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#26 Post by tanstaafl2 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:02 am

fantine33 wrote:
thguy65 wrote:
fantine33 wrote: This is very funny. And if it was unintentional, all the better. Ha!


Disclaimer: I partially emboldened Snoopy strictly for my pleasure and amusement.

For those who are not familiar, the abbreviation "f/u" is standard medical shorthand for "follow-up".
That's what makes it funny. Even more so if he was just writing it straight and didn't realize how it would read cold. Then again, maybe it's just me, because my doctor and I always make f/u jokes when he does his doctor's notes.
Ah! Yes, I confess it was unintentional.
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#27 Post by Appa23 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:47 am

Plastic Surgeon's nurse just called.

Benign.

She needs to talk to the doctor to see if there will be a need for a third surgery.

She apologized for creating the perception that anything was wrong.

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#28 Post by tlynn78 » Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:57 am

wonderful news - glad the worrying can stop - and glad she apologized.

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#29 Post by ghostjmf » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:05 pm

tanstaafl2 says:
Perhaps you are thinking of hemangiomas? Nevi are neural crest cells and are made of melanocytic cells and sometimes neural tissue. They can sometimes lead to melanoma or rhabdomyosarcomas and other poorly differentiated tumors.

Henagiomas typically are a benign collection of capillary or venous structures that don't typically progress to malignancy although they can cause problems if they grow large rapidly or in an awkward location, such as around the eye. Superficial capillary hemangiomas often regress over time and even resolve completely.
Probably I was.

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#30 Post by silvercamaro » Fri Feb 01, 2008 12:12 pm

Appa23 wrote:
Benign.
That is the most beautiful word in the English language.

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#31 Post by VAdame » Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:47 pm

tanstaafl2 wrote:
fantine33 wrote:
thguy65 wrote:
For those who are not familiar, the abbreviation "f/u" is standard medical shorthand for "follow-up".
That's what makes it funny. Even more so if he was just writing it straight and didn't realize how it would read cold. Then again, maybe it's just me, because my doctor and I always make f/u jokes when he does his doctor's notes.
Ah! Yes, I confess it was unintentional.
F/U = Follow up. And SOB = Shortness of Breath!

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#32 Post by ne1410s » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:44 pm

Plastic Surgeon's nurse just called.

Benign.
Fantastic news!!
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#33 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:58 pm

Appa23 wrote:Plastic Surgeon's nurse just called.

Benign.

She needs to talk to the doctor to see if there will be a need for a third surgery.

She apologized for creating the perception that anything was wrong.
Very good news!

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#34 Post by MarleysGh0st » Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:02 am

Appa23 wrote:Plastic Surgeon's nurse just called.

Benign.
Very good news!

And good that some common sense overcame bureaucratic procedures.

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#35 Post by hermillion » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:16 pm

Great news! I'm sorry you all had to go through the worry.
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#36 Post by kayrharris » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:29 pm

I'm still catching up from a weekend of entertaining. I'm sorry I missed this earlier but very glad to see good news!
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