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jep
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Recommendations/referrals for professional services
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May 13 15:12 UTC 2002 |
This item is for asking for (and making) referrals for professional
services.
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jep
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response 1 of 54:
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May 13 15:23 UTC 2002 |
I'm seeking recommendations for a couple of types of professionals just
now:
1) A good pediatric dentist. My 5 year old (soon to be 6) needs to go,
and my wife doesn't like my dentist for kids; she says they're too abrupt
and not understanding with kids. John has never had x-rays; he's a little
difficult with things with which he's not familiar.
I absolutely insist that his dentist be comfortable with his mother
and/or I being there with him during the entire visit. My nephew was left
alone with the dentist when he was young, and had several teeth pulled
without his mother even knowing about it. They needed to be pulled, but
my nephew wouldn't talk to his mother for *days* because she'd told him it
would just be a quick office exam, completely painless. I'll not take any
chances on something like that happening to my son.
2) An MCARE primary care physician for me. My current doctor is a pill
pusher, and I'm not comfortable with that. I'd like to find someone with
a staff which does things like send reminders on when to get a physical,
and someone who doesn't seem in such a rush to give a prescription and
shove you out the door.
I haven't had a physical in 5 or 6 years, so it's about time I find
someone I like a little better than my current doctor.
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anderyn
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response 2 of 54:
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May 13 17:38 UTC 2002 |
John,
I recommend my dentist, Dr. Krasnoff, for *anyone*. I am one of those
unfortunate people who panics whenever I have to go to the dentist, and he's
worked wonders with me. Of course, he's also been the kids' dentist for
fifteen years, and neither one of them has EVER had a problem with going, or
with having work done. He's great.
As for doctors, my doctor, Dr. Sanda, is also great if you want someone who's
going to be there for you -- he can seem brusque, but he's never just brushed
me off if I wanted to ask more questions. And he takes care of all the family
(well, except Griffin, who's going to his own pediatrician).
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jep
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response 3 of 54:
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May 13 17:55 UTC 2002 |
Can you give me their phone numbers, Twila? Thanks!
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keesan
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response 4 of 54:
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May 13 21:39 UTC 2002 |
My dentist is Tammy Trullard. She has three young kids of her own and is very
nice and understanding and always explains what she is doing and whether it
will hurt. Her husband is the other partner and he teaches at the dental
school. They are in the phone book for Ann Arbor (Pauline near Stadium).
My new health insurance will pay for 70% of routine physical exams up to
$400/year. What sort of exams is one supposed to get more than once every
10 years?
I can ask Tammy tomorrow whether they also take care of kids as I have not
seen any there, but we always go weekday mornings. They have kids magazines
and toys in the waiting room.
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bru
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response 5 of 54:
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May 14 01:25 UTC 2002 |
DR. Sanda is 663-3500
Dr. Krasnoff 994-0909
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jep
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response 6 of 54:
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May 14 02:26 UTC 2002 |
Thanks!
I don't know what kind of exams you're supposed to get, or when. Most
guys find out such things by being married, but that doesn't seem to be
working out for me just now. I turned 40 a year ago, which is the sort
of milestone I imagine Sunday supplement magazines must state is the
time to get stuff done. Probably various disgusting exams for
mywhatisthisonecalled and melononbrainifany and such things. I'm sure
you're supposed to have a physical occasionally, like every 5 years or
maybe more than that.
Women are supposed to get 20 times as many exams, as every man knows,
all of them for things no guy is willing to know anything about. If
anyone ever tries to explain to a guy what a "pap smear" is, for
example, he'll depart at high speed, screaming. There are understood
to be other, unmentionable and unfathomable things that happen between
a woman and her doctor and for which we respect the privacy of such a
relationship. Those parts down there on women are very nice, and we
appreciate them very much, fervently as a matter of fact, now let's let
well enough alone.
