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My Convo with the Flesh-Eating Bacteria Patient is LIVE- kzhead.info/sun/pZiNnsympWZriZ8/bejne.html
You said you'd reach out to the person in the last video. I just finished watching that interview before watching this video. You did a great job of shedding light on what that person was going through. I just wish there were some way to hold the people responsible who caused the situation in the first place.
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That doctor stating to avoid people in wheelchairs is a disgrace to his profession. He's also a health hazard to his 'healthy' patients.
As a medical student i agree 💯
Everytime I see this it makes me remember that just about anyone no matter how unqualified can get into med school and pass it in the US. You say that to patients in Canada you'd be under investigation if not arrested for discriminating.
@LGBTQlegend The worst part is, there are people in the US who would call what he's saying "free speech" and will defend him, but they will be offended to the bone if you call them out for being ableist.
Probably an Osteopath
@@nyralotep Why did you think it made sense to bring up a whole profession in such a negative context? Please don't do that. Dr.Mike also performs osteopathy, mind you, as he mentioned in another video, so it's particularly insensitive of you and makes your behaviour no cm/inch better than that of that odd person we saw in the video.
I follow her she got the skin disease at a spa in la that gave her a vitamin injection . They were not certified to do so and still haven’t faced consequences
I knew the comments would come thru.
😢 that is so horrible
Does she have an Insta account?
That's horrible 😮
This is a systemic infection indicated by multiple skin manifestations. If it's due to "flesh eating bacteria" it would show more localized appearance and she would probably not be allowed to get out from the ICU and possibly spread it, let alone those kill the patient relatively quickly. The skin lesions look like secondary syphilis.
"Don't drink out of plastic containers" My dude, you should be glad I'm drinking water in the first place.
Amen to this!
Find a good sustainable alternative, that you can afford, THEN move away from drinking from plastic containers. I say this mainly because I want little plastic in the ocean.
Reusing is an option but people are just eh picky?@@holdensaia5962
What do you want me to do instead, get diarrhea every time I drink from the tap (I live in Cameroon). I am a doctor and I think that is probably worse for you than the plastic in the water bottles.
@@alexandermold8586 Didn't you know that the only people who matter are in the US? (Please know that was extreme sarcasm)
that wheelchair one was so ableist it made me feel sick.
The guy is a loon and everyone knows it. It would be healthier to just not get riled up by that sort of stuff but that's just my opinion.
I agree. He said be A Towel Boy. But what if you can't run? What if you can't walk? What if you can't stand?
Yeah I don’t think that dr. Mike actually picked up on what that guy was actually saying. I mean he basically said to not touch or be near disabled people bc it could make you less able (???) which is just so disgusting. I had to pause the video and take a minute for that one
As a nurse I totally agree that longer life doesnt necessarily mean better life. We can prolong people with little to no quality of life and it can be horrifying to watch. ...and half the reason we wear gloves is to protect our patients from OUR microbes too!
tiktok is mostly fake tho. like as social media is.
mikes brain about exploded on the glove part for sure lol
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As a person born with Arthritis, I can't help but agree. Also, the glove part didn't bother me, personally I was upset about the alienation. I'm not contagious! Sure I am in a wheelchair, but it's because my immune system is a jerk, it had nothing to do with literally anyone else. Sorry, I didn't mean to make it seem as though I'm coming after you, that guy just really pissed me off.
I agree. There is a difference between living and being alive.
"Don't befriend people in wheelchairs" is a new medical take.
sorry bestie your microbiome is off today we can't hang
Hank, I'm so sorry. I know we've been friends since kindergarten, but. I met a towel boy yesterday, so he's my new BFF. Please don't call me until you start working for the Olympic ski team, alright? Cheers.
As someone in a wheelchair this explains so much.
So the friends that use wheelchairs that I already have what do I do about them? Push them out of my life or? (This is a joke I would never do that to my friends)
Towel boy who says 42!
