I know what you mean, Torana. I'm gonna say something personal. Ready? GO! See, as a child, I had a G-tube in my stomach because I had severe eating disorder (due to another medical issue that involved my trachea not working). Well, two years ago I went to get it removed. Did it work? NO! Why? Because the guy who was trying to insert the tube down my stomach couldn't figure out, apparently, where my esophogus was in relation to my windpipe, so the operation was aborted. I still have that old G-tube. Oh, and want to hear something wonderful? Before the operation, it took a nurse FOUR TIMES to insert an IV into my arm. FOUR F<expletive>ING TIMES before she went to get help. And just before the little IV episode, someone looked at my chart and thought I wantd to have my esophagus removed. W...T...F!? Know what? Next time I have an operation, I'm gonna do like Dr. Who and touch various body parts saying "Hands, good! Five fingers on each of them? Check! Nose? Ah, I had worse. Eyes, check! Ears? OK. *feels chest* Hmmm...no scar, must have my esophagus. *wiggles toes, moves feet and legs* Still got 'em. Hair? Oh dear, I'm a girl!" If I can't do that, I'll force a doctor or nurse to tell me when a person has to have his/her esophagus removed and the exact procedure. I don't hate all doctors/nurses, but I've had bad experiences with some.
lol we can only hope, Speedy. And you know, sometimes dreams do come true ;-) Yeah, they are total twats. When I was rushed through to Perth in premature labour, the doctor went to take a blood test up there, next thing I know, there's blood pissing out everywhere, he's getting sprayed, the floor is, the best is, I am, and what does he say "oops" ? WTF!? It's not hard to put a tissue over it, instead of standing there not stopping it... frigging tool! It's scary how the doctors where I used to live almost killed my daughter through wrongful diagnosis for 12 months. Idiots! Your experience is the reason I fear operations more than clowns. I'd of punched someone if I were in that situation. I wouldn't have been able to stop myself.
I once met a girl who became blind (and her skin changed so she looked like a burn victim) because of a very rare and severe allergic reaction to a medicene her doctors gave her. How do I know this? She talked about this in the school newspaper. Then I met a boy who became blind due to an illness. Whether that was the doctor's fault or not, I don't know. Perhaps its still possible to go blind due to illnesses. (I went to a school that had deaf and blind kids along with regular ones.) I...I like to think doctors are there to save my life, but I can't help but wonder if maybe just three more years of medical school wouldn't hurt. :/
I couldn't agree with you more on that one. Or every so many years (5), they have to undergo another 6-24 months of study. Bring them up to speed on newer systems. Might save more lives this way.
Sorry, but do you really think that would make a world of difference. Were flawed, it's what makes us stand out. Train us more into being decent/reliant, and we'll still be human, and blunderer it up. It's what we do.
Yay for roller skating! I'm not into football, but Joel is planning on cooking some yummy foods so we can eat nomly stuff while he watches and I pretend to watch. I could have scheduled myself to close on Sunday so that our supervisor who actually likes football could watch it, but I don't like him, and I'm a vindictive b*tch, so... If only all doctors were more like Dr. House... only nicer.
Of course we can be competent. Sadly for that, we also have to accept the blunder's. If's a way of life. Nobody says we have to like it.
I'm not too excited, but it is a fun time to be with people and cheer over something silly and be way over entertained by commercials.
I feel you on the doctor's thing, Link. Whenever I think about my own bad experiences with doctor's I always remember this "joke." What do you call a med student who graduated last in their class? Doctor. Speedy does make a valid point though. Doctors are still human and are just as likely to make mistakes as the rest of us. Not many people would give a second thought to a grocery stocker if he stocked the peanut butter on the wrong shelf because it really doesn't have a huge impact on our lives. We like to think that doctors are infallible because we have to put our complete trust in them at times, but sadly mistakes can be made by anyone. Sorry to hear about your bad experiences though, Link. Best way to go about it is to be pickier about the doctors you see. Don't just choose random doctor A because they're close to your house and accept your insurance. Look into reviews and ask people you know who they recommend.
