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blinchik2020 t1_j7ygzwi wrote

If the surgeon cannot communicate well regarding pre-op risk factors and care and post-op care and red flags for complications, he or she is not a very good clinician IMO and patient outcomes will be poorer. Obviously, their time is valuable, but that’s the bare minimum.

I’m glad that more clinicians, like Atul Gawande, are talking about the fact that this doesn’t have to be the status quo.

Even with routine oral surgery, a lot can go wrong once you’re discharged… I certainly wouldn’t want someone like you’re describing to perform an oncology-related surgery on me.

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creemfreesh t1_j7tr4zf wrote

We just went to Cranes for my husband’s birthday—it was an incredible treat with some flavor combos I’d never had before. I loved the fact that everything felt new and fresh but nothing was so outside my comfort zone that I couldn’t enjoy it.

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