8:57 the part about the hospital bill hit me. My mom passed unexpectedly in January 2023. My husband and I lived with her and I found her on the floor. Did CPR then EMT’s took over. They got a pulse but they had to intubate her. By the time I made it to the ER they had already done scans and found no brain activity. My mom was always the glue of the family, especially after my grandma passed. So being in shock and trying to emulate her I was eerily calm. I knew she wouldn’t want machines keeping her alive. All of that being said, the doctor goes to talk to someone about turning off life support and while he’s gone, I SWEAR ON MY LIFE, someone from the billing department came in with a freaking clipboard thinking I was going to sit down and write my mother’s information down including her insurance (which she didn’t have due to fighting for disability). I’m embarrassed looking back because I know everyone has a job to do and they always handle the insurance info that way at our local hospital. But I had never been in charge of anyone’s life before so I turned into the rebellious and mouthy version of my mom and snapped at the poor woman. I told her that it was CLEARLY not the time to talk about finances when I’d just made the decision to unplug my mother. My aunt (mom’s sister) had obviously been crying but started to laugh at my reaction. I think we were all in shock and getting hysterical. Worst day of my life
I’m sorry for your loss. My MIL passed at home with her caregiver and son by her side😢
No, you were right to do that. Even if the hospital has "always" handled billing that way, and even if everyone has a job to do, its incredibly disrespectful to both the family and the patient to barge in with a clipboard while they're still making very difficult decisions. They could always choose to come in later or even just bill to your address if you're a registered patient. They deserve to be snapped at for making a difficult moment about money.
I worked in billing at an emergency room and I had to quit. I just couldn't look someone in the face after certain traumatic events and ask if they had insurance. Or worse, ask the next of kin
As a healthcare provider, I can honestly say some of the worst things we are *forced* to do by patient’s families is prolonging life. Longer life does not mean better life.
This
Glad to read this. I always wonder if medical staff with be alright if as a young person I voice that I absolutely do not want my life prolonged at any & all cost. I love myself & live is really rough. If I'm in a mess, just help me die smoothly, plz, and don't waste your effort and resources on my prolonged suffering, thank you! (>~
Definitely! Why would you want to force a family member to live longer in pain? Don’t you just want to fix the pain and let them die in peace!
I had hyperemesis gravidarum. I completely agree. Stuck in acute suffering because my meds didn’t work and my Texas doctors could only offer to keep me alive and suffering so much I WANTED to die.
That is why I am glad my father, who is getting on in age, has already spoken about this to me and my brother and if I am right legally noted it down that "If during a surgery/accident or other happenstance I become immobilize or no longer have an self sufficient life. No attempts may be made to keep me alive" a lot of none verbatim as translation and I don't know exactly what he has legally noted.
You didn’t point out that you wear gloves to protect yourself from a person’s microbes, but also to protect them from yours.
This
But he has good microbes so it's okay
Imagine getting seen by Dr. Mike (gloveless) and suddenly you have great hair.@@animatedaboutlife
When he said that, my brain short circuited. Wearing gloves is a requirement and if you, for instance can’t feel the vein for an iv then perhaps you could take off the gloves to feel the veins but must sanitize and sterilize them before and after the procedure regardless of whether or not they “have good microbes”. As a med student it was actually painful for me.
I have been a support worker for 20 years, when I first started work a college told the people we were supporting "I'm wearing gloves for your protection not mine". I really liked this approach and soon started to use it for myself.
My son (13 at the time of surgery) has a 10 inch scar from his open heart surgery and a 3 inch scar from his pacemaker. One time at the pool a lady told him to not be embarrassed because “they (the scars) don’t look that bad”. It was enough to make him cry and he remained upset for a few days. The next time we went to the pool, he wouldn’t take his shirt off. Keep your words to yourselves please.
agree 100%. I think the best approach to someone with current or past medical condition is to act as if it doesn't exist, see them as total normal and wait for the person to bring it up first. Like if they're confident and have accepted their condition enough to talk (or even joke) about it THEN it's a safe topic.
The college kid with the wheelchair has one of the best channels I've seen on KZhead. He's inspirational, has great advice, and he has a wonderful personality that makes his videos very enjoyable to see. His parents did a great job raising him.
Dr. mike calling out Dr.Oz will always be hilarious and I fully support it because he’s a bafoon
Because of him I have patients insisting on a thyroid shield for their chest x-ray.
@@Absbabs88wow. Do they wear one when flying too?
@@MeppyMan different concept. There's literally no way to wear a thyroid shield during a chest x-ray without it getting in the way of the anatomy attempting to be shown on the X-ray. But yes, they probably would try.
