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...complicated world of doctor-patient relationships, "informed" consent and the like, Dr. Stinchfield was refreshingly old school. To the patient facing surgery his pre-op discussion of risks and benefits was generally something like: "Anything can happen here but I give you my word that I'll do the very best I possibly can". He meant it - and they knew it - and however the operations came out they loved him. (Remember these were the early days of joint replacement and they didn't always work...
...easier than it used to be, thanks to NBC host Katie Couric. After she lost her husband Jay Monahan, 42, to colon cancer in 1998, she launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of regular screenings--a campaign that may have done more than any doctor could to get people to make that crucial appointment. After Couric bravely had her colon screened on national television in 2000, researchers at the University of Michigan reported a 20% increase in the number of scheduled colonoscopies. It came to be known as the Couric effect. So when I heard the news...
...picture of health and that the nosebleed was most likely the result of some overzealous nasal hygiene exacerbated by recent cold weather. I walked them through how to treat nosebleeds if Seth were to have another one and the constellation of symptoms that would necessitate another visit to the doctor. Again, I was met with blank stares...
...except for Seth, who had found a stash of Pepperidge Farm goldfish in his mother?s purse and was happily munching them. I then asked if there was any information I hadn?t asked, if Seth had any other symptoms that I hadn?t touched upon. "You?re the doctor," Seth?s father said...
...indeed, I am the doctor - and given their body language, I was clearly not serving my patient or his family. I did a quick scan of my notes, performed a quick mental review of my history and physical and felt confident that I wasn?t missing anything - except of course, what was worrying Seth?s family. I scanned their faces slowly, but each one in turn looked away until I met eyes with the grandmother. She licked her lips, "My cousin?s grandson had a fever and then a nosebleed and he died of leukemia...