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Do we have a New Year's Resolutions thread yet?
VonKleist:
Hmm, never really thought about it.
The procedure isn't a big deal, from what I can google it may be done if an infection of the sinuses persists for 10-14 days to ventilate the sinuses and aply antibiotics. Which wasn't done, because it turned out it wasn't so bad after all.
But I know jack shit about the legal ramifications and I don't really care.
I mean, I just trust that woman to know what´s best to do about my breathing apperatus and everything attached to it.
Barmymoo:
I guess that studying medical law means that I don't trust doctors as much as most people. Also, wanting to be a midwife means believing strongly in the importance of informed consent, autonomy, and leaving things the fuck alone if that's what the person whose body it is wants.
lepetitfromage:
--- Quote from: Barmymoo on 18 Jan 2013, 07:08 ---In the UK, every procedure requires informed consent. That means that the patient knows what the procedure entails, why it would be offered, and what the risks are of both having it performed, and not having it performed. They must have the opportunity to refuse, and the only time that refusal can be overruled is if the person has lost the capacity to consent and the treatment is in their best interests.
--- End quote ---
Our healthcare system leaves so much to be desired......the typical risks I hear about are the ones that will happen if I DON'T get the procedure/meds/etc that they are sending my way. And I don't know if this is just my personal guilt filling every aspect of my life, but I always feel like I did something wrong to end up at the doctor's office in the first place.
Zingoleb:
When I was stuck in the ER earlier I had a doctor asking me stuff about my junk after he found out I was trans. I was pretty purposefully vague because he had exactly zero right to know, since it had nothing to do with why I was admitted.
Well, he gave me an 'examination' afterwards that mostly consisted of him finding out what I had between my legs. He said, "That's what I thought," and walked away. I asked him what the purpose of that was, and he just laughed, shook his head, and kept walking.
Fuck doctors.
Game and Watch Forever:
Said doctor shouldn't be allowed to practice ever again... I'm so sorry that happened to you, Uni. I don't suppose there was a way to report him for misusing his authority?
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