@@Absbabs88 yeah I was being sarcastic, but didn’t think about it being in the way. That’s even funnier. I laugh when the dentist covers my body with a lead blanket before doing teeth X-rays. They are so quick and low power it’s completely unnecessary. Does feel nice having the weighted blanket though.
especially because dr. oz ran for government office in PA, some new jersey people like dr mike mighta heard about that too
when doc said “someone have to pay the bill or the hospital will seize to exist” just sent me to an espiral, I’m here in my third world country with my mother whom just had a brain tumor removed, she even got in a coma … I was assisted by the hospital also with food, all of this for free, it’s crazy how the US simply when of the richest countries in the world doesn’t provide free health care for its citizens
Canada does(I’m from the USA and not Canada) and I can assure you that you would not want that, but you do you I guess. 😶
@@Southernguy39I’m sorry, Canada does what? Provide free healthcare? As a Canadian I can assure you our healthcare is significantly better than yours.
@@Southernguy39that’s some weird propaganda my guy. My country has free healthcare and it’s amazing.
@@Southernguy39 I don’t understand your point at all
@@Southernguy39 Some countries just can’t figure out how to do it perfectly. Because humans are far from perfect. But I will take Canadian health care over the nonexistent health care in the US. I’d like to live past 50
12:50 the “oh yours still beautiful” really got me. Almost 15 years ago I got attached by a cat and got very bad cuts all over my face, that where stitched and taped together. But the one comment I hated as a little kid was that. Not only was it from family friends but family that would say I need laser because I’ll hate it and only want to cover it when I’m older. Thankfully I found them cool then and didn’t care to spend so much money on laser. To this day the scars are still very visible but not a day I have cared to cover them but I I feel like if I didn’t have that mind set the would have messed me up especially with them being on my face. I also love how Doc. Mike sees this because I have had passed doctors recommend me to dermatology to get them fixed without me even asking.
Her name is Beatriz Amma, and she got a shot of B12 mixed with “fast dissolving” deoxycholic acid, injected in each arm, her back and stomach. She got inyected if i'm correct, like 60 times in a session. It has happened before when the doctors don't insert the needles in the correct skin layer or when the liquid has bacteria or the tools aren't properly cleaned. 🤒
If somebody wants to inject you 60 times in a session, you should leave immediately.
Didn’t he just do a podcast w her about her story?
@@breannaalvarez2251 yes!!
8:00 "I can talk with my mouth closed and i've never seen anyone do it before" Ventriloquists: 😐
Alot of them have their mouth open at least a bit but little to no visable movement of mouth
Pretty sure she means she hasn't personally seen anyone do it.
Ventriloquists generally talk through their teeth.
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Ventriloquists either have a corner of their mouth open, or have their entire mouth slightly open, and just manage to talk without any movements of the lips.
The last girl reminded me of a general rule I have for myself, which is to avoid asking people about their physical appearance. You never know what someone has been through, and you never know what they’re going through. I just prefer to be cautious and tactful.
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I don't really agree with you. I think it is okay to ask as long as one's respectful. But I can see your perspective
@@RanjanManohar I myself am more in the "not-asking-team". It's bad enough to have such a condition, and constantly hearing "woah, what's going on with you" will certainly make it worse (even if you ask respectfully). If they WANT to tell you what's going on, they eventually will.
@@simoms2545 fair enough, fair enough
Im gonna keep it a stack. If im at the gym or touching anything someone else has and they have open scars, I'm going to question in. Not to be rude, but it matters. There's a lot that goes around around and some of it is contagious, some is not. I wont be a jerk about it however.
Those alternating pressure mattresses have been a lifesaver as someone with EDS that wakes with significant dislocations that require reduction on a daily basis. The alternating pressure helps lesson the dislocations by making sure the same joint isn’t taking the pressure and then sliding out of place when I fall into a deep sleep where all my muscles relax literally allowing my shoulders to just fall out of place. It also reduces back pain (I have kEDS) by shifting that pressure
@7:40 I can do that too. Freaked out my family at first but it's incredibly useful when I'm eating and have a mouthful and still be able to communicate. Fam's now used to it and holds entire conversations with me like this while I'm eating
can u also sing w ur mouth closed?
I can hold entire conversations while eating as well. It's whenever I'm in Korea, because in various Asian countries it is perfectly fine to eat with your mouth open and to talk while eating, even in a more formal setting.
