ETHICS–NONE HERE!!!

Don’t think the Hep C, B and the HIV Virus scare is only in the Vegas and State of Nevada clinics.  Who oversees the clinics?  How many unannounced visits happen to check out the happenings in the clinics?  Maybe once every three years if it happens, that is not a secure feeling for the patients.  Nevada, wild west, Libertarian, BS.  Control of the facilities was left to the greedy MF’s that did not give a crap about anything but the almighty make more $’s.  Is that the American way, I guess so?   Check this out…Gov. Gibbons says he wants an all-out effort to prevent clinic practices linked to the Hepatitis outbreak; would have more state staffers for that effort if he hadn’t fought approval of additional medical surveyors last year.  The bottom line folks, take care of yourself and see the SHAMAN because medicine in this part of the country is BS.

Let me tell you a story of the “Dr. Desai.”  He owns the clinic that has finally been shut down and now has to give up his license to practice medicine.  1997 I had a liver biopsy performed by Dr. Desai.  I had spent some days at my brothers home swimming in his pool and exercising the dogs, so I had a speedo tan line.  I go to the hospital get nude and put the sheet over, the Doctor comes in and I can hardly understand him, his accent is so thick I really had to pay attention.  (Indian accent, slight British tilt but very thick)  He pulls back the sheet and has a panic attack, “Whut dat, whut dat, whut dat ” he screams to is Nurses Assistant.  The Nursing Assistant calmly explains, “It is a tan line Doctor.”  The Doctor had never seen a tan line and thought it was a disease.  (To him I looked yellow) No problem there, I try to contain myself but just blew it and laughed uncontrollably.  Next, the procedure; long needle to make contact with the liver, they sprayed something on my side so I would not feel the insertion of the needle, did not work, I felt it.  I turn around and the Doctor is telling the NA, he is proud of himself, “I gut it on duh fist try.”  That made me feel great, this Doctor who is scared of a tan line tells his NA, I did good. 

I think I know why the Doctors with hardly any manners own the clinics, they cannot communicate with the patients, better to own the place then have to talk.  The ramble is done and I am off to the run the dogs, beautiful day off the the Mountains, Hepatitis C free.