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!

Reach without strength is no advantage at all.

Is accuracy a factor, in your experience? Like, say someone has reach and strength, but no kind of accuracy or skill, does that nullify the advantage of reach?

Like, say someone has reach and strength, but no kind of accuracy or skill, does that nullify the advantage of reach?

Lack of skill yes. Lack of accuracy can be compensated for by changing the attack. Just tackle the fucker and see what happens from there. Lack skill is best compensated for by luck or strength or the ability to take a million hits.

I hate people who can take a million hits.

I am *so* sleepy. Maybe 4 hours last night.

This is kind of a post and run, but I'm formulating a complaint email to the hospital. Comments?

My name is [ita], and I am a too-frequent patient of your Emergency Room. Suffering from persistent and intractable migraines, it is too often required that I seek treatment above and beyond what is at my disposal. My ER of choice has been Century City Doctor’s Hospital, since the service is fast and as stress-free as seeking medical help for chronic care can be.
I didn’t pay much attention to the satisfaction surveys sent out until I received some excellent care from one nurse in particular. Unfortunately that is not why I am writing this letter.
My displeasure with my June 14th visit to your hospital exceeds what I can indicate in multiple choice format. I suffered dismissive and ineffective treatment at the hands of one of your doctors, and I cannot let that pass without note.
I am currently under the care of more than one specialist. My neurologist and my migraine specialist have agreed on a course of action should I be unable to avoid seeking emergency room treatment for my pain. I have tried that once, at your hospital, and it was indeed effective—most notably I went home with reduced pain, and without taking as much narcotic analgesic as the trip before.
However there was nothing I could do last night to convince Dr. [asshole], the doctor on duty, to follow this protocol. He challenged the logic of the recommendation, but that is not for me to defend—especially in pain and on narcotic medication.
Approximately three hours after I entered the ER I was able to extract some grudging and partial acceptance of this plan, but I still ended up returning home in almost as much pain as I’d come in with.
I appreciate the stated goals of the doctor. I am myself very concerned with the possibility of developing a dependence on painkillers. However, it was with this concern in mind that the protocol was suggested to Dr. [asshole]. Instead, I was given the dreaded narcotic to little or no effect and sent home more frustrated and agitated than when I’d arrived.
Visiting the Emergency Room is stressful by definition. Receiving abrasive and dismissive treatment merely exacerbates that, and at the very least I will be calling ahead to find out who is on duty at your hospital before returning. If it is Dr [asshole], I will instead seek treatment from an alternate hospital despite my basic preference for yours.

Gotta run to a meeting in a sec.

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My displeasure with my June 14th visit to your hospital exceeds what I can indicate in multiple choice format.