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[Sgt PSN]

Was that the girl in KC?  I thought she was a knockout.  I'm not sure why you didn't keep her.

Yeah, that's the girl.  In a nutshell, she got transferred to the east coast and neither of us really wanted to do the long distance thing.

[Zanshin]

FF...just let her get those window treatments. And stay out of the operating room. Glad your procedure was a nonevent I've considered it.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I've heard some are not as easy as others.  Mine was scalpel-free and cauterization-free.  $25 co-pay only as well.

Are you referring to boobs as window treatments?  Because I like the analogy.

[Zanshin]

I've heard some are not as easy as others.  Mine was scalpel-free and cauterization-free.  $25 co-pay only as well.

Are you referring to boobs as window treatments?  Because I like the analogy.

It does work. Just tell your wife that she's pretty and move along. Unnecessary visits to operating rooms just aren't worth it. My wife's cousin went in for a simple tummy tuck last year...and she almost died. Your wife is cute...leave well enough alone ;-).

[Eagaholic]

Anyone on ever had a vasectomy?

Anyone ever bought a boob job for a lady?


I have a friend who would want more information on these things.  A very close good friend.

Medical professionals point out that once the lady gets a boob job, boobiefarging takes away the need for a vasectomy. There's physics behind it.

[ice grillin you]

i somehow farged up my foot a few weeks ago and i think i need to go to a doctor....my question is can you call your general prac. and ask for a referral over the phone...or are they gonna make you come in and look at my shtein just so i have to pay them to tell me to go somewhere else

or could i even just directly call a foot doctor bypassing my GP


also do you automatically go to a podiatrist for a hurt foot or is it possible youd just go to an orthopedist

[SD]

It depends on your insurance coverage. Your primary care physician is obviously going to want you to come in so they can get caked off. Nothing is stopping you from making an appointment on your own with a specialist, however. If your insurance says you need a referral first to be covered, then you need a referral or you'll be paying the bill out of pocket.

For example, my daughter was sick and I have her insured under Aetna. So they send me a bill saying they're not covering her doctor visit with her primary care physician because they're idiots and thought I took her to a specialist since they billed the insurance company using a different Doctors name.

[Seabiscuit36]

You need to check your insurance.  A lot of them require you to see your general prac and they provide the referral.  More than likely you'll have a orthopedist look at it if its structural. 

[phattymatty]

i went to a new dentist this morning bc my old one was a senile old weirdo and one of the options on the list of ailments was mouth breathing. i checked it because its funny.

[ice grillin you]

ah got it...thanks...you can see how often ive been to a doctor over the last 20 years

so a podiatrist would be for like corns or ingrown toenail...gross type surface shtein having to do with feet??

[Seabiscuit36]

exactly, they deal with the cosmetic stuff. 

[ice grillin you]

one more question

are there going to be specialists who only take you via a referral...i called my provider and they said i can book directly with a specialist...but are specialists who take me direct gonna be ghetto fab and wanna amputate my foot on the first visit...where as referral only johnsons will be respectable

[Susquehanna Birder]

One other thing to consider is that specialists sometimes take referrals more quickly than non-referrals. If you call and set it up, it's possible that your appointment could be much later, calendar-wise, than if your GP's office made the appointment.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

All specialists would love to see you if your insurance doesn't require a referral. I would definitely ask around and find one that comes recommended, though. You know what they call people who graduated at the bottom 5% of their med school classes? "Doctors."

[Tomahawk]

Go see an acupuncturist instead...farg doctors