Susan Harmon, MD, FAAFP

Wife, mom, FM no longer doing EM. Patient advocate,ally. Cis/She/her.Views,opinions and sarcasm are my own.Medicine is fun even when it's hard. #womeninmedicine

[GovPlus @govplus]

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[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Who here agrees?

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Just in time for medicare enrollment season! A @statnews investigation revealed United Healthcare’s denial practices for seniors. The unholy combination of corporate greed and Medicare is a recipe for disaster.

https://t.co/7yCRovoCrO

[Lyell Jones MD @LyellJ]

Learned something at the museum

[Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @DrZedZha]

Doing some digging on the abortion rights in the US. Here is a timeline summary (with sources) for anyone who is interested. #abortionishealthcare

[Zed Zha, MD, FAAFP @DrZedZha]

Things I was taught throughout my medical training that I've stopped believing:

-patients lie to get what they want
-patients are unreliable
-10 out of 10 pain is rare
-patients who don't get better are non-compliant
-patients who don't get better have psychiatric problems
-the end justifies the means when it comes to medical treatment
-medical consent is a piece of paper

I am not perfect. But I am learning. And the best teacher isn't my professors' voices in my head or the textbooks, but the person who sits right in front of me in the exam room.

[Neurologist Mom @NeurologistMom]

I have devoted my entire life and career to advocating on behalf of Alzheimer's patients, their families, and their caregivers. I've managed treatment plans for thousands of patients and conducted hundreds of social initiatives. Now I am the mother of a 14-year-old with post-covid complications/ME-CFS. I feel so disappointed. I would like to see more research, greater effort, and more professionals speaking up for these patients, just as I have done in the area of dementia. I have felt profoundly alone while trying to manage my daughter's treatment on my own. If I feel this way as a neurologist, I cannot fathom how difficult it must be for patients who have many difficulties to reach out to healthcare professionals properly. I don't know what to do, but I do know that we need to unite together and fight for our rights on this incredibly painful journey. #WorldMEDay #MEAwarenessDay #MECFSAwareness #MECFS #MECFSAwarenessDay #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #LongCovidAwareness

[ME/CFS News @MECFSNews]

A #MECFS patient registry and biobank is being built in Germany. Information on it is now on https://t.co/xEKOH8CVaH.

The goal is to collect information on the illness and recruit as many patients as possible.

https://t.co/sphQWHYNKE

[Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15]

'Senator Tim Kaine Shares Experiences with Long COVID'

'To mark International Long COVID Awareness Day, Virginia Democratic Senator Tim Kaine shares his own experiences with prolonged symptoms with the respiratory virus..'

https://t.co/y4mRYYLpdX

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Here’s the #ECG of a 40-year-old man who developed severe chest pain after using Crystal Meth

What’s the diagnosis?

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Here are the real stats about gender-affirming care and marital pedophilia that Republicans seem to have no problems with. I also give my complete thoughts in a video: https://t.co/airvh6RiDS

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

Republicans seems to be perfectly fine with marital pedophilia, but then they claim to "care about our kids" when it comes to gender-affirming care.

This is such B.S.

In most states with Republican legislatures, adults can marry children. In Alabama a 74-year old married a 14-year old little girl at one point, and every year there are over 3,000 marriages in the U.S. in which the adult would be charged with rape had he/she had sex with the minor outside of marriage.

So why do Republicans suddenly care about our kids when our kids want to feel more like themselves, via gender-affirming care, but they are perfectly fine allowing children to have sex with adults, through marriage? Who are the "groomers" now?

I have much more to say on this matter and will be releasing an article and a video in a little bit. Stay Tuned!

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

Please don't mix fruits and a whole lot of raw green and colored veggies into a blender and make yourself a detox juice if you have pre existing liver disease.

This is the second patient this week who seems to have developed kidney injury after daily consumption of home made fruit+veggie juice.

A blend of gooseberries, beetroot, spinach & green leaves along with a host of citrus fruits is a new fad thats developing after WhatsApp and YouTube "doctors" have been promoting then as "liver health" options.

Please don't do it. It can cause OXALATE KIDNEY INJURY and the kidneys take a LONG time to recover.

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

Deciding to welcome a dog into your home is a life changing event.

Those that have dogs can separate their life into B.C. and A.D.

Before Canine and After Dog.

If you are thinking about getting a dog, this read is for you.

A dog isn't an easy pet.

If you want an easy pet, get a pet rock.

Dogs are kids.

That's the best way to describe them to people who don't have dogs.

