sharke


Wow that's quite a history of medical screw-ups. I mean modern medicine has obviously been hugely beneficial to our health, but you really have to stay on your toes and never have blind faith under any circumstances! 

Last year I had minor surgery to remove a large lump from my ear lobe. It had been there since I had my ear pierced at age 16, and had grown bigger over the years. Still not really sure what it was, but they seemed to think it was harmless. Anyway it actually made one of my earlobes look bigger, and the thing creeped me out. So I paid $1000 and he removed it. Only he removed a little more of my earlobe than was necessary, which made it much smaller than the other one. So then he offered to reduce the other one as well to make them match. Only that went a bit wrong as well and now it's an odd shape....nothing too freaky, but just a case of none-too-stellar workmanship  He offered to dive in there again and make an alteration, at which point I said no, I'm fine, I'm totally over the whole earlobe thing. God knows where I'd be now if I'd taken him up, I'd probably be left with two little flaps of skin for ears. 

......like the guy in the smoking pif 


cross-thread references - I love 'em

daryl1968

sharke


Wow that's quite a history of medical screw-ups. I mean modern medicine has obviously been hugely beneficial to our health, but you really have to stay on your toes and never have blind faith under any circumstances! 

Last year I had minor surgery to remove a large lump from my ear lobe. It had been there since I had my ear pierced at age 16, and had grown bigger over the years. Still not really sure what it was, but they seemed to think it was harmless. Anyway it actually made one of my earlobes look bigger, and the thing creeped me out. So I paid $1000 and he removed it. Only he removed a little more of my earlobe than was necessary, which made it much smaller than the other one. So then he offered to reduce the other one as well to make them match. Only that went a bit wrong as well and now it's an odd shape....nothing too freaky, but just a case of none-too-stellar workmanship  He offered to dive in there again and make an alteration, at which point I said no, I'm fine, I'm totally over the whole earlobe thing. God knows where I'd be now if I'd taken him up, I'd probably be left with two little flaps of skin for ears. 

......like the guy in the smoking pif 


cross-thread references - I love 'em

Funnily enough I had that freak's ears in mind when I wrote that....

daryl1968

Old55

daryl1968

Does that mean that ants are optimists?  

well according to Frank, yes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZ-pLUb9L8

If Frank said it--it must be so.  Is that Ron Howard in the video?  

Old55

daryl1968

Old55

daryl1968

Does that mean that ants are optimists?  

well according to Frank, yes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWZ-pLUb9L8

If Frank said it--it must be so.  Is that Ron Howard in the video?  

no, I think it's Howard Stern

So, basically, if you're an anteater, you want to use natural butter as bait, ya?

Hmm... a couple thoughts

So if you are anti (against) oxidents, you become more optimistic???  By being deliberately negative - against something - you become more positive???

As for doctor$, sometimes I think they are helpful, and other times I think the goal is to take your every last penny (or farthing) one has prior to your death.

I had an aunt who towards the end was on 25+ pills a day.  She then ended up getting, and dying from, Alzheimers, and I've always kind of wondered how all those different pills may have been interacting with each other.