Bru McCoy Injury

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I am certainly glad that my initial impression was incorrect. As bad as a Trimalleolar fracture is it is much more serviceable than a complete knee disruption or fractured Femur. Best wishes for quick healing for Bru.
 
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Lots of MDs in this chat.

By personal policy, I don't write prescriptions. But if yall are in on something idk about, I'll start.

A select few MDs occasionally get sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. The vast majority don't. If anything, writing fewer prescriptions mean less work, less follow up, less notes, and limited (if any) extra money. You may generate an extra follow up visit or two, but I'd hazard a guess ultimately the time-value equation dictates it's not worth it. All that being said, I'm not a primary care doc. But there's not anyone out there that I'm aware of who's getting reimbursed per unit on prescriptions.
 
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cbbowlingmd said:
As physicians, we are always learning. And what I learned last night in this thread are two things. One, people that work in the emergency room as orderlies or checkout staff are not “medical professionals“ and should not be rendering opinions. Two: It’s shocking to me that we have individuals that are voicing their displeasure over insurance issues and their own ignorance about vaccines and projecting that onto physicians. Anyway, Go VOLS! 😂
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Hey, apparently you missed my post where I said I have watched every episode of House!🤣
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Sorry but there are plenty of doctors who are in it for the money. Why do you think so many doctors just live to break out that prescription pad in a blink of an eye? Just because it takes dedication and sacrifice doesn’t mean they can’t be in it for the money.
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Doctors aren’t allowed kickbacks for prescribing; see the anti kickback statute (Fraud & Abuse Laws). They would risk jail sentences for doing so.
 
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If you go to the doctor for a sinus infection and then hit the pharmacy to be told it's 340 dollars, your doctor is writing scripts for a profit.
 
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mackievol said:
If you go to the doctor for a sinus infection and then hit the pharmacy to be told it's 340 dollars, your doctor is writing scripts for a profit.
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If you go to the doctor for a sinus infection and then hit the pharmacy to be told it's 340 dollars, one of two things happened

1. You have a bad doctor who wrote a terrible prescription
2. You have the worst sinus infection ever and needed weirdly specific antibiotics, which has nothing to do with the quality of your doctor

Of note, for anyone and everyone on this board, I am not your doctor and this should not be misconstrued as medical advice
 
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TnTech Vol said:
I dislocated my ankle in January with no fracture, which apparently is very rare. Ruptured ATFL, CFL and deltoid ligaments. I still can’t run a lap around the track without pain. Bru’s got a hard road ahead, but he’s probably got betters doctors than Ft Carson.
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Thats prob bc of all the ligament tears, and possible other soft tissue injuries..
 
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DocVol said:
Possibility but to me it looked like a classic dislocation (talus separation with lateral rotation from the talocrural joint—which includes the distal tib/fib at the joint but different from a “true” or clean tib/fib injury, compound or closed fx, etc…). Seeing the rotation briefly (what was shown on the broadcast) almost always will have some sort of traumatic damage to that portion of the joint /connective area where the tib/fib and talus meet during the separation (dislocation) process. That joint simply doesn’t hinge that way and is extremely unforgiving. Obviously we are/were all speculating based on previous knowledge and experiences until proven (which is how medicine works—medical professionals should all welcome being challenged and having to defend opinions), but seems cut and dry seeing it with the semi-official confirmation now what the injury is/was.

Great VN convo with this. Who would’ve thought?
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Great answer doc! I appreciate you sharing your expertise about these types of injuries!
 
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mackievol said:
If you go to the doctor for a sinus infection and then hit the pharmacy to be told it's 340 dollars, your doctor is writing scripts for a profit.
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If you go to the doc with a sinus infection, you'll be told (hopefully) 90+% of them are viral, not bacterial, and not given a prescription for an antibiotic.

If it's treated with an antibiotic, it's almost always prophylactic, and likely given because the American culture feels that a doc "didn't do their job" if you're not given a prescription.

"I was sick and that quack told me it was just a virus and I didn't get my Z-pack and that always works for me....." It's VERY similar to the discussion of Bru's injury where the docs who knew what was up were told they were FOS.
 
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I might has missed it but all I’ve seen was he had a successful surgery. No details on what was done. Hopefully he got screws and a plate. The plate is the best thing that could happen as the ankle will have permanent support. He’s be as good as before after rehab
 
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GreveHaller said:
I might has missed it but all I’ve seen was he had a successful surgery. No details on what was done. Hopefully he got screws and a plate. The plate is the best thing that could happen as the ankle will have permanent support. He’s be as good as before after rehab
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25 Touchdowns next year at home games for Bru!! 1st round draft pick too!!
 
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jtipto10 said:
If you go to the doctor for a sinus infection and then hit the pharmacy to be told it's 340 dollars, one of two things happened

1. You have a bad doctor who wrote a terrible prescription
2. You have the worst sinus infection ever and needed weirdly specific antibiotics, which has nothing to do with the quality of your doctor

Of note, for anyone and everyone on this board, I am not your doctor and this should not be misconstrued as medical advice
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Or you have complete sh!t insurance or no insurance at all. I've suffered bad sinus infections my whole life and been prescribed antibiotics steroids and steroid injections and I bet I havent paid $340 for all of it combined.
 
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Franklin_Vol09 said:
How does writing a script help a doctors bottom line?
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They get kickbacks and incentives for writing prescriptions. My best friend is an infectious disease specialist in SC. It’s quite pathetic how much money doctors get for keeping patients on drugs. Not all doctors are this way but many are.
 
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GreveHaller said:
I might has missed it but all I’ve seen was he had a successful surgery. No details on what was done. Hopefully he got screws and a plate. The plate is the best thing that could happen as the ankle will have permanent support. He’s be as good as before after rehab
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I hope this is the case. I would love for him to come back next year but honestly wouldn’t blame him for going pro if he gets the chance.
 
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