AWL, but not a tool.

Highly opinionated individual. Possessor of some professional and some amateur skills. Fixer of bones. Remover of tumors. Stranded in West Seattle.

[AWL, but not a tool. @chirping_marmot]

“Siri, show me examples of whattaboutism…”

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Us doctors spend so much time and energy fighting with insurance to get our patients the care they need. We certainly don’t get compensated anywhere near that level.

Peer-to-peer reviews can be some of the most frustrating experiences for doctors.

[AWL, but not a tool. @chirping_marmot]

I’m fired up. A friend is a 40-something mom of 2 kids. Getting treated for metastatic colon cancer. Her insurance is denying the planned treatment she and her doctors chose, calling it “medically unnecessary”.

I will also point out the @Cigna CEO got paid $21 mil last year.

[AWL, but not a tool. @chirping_marmot]

@randymcohn @DrAdamBitterman @StressHoop @traumaticum @generalorthomd @FixnBones @Davembmd Had same problem. Decided to have kids help. It was the same kind of pain as taking an intern through an ORIF case.

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A lot of the conflict-of-interest rules are as much about maintaining the optics of avoiding conflicts as much as avoiding the conflicts themselves.

Half-mil $ vacations, private jets, and lucrative donations to a spouse’s sketchy side gigs = bad optics at best.

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If I get even 1 drink purchased by a rep it is automatically put online bc of the Sunshine Act.

When my bro/SIL worked at different Big 4 firms, there were strict rules to make sure their client lists did not even look like there could be conflicts.

https://t.co/r5mRMt0xZT

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@leahbackhusmd @LACUSCMedCenter @KeckMedUSC Wow. Just wow. You’ve given the rest of us County grads something to hope for…

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That XR was f****ing UPSIDE DOWN.

In a Super Bowl commercial. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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@AshleyGWinter I was always grateful that the nursing baby stopped the food from getting on my clothes. Not that it really mattered.

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@mymomthesurgeon Going one step further. Quad sets and SLR with beer in hand….

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@doctabrooks @SSS_Foundation She’s pretty cool. Allergic to social media but still awesome.

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@likaluca American Giant No-BS kick flare pants

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@UnRapporteur1 @reedfrich 6 out of 7 on commercial flights

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It’s always a great OR day when Closing Time by Semisonic comes on when you’re closing your last case and not @lizzo’s It’s About Damn Time… (Although I do love that song at most other times of the day…)

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@tobymorton So proud of Oliver’s giving spirit.

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@DecodingFoxNews She exemplifies lack of ethics and absence of remorse.

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One of my cancer patients had the same birthday as me, but he didn’t make it to this birthday. He introduced me to Anderson .Paak when he asked for it as his “going to sleep” music before surgery, so this morning I’m rocking my Anderson .Paak playlist in his memory. Happy Bday…

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I got my bivalvent booster today and my head just doesn’t feel right and I think something is messing with my brain. Maybe it’s the microchips getting activated by the 5G network.

Or maybe it’s the beers I drank after work.

I embrace science and critical thinking…

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@TheBlondeRN Is the hubs secretly an Asian Mom/Grandma?

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@readiatrician @StudioJJK @acevedowrites @stacymcanulty @dsantat There must be someone cutting 🧅🧅🧅 nearby…