warrant immediate action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Signs_and_symptoms

Darth Wagtaros

#12
July 02, 2009, 08:43:33 PM
Billy Mayes took a stroke to the head and ignored it.  Just didn't seem that bad. Now he's dead. A statistic.
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:05:46 PM
Signs of stroke can be almost unnoticeable.
Examples? The sources I looked up about stroke did not cover much the unnoticeable signs of stroke. All symptoms listed would seem to warrant immediate action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Signs_and_symptoms
PDH!

Jaron

#13
July 02, 2009, 08:47:27 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:43:33 PM
Billy Mayes took a stroke to the head and ignored it.  Just didn't seem that bad. Now he's dead. A statistic.
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:05:46 PM
Signs of stroke can be almost unnoticeable.
Examples? The sources I looked up about stroke did not cover much the unnoticeable signs of stroke. All symptoms listed would seem to warrant immediate action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Signs_and_symptoms

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Phillip V

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July 02, 2009, 09:02:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:43:33 PM
Billy Mayes took a stroke to the head and ignored it.  Just didn't seem that bad. Now he's dead. A statistic.
Quote from: Phillip V on July 02, 2009, 08:37:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on July 02, 2009, 08:05:46 PM
Signs of stroke can be almost unnoticeable.
Examples? The sources I looked up about stroke did not cover much the unnoticeable signs of stroke. All symptoms listed would seem to warrant immediate action.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Signs_and_symptoms
He died of a heart attack in his sleep.

http://cbs5.com/entertainment/billy.mays.obit.2.1063065.html
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