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Post by librarylady on Oct 27, 2024 1:59:27 GMT
Wow, that is about all I can say.
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Post by callmenutz on Oct 27, 2024 2:16:52 GMT
Wow, medical advances never cease to amaze me! TFS!
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Post by FrozenPea on Oct 27, 2024 6:23:18 GMT
Incredible! TFS
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Post by gillyp on Oct 27, 2024 8:26:32 GMT
This lady was giving an interview on the news the other day and for a while I thought I’d mis-heard because it sounded so outlandish. It’s truly remarkable.
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Post by malibou on Oct 27, 2024 9:03:47 GMT
Wow! This is crazy cool!
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Post by gar on Oct 27, 2024 9:12:12 GMT
What an amazing surgeon! That's fantastic.
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Post by gramasue on Oct 27, 2024 13:14:06 GMT
Wow is right! This really is incredible!
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Post by sarahruby on Oct 27, 2024 13:38:21 GMT
Love this! It's amazing how far we have come in the medical world.
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Post by stormycat on Oct 28, 2024 0:41:33 GMT
Brain surgery is absolutely fascinating!
My son was 4 when he underwent a right hemispherotomy, which in simple terms is a total disconnection of the right side of the brain. Due to structural damage on that side at 5 weeks old (birth parent abuse) he had intractable Epilepsy. He did good for 4 years until he didn’t. It was a 13 hr surgery, and it was the scariest thing I’ve ever been through.
He is 8 now and doing great. I’m still amazed that he is walking around only using 1/2 a brain.
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Post by Zee on Oct 28, 2024 1:53:36 GMT
I have so many unanswered questions, must Google.
Also, are doctors routinely referred to as "Mr" like they did in this article? I know Dr Jekyll got to use the title...
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Post by Zee on Oct 28, 2024 2:00:29 GMT
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 28, 2024 2:52:58 GMT
Also, are doctors routinely referred to as "Mr" like they did in this article? I know Dr Jekyll got to use the title... I assume that in the UK, as in Australia, surgeons use the title Mr. instead of Dr. ETA: I googled - The strong influence of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the formative years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) led to the persistence of the use of Mr in Australia. In North America Surgeons use Dr or specify MD in their name. They do not use 'Mr'.It goes back to the 1500s in England! |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 28, 2024 2:55:16 GMT
Brain surgery is absolutely fascinating! My son was 4 when he underwent a right hemispherotomy, which in simple terms is a total disconnection of the right side of the brain. Due to structural damage on that side at 5 weeks old (birth parent abuse) he had intractable Epilepsy. He did good for 4 years until he didn’t. It was a 13 hr surgery, and it was the scariest thing I’ve ever been through. He is 8 now and doing great. I’m still amazed that he is walking around only using 1/2 a brain. Wow stormycat, I didn't realise that you had gone through that with your son. I am so glad to hear that he is doing so well now.  |
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Post by Zee on Oct 28, 2024 3:03:19 GMT
Also, are doctors routinely referred to as "Mr" like they did in this article? I know Dr Jekyll got to use the title... I assume that in the UK, as in Australia, surgeons use the title Mr. instead of Dr. ETA: I googled - The strong influence of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the formative years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) led to the persistence of the use of Mr in Australia. In North America Surgeons use Dr or specify MD in their name. They do not use 'Mr'.It goes back to the 1500s in England! So is that just surgeons then? Like, a family practice doctor still gets to be Dr like Doc Martin? Here, any MD, DO, dentist, and vet use the title. And of course, many PhDs use their title, though I really only see professors use it routinely. I did notice that on the show All Creatures Great and Small they refer to the vets as "Mr" instead of Dr, but I thought maybe that was because it was set in northern England in the old days. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 28, 2024 4:12:05 GMT
I assume that in the UK, as in Australia, surgeons use the title Mr. instead of Dr. ETA: I googled - The strong influence of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the formative years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) led to the persistence of the use of Mr in Australia. In North America Surgeons use Dr or specify MD in their name. They do not use 'Mr'.It goes back to the 1500s in England! So is that just surgeons then? Like, a family practice doctor still gets to be Dr like Doc Martin? Here, any MD, DO, dentist, and vet use the title. And of course, many PhDs use their title, though I really only see professors use it routinely. I did notice that on the show All Creatures Great and Small they refer to the vets as "Mr" instead of Dr, but I thought maybe that was because it was set in northern England in the old days. It's only surgeons / surgical specialists. Ahem... I wouldn't be surprised if there is a hint of ego in play, being able to use the honorific of Mr instead of Dr (as strange as that sounds). "Look at me, I'm so important I don't even have to use the title of Dr!" (Okay, that was just mean.) |
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Post by hannahruth on Oct 28, 2024 4:54:50 GMT
Modern medicine never ceases to amaze me! This is just another example.
A friend of ours had a brain tumour a few years ago and they removed it through his nose! Could not believe it when we saw him following surgery he looked so well.
No evidence of any surgery.
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Post by gillyp on Oct 28, 2024 8:09:36 GMT
I assume that in the UK, as in Australia, surgeons use the title Mr. instead of Dr. ETA: I googled - The strong influence of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the formative years of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) led to the persistence of the use of Mr in Australia. In North America Surgeons use Dr or specify MD in their name. They do not use 'Mr'.It goes back to the 1500s in England! So is that just surgeons then? Like, a family practice doctor still gets to be Dr like Doc Martin? Here, any MD, DO, dentist, and vet use the title. And of course, many PhDs use their title, though I really only see professors use it routinely. I did notice that on the show All Creatures Great and Small they refer to the vets as "Mr" instead of Dr, but I thought maybe that was because it was set in northern England in the old days. Senior doctors/consultants/surgeons use the title Mr.. All others including family practitioners and some PhDs are Dr.. I’ve never known a dentist or vet to be anything other than Mr. here. |
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Post by lesley on Oct 28, 2024 20:09:05 GMT
This is an amazing development which I imagine will make a huge difference to people needing this surgery. And I have to say it warmed my heart to see it is being carried out in Scotland. 😊 We’ve always punched above our weight in so many fields, but especially medicine. It’s great to see that this kind of innovation continues. 👍🏻
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