Posts by Tony G

I've been a member for a couple of years. I listen while I walk on the treadmill, walk the dog, or drive on long trips. I was on the basic plan, but didn't really find a subscription I liked enough to listen to regularly, so I changed...

Sorry, haven't been around for a while, and just catching up. We've got 800 points, spread between Boardwalk and Vero Beach. We were at Wilderness Lodge last week, and will go to Old Key West in March. Tony

I went in Tennessee in 1978. The thing I remember most is that we spent most of our time marching everywhere with a lot of old veterans in funny hats seeming to enjoy being military big-shots. The state government thing was there,...

I'm surely not a saint, or even close to it, so maybe that makes me one of the bad apples!

If the patient is motivated, open inguinal hernia can indeed be done with local/MAC, but most patients (and surgeons) prefer general. So, unless there is some contraindication, I usually just let the patient go to sleep.

I am an anesthesiologist (a cardiac anesthesiologist, but I don't do cardiac exclusively). I enjoy my work. It is not without its share of BS, like any other field, but I wouldn't trade it. (Well, maybe to be the employment screener at...

It would be anatomically impossible for the gas to rise to your shoulder, but the concept of referred pain makes pressure from the retained gas (carbon dioxide) on the diaphragm makes it seem like it is pressing on your shoulder.

As Chris said, there is NO comparison between hiatal hernia repair (technically called a Nissen fundoplication) and an inguinal hernia repair. The old Nissen's...yes, I was around for quite a few of those...were big deals, with quite...

Right...it's now done through the laparoscope, much like gallbladder surgery. While formerly, this surgery involved quite a big incision, now it's done with several little "holes"

I have four. I've always sworn by Porter Cable, and they're very good machines. However, when I was at Home Depot looking for a cordless circular saw, the "kit" with 4 cordless tools by Ryobi caught my eye. The saw works great, but...