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gelinas
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response 7 of 54:
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May 14 02:31 UTC 2002 |
We use James Clark for the kids; he's on Eisenhower. Dr. Mary Johnson is our
PCP; she's in one of the Briarwood services (NOT the 'family clinic'; the
other one.)
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jep
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response 8 of 54:
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May 14 02:36 UTC 2002 |
Those are doctors, Joe? Or is James Clark a dentist?
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senna
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response 9 of 54:
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May 14 03:06 UTC 2002 |
Some of us men are a bit more familiar with such things, if for no other
reason than we work in a part of the hospital that deals with a lot of that.
Paps often get dropped off at the lab, for instance. Women need to get their
mammograms, too-don't think that a healthy lifestyle makes you exempt.
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edina
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response 10 of 54:
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May 14 11:55 UTC 2002 |
I always went to Jan Rizzo, who funnily enough, is in Clinton. I don't have
his number, but it should be in the book. My brother needed to have a lot
of dental work done and was a bit of a wuss - Dr. Rizzo was always incredibly
groovy with him. BTW, Dr. Rizzo is a man. Oh, and he's an OSU fan, if that
has any bearing :)
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slynne
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response 11 of 54:
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May 14 16:05 UTC 2002 |
I like my Dentist a lot and I imagine he is good with kids. There is
lots of "kids stuff" around. I dont think he would have any trouble
with having a parent in the room but, of course, you would have to ask
him. He let me bring my dog in one time because it was hot outside and
he thought she would be more comfortable inside. Anyhow, his name is Dr
Kress on Packard in Ypsi. He seems kind of expensive to me but my
insurance pays most of the cost and I honestly dont know how much other
dentists charge. Maybe he is a bargain!
I dont have any good recomendations for a doctor. In fact, I have been
thinking about changing doctors too.
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keesan
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response 12 of 54:
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May 14 22:48 UTC 2002 |
A healthy lifestyle reduces the incidence of breast cancer to a small fraction
of the American average (along with things like colon and prostate cancer -
how often do they screen for that nowadays?). Healthy meaning non-obese, don't
eat much fat of any sort, or alcohol, or sugar. Don't smoke. Exercise.
A few people with certain genetic defects are very sensitive to radiation and
are better off not getting X-rayed for breast cancer as this would increase
their risk. I wonder if there are ultrasound tests now. I know there are
noninvasive chemical tests for prostate cancer.
I don't see any point in paying someone to take my height, weight, and blood
pressure, which I already know, or cholesterol levels (Jim's was 125 with a
self-test before we went vegan). What other tests would be more important
besides the female variety?
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gelinas
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response 13 of 54:
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May 15 03:41 UTC 2002 |
Dr Clark is a dentist, jep.
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tsty
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response 14 of 54:
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May 15 06:50 UTC 2002 |
lemme go get teh email from a2's rock-n-roll dentist .. and before
some ignormanus tries to slandar the guy ... he teaches at um's denta
school, with a ph.d., and made some recommmendations to me becuase
i asked (approximately) the same quetion.
i'll post in a day or two ... sorry for the delay ... all of the above
dentists referenced are JustFine as well, btw.
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jmsaul
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response 15 of 54:
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May 15 14:06 UTC 2002 |
There are a number of other risk factors for breast cancer, including heredity
(a big one), use of birth control pills, and failing to have babies.
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keesan
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response 16 of 54:
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May 15 14:10 UTC 2002 |
Does anyone know what percentage of breast (or other) types of cancer are due
to genetic defects (heredity) and what percentage to life style? Eating foods
with lots of vitamins and other useful chemicals, such as fruits and
vegetables, also lowers cancer risk. There have been studies comparing risks
in people who ate vegetables at least three times a week, with those who ate
no more than one serving a month (of some particular vegetable, but there may
be people who simply do not eat non-starchy vegetables at all) in which the
first group had much less cancer. Drinking green tea is also reputed to help
protect against some cancers, as is eating apples. Various compounds prevent
or or slow down cancer development, in particular antioxidants that capture
or neutralize free radicals (things with electrical charges). Vitamins A,
C and E are good for you.