I didn't know everyone couldn't do this until right now 😂
"I won't name the doctor but I will show you this clip" Excellent
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So stoked every time he mentions Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome! And thank you, Dr Mike, for talking about the toll those “party tricks” cause on our bodies. I spent years pushing my flexibility and hypermobility in dance (before I knew I had EDS) and it’s caused so much more damage.
I showed off those tricks so much before my hEDS diagnosis. I still do sometimes, but not often, because I’m now in pain a lot from having nearly every joint be too lax. It is not a fun condition!
Same here. I'm 36 now and in constant pain in every joint (with exception of my shoulders which is amazing in itself since they've been dislocated more times than I care to remember). It takes am incredible toll on your body. I was always showing off how "bendy" I was as a kid. If only I'd known.
i feel like there's a lapse in the healthcare/education system if such fairly obvious conditions are not discovered early in a child's life... can't say for sure, but shouldn't there be data on how far folks with EDS can take it without injuring themselves or worsening their condition permanently? i'd imagine with proper guidance and limits, an EDS person could maybe train to raise their limits safely and also know when they're reaching dangerous limits.
agreed and same!
@@alveolatedoctors are too busy gaslighting us to even bother listening and trying to understand and accept it’s a thing… in most cases anyway
Dr Mike you remind me of my dad. Your comments and thoughts about medicine are very true and watching you helps me remember him 🥲He passed over 18 years ago. He came from Europe to practice family medicine after 20 years as an ENT in private practice. It was tough coming to a new country and having to Start all over again. He was my hero. Thanks
9:30 me drinking out of a plastic battle as i watched this: 👁👄👁
Probably won't be seen by anyone that it matters, but the first machine was a CT machine spinning without its exterior shell. The second was an MRI that was being shut down, and they were experimenting with different things before they ramped it down.
See you ☺️ As a radiographer (x-ray tech, whatever you call it in america) I'm always motivated to explain people what our field is doing and how complex and interesting it is.. Unfortunately alot of ppl aren't aware what exactly we are doing or what it takes to do our job.. so i love it when i get to talk about it and spread awareness :)
@@cumarin1921omg okay, I’ve never had the chance to ask someone this before, so here I go: why does the dye that they inject into you for a CT scan make you feel like you peed yourself? Is it the interaction with the magnets?? Is it the dye itself??? Why is it only in the groin???? So many questions!!! Also, what actually happens if you have a tattoo??
On the tatoo thing, the answer is that generally nothing happens. Only something like 2-3% of modern tattoo inks contain ferrous metal at all so chances are good you have nothing to worry about. It basically just causes an itching or burning sensation, and afterwards you may have some inflammation that is nowhere near as bad as when the tatoo was initially healing. The amount of metal is so low it's just not producing much force and the skin is more than tough enough to not be significantly damaged, though obvious particulate vibrating about inside the tissue isn't pleasant. The only major concerns tend to sceleral tatoos and extensive full body tatoos on someone that is ill enough the inflammation might cause further complications. I have only personally seen one peerson contraindicated and it was due to sceleral tatoos, so if you are doing that it would be a good idea to keep a record of the exact inks used so the risk or lack thereof can be more accurately determined.@@VenomHalos
@@kylehenline3245 omg thank you!!!
@@VenomHalos Simple answer is it makes the blood vessels bigger (vasodilator) that increased blood flow is where the warm feeling comes from. The groin is very vascular and more sensitive than other places so it is more noticeable there. Some patients have told me it feel like their buttholes are on fire. everyone is different
I'm hypermobile, and also over 50. It sucks, honestly. Sure, doing party tricks when you're in college is great, but never knowing if your leg will spontaneously buckle under you for no reason while walking is less so.
Oof. Sounds terrifying 😳 I am not hyper mobile and I worry about the same thing...the struggle is real. Stay frosty, friend
I’m hypermobile, not even 25, and I’m already getting frequent pain from my body being too lax. It’s sometimes cool, but I really do worry about how I will move when I’m older.