They aren't human kids obviously, but they are perpetual children that live in your house.

This means you get the absolute chaos that comes with toddlers when the dog is a puppy.

Can you reason with a toddler? Not really, it's more of a hostage negotiation.

Example:

"I have this treat here so you don't bite Grandma, please don't bite Grandma. Ok you bit Grandma, now you need to go to time out to think about why you bit Grandma. Oh, you are biting me now. Great."

Will a toddler flush your keys down the toilet and set fire to the house if you don't watch them?

Most assuredly.

Will a puppy eat all your shoes, fall down stairs, and poop on your carpet?

That will happen if you don't watch them.

Or it will still happen even if you are watching them like a hawk.

Toddlers and puppies could teach espionage agents about silent poop strikes.

As the puppy ages, it will be less toddler like and more childlike.

Do you see kids at Walmart that are knocking over mannequins and yeeting sodastream bottles across the aisles?

How about the kids racing in shopping carts that run down senior citizens in motorized scooters?

Yeah? You've seen those kids?

Guess what.

An untrained dog can be a terror just like children who were raised without boundaries and expectations.

A well trained dog takes a TON of work.

Bunsen and Beaker are trained, but not "well" trained.

Our family put in hours and hours with them in obedience classes and work at home so they mostly listen.

If you are planning to get a dog and just hope for the best, chances are that dog will become a nightmare for you and others.

Kinda like the kids in the movie theatre throwing popcorn at the screen and cooking bacon on their smuggled in George Forman grill.

Finally that dog will age. It will get old.

It will need care that is time consuming and expensive.

You MUST be their for that dog at that time and you must save up for that time.

The dog will then die and for a time it will destroy you.

Here in lies the conclusion of this post.

Despite all this insanity of eaten drywall and mooselegs, and eventual sadness, that dog will be the best thing in your life.

A dog is the only thing on Earth that loves YOU more than anything else.

That is the reward of having a dog in your family.

Every amazing reward in your life will cost you something.

Be prepared.

It's worth it.

[Susan Harmon, MD, FAAFP @docsueharmon]

Growing up in the 70's, all the time, told I shouldn't try to be a doctor.

[Bunsen, Beaker, Bernoulli & Brix @bunsenbernerbmd]

Have you ever been told you COULDN'T do something?
We aren't talking about, you can't EAT that thing because it will kill you (looking at you dogs)
OR
you won't make the NBA because you're terrible at basketball (looking at you dadguy).
We are talking about being told you COULDN'T do something because of WHO you are.

Dadguy - @ZedScience - was never, ever told he couldn't do things.

In fact he was always told the stuff he could do.

He was told:

Oh, you could be lawyer, you're great at writing and making arguments.

Wow, you are great a public speaking, you should be a teacher.

You're decent at science, maybe think about being a scientist.

He was NEVER told:

You know, that thing you want to do...it's really not for men.

On #InternationalWomensDay we want to shout out to all of the women who were told that the thing they wanted to do wasn't for girls and basically said "f" that I'm doing it anyway.

Our humans talk to scientists ALL of the time.

Many of the women scientists talk about having great role models who cheered them on and championed their choices in STEM.

Many speak about people who have stood in their way and said the thing you love and you want to get isn't for you.

Because you are a girl.

To rise up over that take courage.

Things aren't equal or perfect yet. We hope one day they will.

Our small role in this is highlighting the women who said "f" that and did it anyway.

The young girls in school today see themselves in you.

#InternationalWomensDay

[Arlette @ArlettePoolen]

I stand in solidarity with the people protesting today #DontLetMEDie
We deserve medical care.
We deserve doctors who believe us.
We deserve to live.

💙💪

[Susan Harmon, MD, FAAFP @docsueharmon]

What we've all suspected all along. COVID affects your whole body forever.

[tern @1goodtern]

Another massive holy cow huge piece of news, so this will probably get about ten likes and disappear into the twitterhole:
CDC say this:
"the virus that causes COVID-19,
can have lasting effects on nearly every organ and organ system
of the body weeks, months, and potentially years after infection"
How the fuck is this not news everywhere?

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

WATCH: “Drag doesn’t make a kid gay or trans — but it can help suffering queer kids see there’s hope of freely expressing themselves one day… this vague law will hurt the entertainment industry.” #DragShowFelonyBills #SlateOfHate @TNGOP @SenJohnson @joey_senator @RepChrisTodd

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

Happy Superb Owl Day everyone! 🦉

[Hy Bender @hybender]

Where there's a shoe, there's a way