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jmsaul
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May 15 14:13 UTC 2002 |
That's all true to the best of my knowledge, but cancer is complex and not
well understood. If I were you, I don't think I'd assume I was safe just
because of a healthy lifestyle. Especially since I don't think you've had
kids, which is a healthy decision in many ways but increases risk.
My understanding is that heredity is a huge factor, by the way, at least in
that women with a familial history have a *much* higher incidence.
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keesan
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response 18 of 54:
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May 15 14:20 UTC 2002 |
There are two gene mutations, BRAC1 and BRAC2 (unless I spelled them wrong)
which affect tumor-suppressing genes and run in families. If you have one
of these mutations and are female (maybe males get it too?) you have a 20%
chance of getting this cancer by age 40, 51% by age 50 and 87% by age 60.
I hear that people who test positive are advised to have mastectomies before
age 40. About 5% of all breast cancer cases have been attributed to these
two genetic defects. Most cancer is not hereditary.
Yes I have heard that people who have a baby, at as early an age as possible,
are less likely to develop breast cancer, because this puts an end to the
partial development that occurs monthly in the breasts, by completing this
development during late pregnancy.
So in some ways teenage pregnancy can be good for the mother. I think
cervical cancer rates are higher in people who have given birth.
The only case of breast cancer that I know of in my relatives is my aunt, who
is in her late eighties and has been obese all her life. Another obese aunt
died of colon cancer (I recall visiting her for a few days and being fed
mostly fried chicken and peanut butter and jelly on white bread, no
vegetables). My very obese grandmother died of diabetes. The men on this
side of the family (my father's) were all thin. My father died of kidney
cancer (something genetic that we were screened for an do not have). His two
brothers died of heart attacks (they both smoked). My mother's two brothers
(who also smoked) died of cancer, too.
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jmsaul
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response 19 of 54:
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May 15 16:06 UTC 2002 |
You're probably good, but why risk it?
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senna
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response 20 of 54:
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May 15 23:14 UTC 2002 |
#12: You're completely full of shit, and I *really* hope you don't realize
it the hard way. I'm not much of one for playing the numbers, particularly
when my dad tests well on *all* of those "risk-reduction factors" as well as
an even more important one, Not Being Female, and is still going to die of
breast cancer. Blaming the victim is not going to work in this case, and
you'd be well-advised to take better care of yourself. It isn't just the fat
smokers who get cancer, it's everybody. The "If I don't think about it, it
can't hurt me" mentality can get people killed.
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keesan
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response 21 of 54:
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May 16 14:03 UTC 2002 |
Kindly tell me which statement in #20 you disagree with. I did not say a
healthy lifestyle reduces risk to zero, nor did I say that I do not get
tested, and you are being rude, despite probably good intentions. My mother
died of brain cancer, which is not diet-related, though many other cancers
are, and it is more important for most people to do what they can to reduce
risk, than to get regular checkups. Not that you should not do both.
I do not think a whole lot of the intelligence of smokers who continue to
smoke while look for miracle vitamin pills to protect them.
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bhelliom
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response 22 of 54:
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May 16 17:56 UTC 2002 |
Smoking has nothing to do with intelligence or lack thereof. It has to
do with addiction. Smoking maybe considered stupid, but the dependence
on nicotine can be stronger for people than society's preferred method
of getting people to quit bad habits by making light of them or
shaming them. If that method worked, there wouldn't be quite so many
nicotine, alcohol or drug-addicted people out there. And it's the
high-handed attitude that many have, especially about smoking, that does
nothing to help the people at all. It only serves to make them feel
terrible or cling more tightly to their addiction.
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jp2
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response 23 of 54:
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May 16 17:59 UTC 2002 |
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bhelliom
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response 24 of 54:
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May 16 18:59 UTC 2002 |
I don't know whether you're poking at me, jp2, if you're just joking or
actually serious. Either way, I couldn't stiffle a chuckle after
reading that.
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