EDS gang, rip it up!!! (it being by my joints)
That’s me but it’s my ankle rolling every five seconds! The most annoying and painful thing ever! 😩🙄🙄
Or your knee staring to dislocate under you while you kneel for some house chore, so you fall n roll off it cause you know that sensation. And when you had surgery and due to complications spend a whole while not moving much so you came out being more "stiff" after a year, just to notice that "more stiff" turns out to be AWESOME for you and you having fewer problems ////orz/// (I do not have an EDS diagnosis. I've so far unsuccessfully tried to investigate what I have and to evtl. get EDS investigated. Whatever it is, I can't bend my finger like in the video but all my other joints are too loose and my ADHD brain is not helping with the consistent mindfulness that is necessary for me when in motion)
9:08 How is possible for such a smart person to always miss the joke .... he was asking for a tip 😂
Part-time forearm crutch user with Ehlers Danlos here. I once had an MRI where the nurse brought my crutches in after, while the machine was still on (but not actively taking images). I was standing near the door and I was asking questions about the machine, like if it would just suck the crutches inside. She told me I could lift one up and point it at the machine to feel it pull. So I did. And it RIPPED it out of my hand and smacked it so hard into the side of the machine, where it stuck, that I could actually hear my bank breaking. Luckily there was no damage and the tech who ran in was very understanding. Those things have some serious power.
8:19 Floors used for gymnastic does have springs under the boards to help with impact, but this is amazing anyway.
Yeah you can definitely see the bounce in the floor. I'd never dream of being able to do this at Sky Zone still though, that guys amazing haha!
At my last job I worked at an automotive recycling center and I wore a back brace every day. One day someone noticed in front of everyone and called me out and said you're so young I seriously doubt you have back problems. I said no I don't, and I wear this so I won't in the future. My boss said loudly, this guy is the smartest of all of you, he's absolutely right.
Well they have done studies that show back braces, knee braces, etc actually weakens the muscles… specially back braces can weaken your core muscles and causing atrophy which can lead to back injuries… but that’s just some studies…. Always consult your doctor :)
I know someone who is 16 with legitimate back problems lol, can't be too young.
Your boss sounds like a good guy! Yeah, I'd rather NOT have back problems than wait until it's too late. I'm glad my work gives anyone a standing desk at their workstation when asked. Also, that guy saying "you don't look like you have a back problem" is probably someone who would tell a blind guy "you don't look blind."
My dad, a man of many trades, has always said his biggest regret is not using back braces before his back was jacked up.
@@sammieg8641stop spreading misinformation thanks
3:08 it sounds like that doctor is saying you can catch generalised poor health via the microbiome of ppl who e.g. are wheelchair-bound. I.e. if you sit in their wheelchair you’ll “catch” their microbiome and become unhealthy?? Or conversely if you get the germs from a sportsperson’s towel, you’ll catch their fitness/ good health? It’s like he doesn’t know how illness and germs work, unbelievable coming from someone who is supposed to be a doctor. Anyway, the thing you’re most likely to get from someone’s sweaty towel is candida.
Hey :) Im a radiologist technician and i wanted to get you guys some clarification for the scene at 6:20 or smth. We can actually see a scanner. The MRI isnt spinning. The scanner is actually sending X Rays through the body from one half of the circle and it's calculating how much time it needs to reach the other half. It's spinning cause its only a few centimeters long and we often need to do a full body part. The MRI forces your body proton to be in a certain orientation and then it gives some impulsion to move the proton. After that, it calculates the time those protons need to come back in the first position. For the next video, lets say you can try to get things out of the MRI if its not the biggest magnet (there are different magnets power). We can also try to diminue the power without shutting down the magnet completely. But youre right, if its smth bigger (like a bed for example) we'll need to shut down the magnet by letting liquid helium go to waste. It costs a lot of money and technicians will need to come to make it work again so it will also have an impact on the planning and / or possible emergencies. English is not my first langage so i hope it was understandable for you :) Thank you for your attention :)
Chemist here !!! English being my third language, I was dying to explain how it works but was afraid to be totally misunderstood 😊😊😊. I was wondering how to say transformée de Fourier in english. Your explanation is crystal clear
"Get rid of plastic". Yeah tell that to someone with a feeding tube.
Agreed
Hey I have a feeding tube
I don't think that man realized plastic is in everything. Frying pans? Have plastic on them. Fridge? Has plastic. Computer, phone, other digital devices? All have plastic. If plastics were that bad for us I don't think we'd have survived so long surronded by them. People try to sensationalize and fearmonger over things that aren't really big deals.
Or an insulin pump or oxygen canula/mask.
I don't think those feeding tubes have BPA in them...at least, I really hope not
I love a good rant calling out misinformation, the need for more knowledge, and doctors that should go back to Oz on a Sunday morning.
