by john pennington on August 12th, 2009

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You are about to have surgery. everything is going fine, until there is a change in surgeons. now, your heart surgery doctor has a nose ring and tattoos on his neck and arms. do you panic?

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by A Rock In Woolfs Clothing on August 12th, 2009
I pull out the resperator, put it on, knock the cap off the anasthesia bottles, turn the AC on full to disperse gas and depending on my mobility I either run or wheelchair my a** out of there and go to Mexico for my surgery
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  by -NUNYA-- on August 12th, 2009
- i agree, 6 john
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by comfortably numb on August 12th, 2009
Are you serious? What difference does a person's appearance make? Obviously he is a qualified doctor, otherwise he wouldn't be there in the first place. Are you so shallow that you would allow a person's outward appearance frighten you? I'd be more concerned with getting better than what freaking jewelry my doctor was wearing. Besides, if it was a female doctor, would her earrings throw you into an utter anxiety attack? I didn't think so. Grow a freaking backbone. This world is filled with diversity in colors, genders,cultural differences, etc. Time to pull your head outta your conservitive brainwashing and smell the beauty of individuality!!!!!!
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- He was asking a question. Not stating an opinion.
  Fucking relax.
  It's some of the people who responded to the question that you need to direct your shit at.
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  by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
- Just a hypothetical question comfortably numb. There might really be people out there that would be in a panic. There are narrow minded people out there. And they have a right to have that opinion. That is what makes us different.
  But john pennington is a nice guy. He and I are friends and he is super nice. He is just asking a question. It doesn't mean he is necessarily the type of person the question describes.
  :-)6
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  by -NUNYA-- on August 12th, 2009
- To even present a hypothetical question like this feeds on the sterotyping of people based solely on their appearance. I would have no trouble accepting a person with different views than me so long as they are based on intellectual opinion differences and not just superficial stereotyping.
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  by comfortably numb on August 12th, 2009
- Wow hun. You're gunna make friends fast on here.
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  by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
- First of all, I'm not "hun". Secondly, I have a better chance than some people based on the fact that I actually have measurable intelligence and a backbone. But, thanks for the heads up.
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  by comfortably numb on August 12th, 2009
- John was asking a question, NOT stating an opinion. He was seeking out other's opinions.
  In no way shape or form was he being shallow or judgmental.
  While he grows a backbone you should grow rationality and some charm.
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  by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
- There are 'worse' question on AB then this one for sure. So lets not argue about it. Agree to disagree and move on. This is a place to have fun and enjoy each others company. K? :-)
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  by -NUNYA-- on August 12th, 2009
- Every once in a while, satisfaction comes from calling someone on their shit.
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  by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
- Charm is overated. And fyi, rational thinking isn't applicable in every situation. Without emotional thought, what kind of humans would we be? I choose to apply both in moderation based upon circumstances. But, thank you for your input. Where did you get your degree?
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  by comfortably numb on August 12th, 2009
- It is applicable when you lack it.
  You seem to be forgetting the point.
  Being rude and insulting someone based on a harmless question to get different opinions is pretty damn shitty.
  If they stated their opinion and you didn't like it because you felt it was shallow, then you can allow your emotions to get involved all you'd like. Till then, move on or answer the question for which it was intended. He wants to know if you would panic? He doesn't want to know the number of ways you can insult him.
  Your arguments are weak and you'll find people ask hypothetical questions like these all the time on AB.
  Besides being an idiot, what else do you do in your spare time?
  Nevermind, don't answer that. I'm already bored to tears with you enough and I am now going to kindly unsubscribe from your bullshit. Have a nice day.
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  by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
- yes or no would have been a more suitable answer.
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  by john pennington on August 12th, 2009
- ouch! didi strike a nerve? lmfao
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  by comfortably numb on August 12th, 2009
- no, it was just a simple question.
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  by john pennington on August 12th, 2009
- sooner or later, this is about to happen. so many people, no matter thier profession, have metal and tattoos. the question was designed to seek different peoples opinion and what they might expect in the future and what their reactions might be. sorry you took this personally. its just life and what we might see in the future.
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by Thriftymaid on August 12th, 2009
No, I stay calm and get the hell out of there.
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by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
No. I simply ask for his phone number afterwards.
Tattoos are delicious.
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- Thank you
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by Ron-T on August 12th, 2009
dont judge the book by its cover and let him do his job,but boy oh boy that would be something to see(the patients face)lol
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- thanx nunya
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by iandme on August 12th, 2009
I could care less how the surgeon looked. As long as they're qualified and have a good track record I don't care.
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by Dgirlee on August 16th, 2009
No panic. Who knows what everyone else has under their scrubs? If that DID matter to someone else, they REALLY should ALWAYS be doing full body searches on all those they seek for any advice!
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by Qwiigley on August 16th, 2009
ABSOLUTELY!
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- It's not what is under the scrubs and what is private, it is the public image that Dr wants to portray. I am in anesthesia. I look professional and do my best to help people relax. They are already nervous about the diagnosis and whether they will "wake up" from anesthesia. It would be a disservice to make them more nervous for no reason than my own sence of individualism. (I keep the color of my hair and my piercings private).
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by Anonymous on August 12th, 2009
yeah!if he is a doctor he should know that tattos are bad for your skin!
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by Nice Guy In Bay Area on August 12th, 2009
Well, after 39 shunt revisions, 2 hernia operations, and a gastric bypass, surgery is second nature to me. No, I would not be bothered.
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by john pennington on August 12th, 2009
Suppose the replacement surgeon had a tattoo of a daggar or crossbones on his forehead?

Now, would you panic?
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by john pennington on August 12th, 2009
I did not realize my question would raise such controversy.
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by DevilDoc on August 12th, 2009
absolutely! There's always a plan of care with patients and surgeons that is specifically geared towards that patients diagnosis, plan of treatment, fears, etc. I wouldn't do it...
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by Seraphim Shinobi on August 12th, 2009
well technically a surgeon wouldnt be allowed to wear jewellery in the operating room so it would just be a matter of the tattoos, i dont think they would phase me as the doctor would have to be qualified to perform surgery so i guess i would be ok with it!
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- how can u be sure?
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by n1kkigirl on August 12th, 2009
Depends on if the tatoos are happy or mean
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- be serious.
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- That was serious!
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  by n1kkigirl on August 12th, 2009
- ok. maybe the sedations would kick in and forget it all. right?
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by Jadey - Vive la difference on August 12th, 2009
I'd be panicing no matter what he looked like, to be honest, but would panic no more because he had a nose ring and tattoos. So long as he has experience, and the qualifications to do it, then I'd be as fine as I could be while facing the knife!
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by Eneov on August 12th, 2009
LOL I think a person in tatoos and piercings probably has a better understanding of things than someone who has tunnel vision inside his square suit and tie..
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