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Gary Spangler's avatar

What a wonderful illustration of our collective humanity… and imperfection. I had a similar experience last fall in preparation for my back surgery. Two procedures were scheduled back to back. I heard the first doctor mention using contrast dye, and my instructions for the second procedure had also mentioned dye. I intuited that I should mention the dye that would accompany the MRI that came next. The first doctor suggested that his portion would have to be rescheduled as the MRI should have been done first. He instructed his support staff to call the folks that would perform the MRI. In the end a resolution was found that allowed both procedures to occur.

Your description suggests something thoughtful allowed your imaging to occur somewhat as planned. That folks might err in their doings is not the point. That they take responsibility and seek a solution is what matters.

Well navigated. Now I hope your week end involves no needles, dye, or navigating contradictory instructions. Be.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

A question mark walks into a bar? 😁

I have a fragment of a quote, but it was something about a true professional “takes everything seriously, but nothing personally”.

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