I think it's the one you recommend, Trudy; I've forgotten the name.

Coming in a little late on this, but that guy is a Scientologist, or he has been (knowingly or unknowlingly) reading Scientolgy literature. It's one of the central theses to Scientology.

I don't know, I think there's a lot of just plain ignorance out there on this issue, based on decades old horror stories

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest certainly didn't help.

When ECT first began to be used, back in the day, the amount of electricity was unfuckingbelievably high compared to ECT today. And so that spectre hangs over it -- a high-voltage, fuck-you-up brain fry. And it's not at all like that today.

I've been to one of the off-price ones on Orchard Street. My next mission is the Towne Shoppe.

The Towne Shoppe it was.

Surely there is something similar in SF?

brenda, DH checked his email late last night and found that a corporate asshat had sent out a CYA email to everyone and their dog about issues that DH was working on and made EVERYONE but himself look bad. Even though said asshat had sat in on the committee, had a chance to comment and edit a report that went to a state department of insurance where the issues were a problem. He never said a word. Until now. I had to carefully edit DH's reply that he fired off last night at 10 p.m. lest he end up personally insulting the asshat and getting into trouble.

I don't know, I think there's a lot of just plain ignorance out there on this issue, based on decades old horror stories and half-remembered movies.

Yes. This. If the guy is this ignorant, he may well benefit from the class. If he can shut up long enough for the prof to teach it.

Surely there is something similar in SF?

Not that I've heard; I've gone to Nordie's and gotten good service but not the transcendent service people mention in the Towne Shoppe.

I think you should have them bring it up to Big Boss, and soon.

Oh, we will, for sure. He's in tomorrow, so my boss will bring it up then.

I think it's the eye-bleeding stick you have to worry about, rather than just the blue gloves.

I was still comforted by the fact that while actually working with me, Dr. & Nurse both used plain old off-white. Clearly my brain, she is not worth the effort.

In my class this week they showed a video of the old ECT method along with a video of the new method. I think people were so freaked out by the old method that they didn't even pay attention to the second video. I think there are a lot of people who freak out at the idea of ECT who aren't scientologists.