I'll third that comment about nurse practicioners.  I've got nothing against
doctors, but NPs know their stuff.

As for it being hot, yes it COULD be worse,  and raining, as it was in
Seattle last week.  It could be 90 degrees as it was the in Seattle the
weekend befor that, and you could (as I do) have only a ceiling fan to cool
your home--a fan that's connected to the light dimmer so that at nighttime,
one must sleep in the heat, or with the lights on.

Scott

----- Original Message -----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: Got the blues


> I'll second that on FNPs, Kendall.  Every one I've ever seen has been
> super-compassionate and professional.
>
> My first experience with a nurse-practitioner was while on vacation in
> Dubois, Wy. (just up the road from you. LOL).  I fell on a graphite fly
rod
> and buried fibers in my upper arm.  It was the best suturing job I've ever
> had (and lots of us CP "walkers" have had oodles of experience getting
> stitched up <g>).  As far as I know, Dubois still only has a
> nurse-practitioner for the full-time clinic.  They might have a visiting
> physician from Jackson Hole one a month.  I seem to remember that's they
way
> the clinic's set up now.
>
> Kyle
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kendall D. Corbett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 11:49 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Got the blues
>
>
> Bobby,
>
> It could be worse, it could be raining!  That's what my brother always
> said to me when I'd get down about things.  Hopefully, the air
> conditioner will be an easy fix when the landlord gets back, and you'll
> get lucky like I did when my last doc moved.
>
> I started seeing the nurse practitioner (it's a large group practice),
> and she's better than a lot of MD's I've seen.  I had a choice between
> seeing her for primary care, or a guy who'd just finished residency.  An
> experienced FNP is worth two doc's right out of training.
>
> Kendall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BG Greer, PhD [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:41 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Got the blues
>
> Hey gang,
>
>        I need some cheering up. The airconditing in my daughter's house
> went
> kaput. Their landlord is out of town, so we have five extra people here
> (the
> son-in-law stays at their house). We don't know how long they will be
> here. I
> have allegergies so bad it keeps me up at night. I went to my doc to get
> an
> allergy med and he says he's going out of business! I am just got the
> blaws right
> now.
>
> Bobby
>