Comments on: Woohoo! Or, how much my new doctor rocks http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:22:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 heather Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:06:08 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1776 I do so hope you find a good one soon! Luckily there are some doctors out there who truly do wish to help others. I just wish there were more of them! I do so hope you find a good one soon! Luckily there are some doctors out there who truly do wish to help others. I just wish there were more of them!

]]> By: belladonna http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 belladonna Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:40:53 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1775 high minded me - ooh i am so happy that worked out for HER petty me - jealousy raging resentment - how come OTHER people get good doctors but not me? intellectual me - this proves that it is possible, my search will continue high minded me – ooh i am so happy that worked out for HER
petty me – jealousy raging resentment – how come OTHER people get good doctors but not me?
intellectual me – this proves that it is possible, my search will continue

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 heather Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:01:25 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1663 Aye, and thanks Scott. New antibiotic seems to be working out well, too. Makes me a bit nauseous, but I'll take that over an allergic reaction any day! Aye, and thanks Scott. New antibiotic seems to be working out well, too. Makes me a bit nauseous, but I’ll take that over an allergic reaction any day!

]]> By: ScottM http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 ScottM Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:11:57 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1638 I'm glad you found some good, helpful people. Hopefully the rest will all fall right into place soon. I’m glad you found some good, helpful people. Hopefully the rest will all fall right into place soon.

]]> By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 heather Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:03:09 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1505 I have had one or two good docs in the past, so I know they do exist. They're just almost as tough to find as a needle in a haystack, and sadly the criminally poor ones exist in greater numbers. Like the doc I saw during high school for headaches. I found out later that I'd had impacted wisdom teeth (impacted against my sinuses) show up on my sinus x-rays, which he took toward the start of the whole ordeal. Yet he ignored them, became convinced I was suffering from tension headaches, and put me on progressively more debilitating medication over the course of about nine months. Finally a chiropractor, of all people, asked me if I'd seen a dentist about my headaches, and the mystery was solved. Even after the teeth were extracted and the headaches went away, however, the original doc tried to insist he'd been right. He was later banned from the local hospital for misdiagnoses. So far my husband has definitely been exploring geography's effects on culture. It's been interesting to see, because the main city the current campaign takes place in has a very unusual topography, and that has had some fairly strong impacts on trade, economics, and religion. I love it. I have had one or two good docs in the past, so I know they do exist. They’re just almost as tough to find as a needle in a haystack, and sadly the criminally poor ones exist in greater numbers. Like the doc I saw during high school for headaches. I found out later that I’d had impacted wisdom teeth (impacted against my sinuses) show up on my sinus x-rays, which he took toward the start of the whole ordeal. Yet he ignored them, became convinced I was suffering from tension headaches, and put me on progressively more debilitating medication over the course of about nine months. Finally a chiropractor, of all people, asked me if I’d seen a dentist about my headaches, and the mystery was solved. Even after the teeth were extracted and the headaches went away, however, the original doc tried to insist he’d been right. He was later banned from the local hospital for misdiagnoses.

So far my husband has definitely been exploring geography’s effects on culture. It’s been interesting to see, because the main city the current campaign takes place in has a very unusual topography, and that has had some fairly strong impacts on trade, economics, and religion. I love it.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Aaron Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:35:39 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/07/27/woohoo-or-how-much-my-new-doctor-rocks/#comment-1503 Gratz. I don't trust any doctor farther than I can throw him, but courtesy and genuine interest in their patients are always good signs. If you're anywhere around Texas, my sister's psychiatrist might be able to recommend a good one. I finally got around to reading your husband's article on static world creation. Great stuff. I'm a big fan of using the real world as a model for fictional worlds, too. I didn't see a place to comment there. One thing he might consider while he's mixing real-world nations around in his fantasy map is that geography has a huge effect on culture. America wouldn't be so independently minded or powerful if we weren't so physically distant from our European heritage and protected on two sides by great oceans. Switzerland wouldn't be neutral in foreign relations if they weren't stuck in the middle of it all. And nations like Australia and Russia would be much wealthier if most of their lands were not so inshospitable. Gratz. I don’t trust any doctor farther than I can throw him, but courtesy and genuine interest in their patients are always good signs. If you’re anywhere around Texas, my sister’s psychiatrist might be able to recommend a good one.

I finally got around to reading your husband’s article on static world creation. Great stuff. I’m a big fan of using the real world as a model for fictional worlds, too. I didn’t see a place to comment there.

One thing he might consider while he’s mixing real-world nations around in his fantasy map is that geography has a huge effect on culture. America wouldn’t be so independently minded or powerful if we weren’t so physically distant from our European heritage and protected on two sides by great oceans. Switzerland wouldn’t be neutral in foreign relations if they weren’t stuck in the middle of it all. And nations like Australia and Russia would be much wealthier if most of their lands were not so inshospitable.

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