Poor Oz X'D
@@KxNOxUTA yeah…..they can join others behind the curtain 😆
pitty the rant is triggerd from such a cut-up source that its obvious whoever made tictok is a bad actor. Really big surprise that Dr. Mike would use such disinformation from a bad actor to espouse 'how disinformation from a bad actor is bad' as he is stooping as low as the first a bad actor and disingenuously doing so.
@@Handles_Are_Bad.Phuk-them-off I respectfully disagree. We have an ethical obligation to call out misinformation, even if the individual espousing it is more clearly acting in bad faith, as not doing so allows the information to be perpetuated unchecked. It seems even more important in this case as the original message could potentially cause harm to those with disabilities or who are not otherwise in perfect health.
Love hearing you talk about marfans! My dad had it, it caused something in his eyes (I remember they said lenses, cornea maybe?) To detach and he went blind until they did surgery. He also had the heart issues, he had an aortic aneurysm and needed to have his aorta replaced. Not many doctors around here had even heard of it at the time he was diagnosed (16 years ago)
hey doc, I used to watch your videos in middle school. you inspired me to study medicine. guess what! I'm almost done with high school and preparing for an entrance exam to enter med school!!! I appreciate you so so much. thanks doc! love your work
Best of wishes for you in your exam. Congratulations!
Awesoooome. Now you must do a good job attending to yourself so you never come back here with resentment, plz! Let that be your reason to watch out for yourself, if you happen to need some extra help to allow yourself self-care. Chant "Must protect Dr.Mike from any versions of future resentful me-s" X'D
That's incredible. I wanted to be a doctor so badly but unfortunately an unexpected medical disturbance made me think I couldn't. I wish I would have just done it every day so I really really hope you succeed because you're awesome
@@loveyourselfplease6842 thank you for your support. it means a lot
I only just recently started working in a senior care facility and I was trained to wear gloves with every resident, regardless of their health status. We are trained to assume they have something we could catch (like while wiping their private areas or if they have an open wound). It’s for our own safety and the safety of every other resident. To NOT wear gloves is putting yourself and every other person you come in contact with is a health risk that no doctor should EVER take. I’m not a medical professional, I only assist the residents with daily tasks, but even I know that much!
It’s called universal precautions and is a must.
You can still transmit stuff from your shoes, clothes, even the gloves you wear if you aren’t following quarantine regulations. I mean be safe but also be mindful that soap and water is always best
@@sammieg8641 well that’s a given.
Yes please find out more about that last story!
Did the guy at 3:30 actually just say "Don't hang out with handicapped people"? No way this guy is serious hahaha
My 71yo mother laughed SOOO hard when she saw the gynecologist kitty. "Yep, that's pretty much how it was done back then".
Back then??? Still is 😂 especially during pregnancy. They basically fist you
I mean, still is.
@@felixhenson9926 I'm so happy I'm a man and I don't have to suffer what you ladies do every month. I've seen friends completely bent over because of menstrual cramps and pain.
That clip is hilarious and I crack up every time I see it lately.
@@SuiLagadema You're one of few guys I can count on one hand that doesn't shrug off menstrual pain because they don't understand how debilitating it can be. Also, gynie-kitty will be a meme I'm taking to the grave LOL
A horrifying but somewhat interesting case you may want to look into, doc Mike: recently (like two years ago or so) a man died in Brazil because he had a gun in his pocket when he took his elderly mom to do an MRI (or a CAT scan, not sure). No one knew he was carrying a gun, and he ignored the multiple warnings on the walls and doors of the health establishment and the advice from the nurses about leaving any metal objects in his possession outside of the examination room. The gun went off as soon as he got closer to the machine and he died (edit: he spent a few months in a coma before dying, it wasn't immediately). I don't remember the details, like how close he actually was to the examination machine or if he had permission to even own a gun - but yeah, he not only ended his own life, but also endangered many lives (including his mother's).
They literally remove every piece of metal from you, how did he get it all the way into the room?! 😮
@@SUGAs_Shadow85It's Brazil, so maybe there are less safety precautions
@@franciscoovarela It's not even a matter of "in Brazil". It can be a place to place thing. And also, here in Germany for instance we don't expect weapons on ppl and even then, there's no controls. Staff expects you to value your life enough to heed warning and ask you several times. That's it. We have no expectation of people being ignorant to this degree so no "controls" are deemed necessary outside of "talking and suggesting the typical things ppl tend to forget to consider on them that are metal". If only he died then - as tragic as it is - it was a choice. But I'm absolutely horrified for his poor mother and the poor medical staff and all the ppl needing to come in to investigate that case, too.