Have any of you guys/gals had hair treatments before (dyeing, etc.)? When I went on vacay to the Philippines I got a hair rebond (I originally didn't want it because people at school like my wavy hair, but my family talked me into it), and just now I did some research on it and I'm starting to feel a bit nervous that it'll have permanent damage....
If you're worried about the treatment, prepare to save up some cash and see a decent/reputable hair dresser./styler who can check it out find out what you did and fix it if needed. If you are really worried. Or you could get some advice online and take what you want. I doubt you'll have major longterm damage. My friend's sister used to bleech her hair, colour it and repeat almost every day of the year. Until her hair fell out that summer. Not that was bad. But she was warned.
I used to bleach and color my hair pretty frequently. At one point, it pretty much felt like straw, but after I stopped coloring it, everything slowly went back to normal, and now my hair is fine. I wouldn't be too worried about permanent damage, especially if this is the first big treatment you've ever had done.
I just had to come on here because I was just checking out submission guidelines of a publisher, and they came up with an extensive list of reasons why they refuse everything with Zombies in them. The best part was when they said a Zombie plague would be better than any other plague, as Zombie's are harmless and that the swine flu is more dangerous than a Zombie, as a Zombie wouldn't be able to catch you, nor would it be able to have the strength to pierce your skin. I just love it.
Depends on the type of zombie I guess. I'd rather a zombie plague than a killer-robot plague. Killer robots don't mess around; that would not be a fun end-of-days.
They suffer from rigor mortis, so how can they possibly chew on a human? And they are extremely slow, so my 15 month old could probably crawl faster than a zombie. haha! Zombies are just so overdone now, as well as vampires. People need to move on and find something else. Stephanie Meyer ruined vampires forever.
You're only considering the "modern" zombie. In older media (movies, books, and the like), zombies were much more of a threat. The only modern day example you might have seen of this is I Am Legend. Even that was a remake of an older film though.... >.>' Still, those zombies certainly weren't slow or stupid!
I hate zombies...I have nightmares about them all the time, and I don't care what anyone says about them not posing a real threat, those dreams are scary. Random question-has anyone here ever taken the MAT, the GMAT, or the GRE? I have to take one of them, and I don't know which to choose...
I got called a zombie the other day... very funny. I have no idea what that stuff is, Heather... so I'm afraid I can' help.
Great, Lydia, you're useless to me. A bunch of people at the library where I volunteered told me I should take the MAT, because it's all analogies, but then I did a practice test and only got like half of them right. Not because I don't know how to do analogies, though...because they have random questions about things that normal people don't know about. If I'm going to fail a test because I can't figure out how to do analogies, fine. But I'm not going to fail it because they choose weird subject matter and then say "there's no way to really study for this test." Which they do. Ugh. /rant
Yes, but how can a decomposing, reanimated corpse pose any real threat? It the bite you, surely their jaw would break. I mean, a decomposing body couldn't possibly keep it's strength forever, it would surely have to continue to decompose (Like in Zombie Strippers, yes I watched it, just for the laugh factor and near vomited at the end...) until it fell apart. I just think that Zombies are the least scariest threat out there. I think a plague of locusts or rats would be scarier. I Am Legend was alright, but still, it wasn't impressive to me, as I just find zombies to be trite and cliche, same with vampires. I'd post up the guidelines from the publisher, but don't think it'd be permitted, as it would probably be classed as advertising or something. LegumeMan is the publisher though. Made me laugh so hard.
There are different explanations for zombies that deal with the whole rigor/decomposing thing. Like in 28 days later it isn't he undead...it is like a disease...same with I Am Legend. The undead thing...you would just have to wait them out until they rotted. However...there are some "mystical" or "magical" zombie plagues where they don't decompose at all. I can honestly say though that I would rather be turned into a vampire or werewolf than a zombie.
I'd rather be a zombie, just cause they can come out day or night, and Twilight has ruined vampires forever. lol
