Oh, ita, what a fucking jerk. I hope when you feel better the hospital gets a complaint.

When drafting angry letters, I've found it helps to send copies to top level executives and members of the board who never normally deal with complaints. A visible indication of carbon copy to a lawyer friend might not be a bad idea, either.

A visible indication of carbon copy to a lawyer friend might not be a bad idea, either.

actually, that can sometimes be counterproductive. If they think that you might sue, they may be less inclined to be helpful, for fear of being drawn into the suit. Even if they haven't done anything wrong (and are in fact doing the right thing), they don't want to get involved.

OMG, ita, what a fuckwad. He rolled his eyes at you? Fuck. Wad.

Dude. yep.

ita, that sucks. Why are so many doctors clueless?

Higher center of gravity isn't much of an advantage. -t is right--reach is the biggest one. But if you don't have speed or strength (muscle or technique) to back it up it's probably the lesser of the three.

I was thinking that in some situations a higher center of gravity would be a disadvantage. Would a taller person be easier to flip? OK, say you have two people of the same weight - one tall and thin, the other short and compact. The tall one would have the greater reach and thus an advantage for the punching, but when it comes to grappling/wrestling type stuff, would the shorter person have an advantage?

The nurse was all "Don't tell me about the treatment...tell him. You'll need a prescription."

I thought she was being weird, but a few more hours showed it was more like resignation.

He turned his back on my ride while my friend was trying to give him this treatment plan. Even through the pain at the time I wondered if Doc had a deathwish. Nobody's insurance plan is good enough to risk pissing off this friend.

I give the friend props for trying to stop me from having a fit in the hospital. Half hopped up on narcotics and fully hopped up on a migraine is no time to be making social decisions.

Egad, ita. Ditto on props to friend for putting up with Doc and for realizing that you had no business making decisions of any kind.

Would a taller person be easier to flip? OK, say you have two people of the same weight - one tall and thin, the other short and compact. The tall one would have the greater reach and thus an advantage for the punching, but when it comes to grappling/wrestling type stuff, would the shorter person have an advantage?

To flip or otherwise manipulate your attacker's body weight, more often than not you want your centre of gravity lower than theirs. As for the reach advantage, it's the one I've seen most often neutralised during sparring. Reach without strength is no advantage at all.

Aha. Now I've read the reference--big is a fair word to use for someone 6 inches taller than average.

God, I'm still pissed at that doctor. This hospital sends out satisfaction forms, and I'm damned well being explicit on this one. And writing a letter, once I'm calmer.

Find out if the hospital has an ombudsman, and send your detailed account there, too.

oh, ita ... you should definitely complain to everyone you can - that's inexcusable. You've been going through this long enough that if he'd looked at your history, he should recognize that you do know what you're talking about.

Anyway to get him to take krav classes? you could use a new practice dummy (with emphasis on the dummy).

And the identity theft woman's size ... I took it as more of a "no way they could be mistaken for each other" statement. Hope the victim gets her life straightened out - maybe SHE should write a book about it!