Sorry, I don't know about this story, so I'm curious as to why he got to go into the room with the machine if his mother was the one to get a scan? The two times I had an MRI done, the person accompanying me wasn't allowed in the room.
@@eiennonakama Lawyer Leandro Mathias died this week after being accidentally shot by his own gun during an MRI scan in São Paulo. He was accompanying his mother when the gun he was carrying in his waistband was sucked in by the equipment's magnetic field and went off. According to Deputy José Eduardo Jorge, who is handling the case, Leandro entered the examination room after his mother became ill; he was in the waiting room and was called to help with the rescue. As soon as he entered the MRI room, the gun in his waistband was sucked in and accidentally went off, hitting him in the abdomen. In the forensics photos, the gun appears inside the machine's capsule. "The violence was so great, the suction, that the gun went off and immediately the magazine came loose from the gun," explains the deputy. Before the mother underwent the MRI scan, Leandro filled in a questionnaire about contraindications for accompanying her to the scan. He said no to all the items listed. The document also warned against removing metal objects, including watches, ornaments and piercings. The Cura laboratory, where the test was carried out, explained to tv show that, in addition to the form, mother and son were also instructed by the technicians about the obligation to remove metal objects, and that Leandro did not inform them that he was carrying a weapon.
I’m so happy you came across my friend Beatriz I really hope you can help her!
12:35 "I wanna know how this started." Honestly, I'm surprised hearing that from a Doctor. Every doctor I've interacted with has always avoided discussing "how," and instead focused on diagnosis and treatment, to the point that I assumed doctors were trained to avoid talking about how you get a disease, because it wastes precious time speculating on something often unknowable.
Vitamin b12 shots, that’s how she got it.
From witnessing the effects of conditions like Marfan syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome to the toll professional stunts can take on a person's body, it's fascinating. The power of the human body, both in its capabilities and in its resilience, never ceases to amaze.
I grew up poor, and because of the lack of the proper tools and resources, I still have so many skin discolorations from my eczema growing up and scars left from having chicken pox at 12 years old. I'm in my 40s now, and it took me a long time to really love the body that I live in. Please start treating yourself with the love, kindness, and patience that you deserve EVERYDAY. 💜
Oh the spinning machine was a CT machine. Im a tutor radiographer so I work and teach this. Its so cool when the guys come over to service the machine and i see it spin sometimes.
Oh my God, I've never seen anyone else do the talking with the mouth closed thing other than my sister and I! That's so cool
Thank you for the EDS awareness. Many of us spend years trying to get diagnosed and then have to spend so much time and effort into educating our own doctors about the condition. A doctor I had trusted to support my mental health issues prescribed me meds that actively made the condition worse and he had claimed to have great knowledge about hEDS. I'm still trying to get my heart back on track and who knows how many issues I'll have later along from him giving a medicine that made my already high heart rate even higher. Dr Mike is truly a great doctor because he openly admits when he has been wrong and admits when he doesn't know things. I'd much rather have that kind of doctor than one who claims to know how to help.
As a consistent Dr. Mike watcher I can confirm this video is 100% accurate.
im a not so consistent dr mike watcher,
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Me too! ☺🩷
Yes, please do follow up on that story! I’d love to hear her story and your thoughts and reactions to everything. Better yet, invite her on as a guest!! 🙏 I love your content
I SAW YOU ON NBC NEWS NOW!!!! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!! I was in a dentist appointment lol!
6:37 iirc, the caption said something like the hospital got a new one, so they managed to play with the old one before it was removed. This visual is educational, gives people an idea just how strong the MRI is!
Speaking as a hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) patient, just because you can do “party tricks” with your body, doesn’t mean you should. Repeated party tricks could eventually cause harm, even if they don’t hurt now. My party trick is turning my right foot 180 degrees inwards to the left, so that my entire foot is facing backwards. I will do this trick to show new medical providers the extreme level of my hypermobility, so that they take my hEDS diagnosis seriously.
How do you know if you've injured something with this syndrome? They move so easily, it's difficult to imagine you can tell when you've hurt anything until later?
