Lynn Says

Some fast diagnostic work at Share Medical Center

 


For the last few weeks, since the first of the year, I've had difficulty leading songs at Sunday church service held in the chapel at Bill Johnson Correctional Center. Thank goodness there's a trainee out there by the name of Jeremiah who steps up and replaces me quite capably.

So my primary care doc had nasal and larynx x-rays taken at Share Medical Center (SMC) at the request of an ear nose and throat specialist in Enid. After examining me and looking at the x-rays, the Enid doc said there nothing wrong at that portion my throat. So Dr. Self said, “We've got to look lower.” Within about three days I got in to SMC to be examined by surgeon Dr. Ransom and his tiny throat video camera while under surgical anesthesia.

The pictures he took in my throat were terrible looking, very ugly and ulcerated. So, some tissue was taken for a biopsy by a specialist in Tulsa. I am not expecting good news. But what I am thankful for is the speed of diagnostic treatment I've received. No doubt acid reflux has something to do with this.

Getting an appointment in a larger city can easily take several weeks. Scheduling the surgery video could have taken several more weeks. All of that happened in Alva in about a week's time.

The speed is logical. OKC has about a million people to be served by about five major hospitals. That averages out to 250,000 people per hospital. Woods County has about 10,000 people to be served by one hospital. So you can see why the lower patient numbers allow for quicker service.

We're using Share Medical as the diagnostic tool that further specialists up the line will need. Of course, I hope whatever troubles me can be handled locally with something simple like pills, but the pathology doctors need to make their call.

 

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