@@SUGAs_Shadow85good question. I also have hEDS, and you know when it hurts. Sometimes the pain is immediate. Other times you end up in pain and the reason isn’t from one injury but from daily life with weak joints and musculoskeletal issues, and even from the way you move to prevent pain in an area or to compensate for your flexibility. On the plus side, I’m virtually impervious to the pain of falling on my ankle and having it roll in, because it just does that constantly and has that range of motion. In the future, my ankles might hurt from how they roll out on me.
@samirezler5211 Well, when a joint dislocates, you can usually feel and hear it immediately, with subluxations and sprains the pain can be delayed. But usually I'm in pain the second I wake up until I go to sleep, so the line between injuries and just eds pain is hard to distinguish
Yeah, my friends ask me to show off stuff I can do like turn my feet the other or touch my chin to my stomach. I like their reactions
As someone with hEDS who consistently sprained my ankles in dance, and sometimes just walking, imagine my surprise to learn I avulsed an ankle ligament off my foot. In order to repair it, I got what's called an internal brace, because there wasn't enough of my atfl that was good enough to reuse. I walked around on it without pain for months, after the initial injury. But I didn't have the bruising you'd expect. It's wild.
I worked at a medical bureau, and I did billing for numerous doctors. One of the worst cases that I had was to call a mother who just lost their child to leukemia on Christmas day to notify her of the outstanding bill. Honestly, it's so damn heartbreaking.
in regards to the payment clip at 9:20 - working the in the veterinary medicine field, it is incredibly difficult to have to take payment after someone's beloved family member (pet) has passed. It is honestly more difficult than the conversation of the actual passing somehow. It has to be done, but it feels so so awful and would be incredibly mentally unhealthy for medical receptionists to have to routinely ask for payment for these things in person in regards to human life, it is hard enough in regards to pet life. I'm glad they are able to bill it out to the family later, much less traumatic for all involved, including the family member of the deceased.
Dr.Mike! They aren’t spinning the magnets! The internals of an MRI scanner stay put, you were right when you said the CT scanner. There is basically an X-Ray tube mounted 180 degrees to an X-Ray Detector and it spins super fast getting a 3d scan inside whatever the CT machine is imaging. I would definitely recommend doing some research on CT’s and MRI’s because they are fascinating!
try writing long comments like this with spaces like this or right a shorter comment so more will read it. i read it tho and i have heard of ct and mri scans but idk what an mri scan is
@@lucky_block_head thanks for the advice! When you really get into it MRI’s get very complicated, but basically they use extremely strong superconducting magnets to image the inside of patients.
@@lucky_block_headyou mean “write”? You’re criticizing someone else about how they write while making worse mistakes yourself!
@@lucky_block_headthis wasn’t long of a paragraph to warrant line breaks. it isn’t even that long of a comment.
He always get radiology fun fact wrong😂. Last video he referred, mri technologist as a radiologist tech hahahahha
As someone who is scarred all over my body due to an infection in my youth, no one says 'oh you are still beautiful'. Its mostly 'dont look at him' or 'ergh/ew'. My heart goes out to that girl, hope she gets better and her scars heal.
Those people are stupid, Scars are cool. They tell our stories, and can speak about the things that we have overcome that words cannot do justice to. Personally, I have various surgical scars, burn scars, self-harm scars, scars from falls (I have MS, so those are getting added to at a somewhat alarming rate lol), scars from acne, scars from infections, tiny little scars from chickenpox… sure, my skin isn’t the standard of model-beautiful, young and unmarked skin, but my skin is like a map of my life, it tells a complicated, interwoven tale of everything that brought me to this place. When I see someone’s scars, it makes me curious to learn more about the journey they’ve been on to get to where they are; and if I’m very fortunate, we get to know one-another well enough that they feel comfortable sharing those sorts of details with me. I also think what you said about “don’t look at him” is important. It’s part of why I never mind when little kids stare at my crutches or roller or ask why I have them or why I walk so strangely. I would rather they were genuinely curious and interested, than that they follow the old adage of “don’t stare”, because kids who are chastised not to state often grow into adults who are uncomfortable even looking. We should all be more comfortable with difference, and open to learning, Please don’t take ignorant comments to heart. Be proud of yourself for the journey you have been on ❤️
Well, I don't know about the others, but I am saying it to you with all my heart That you are beautiful. I haven't physically seen you but I still believe that you are Extremely beautiful. Coming from a person who has scars themselves. I believe that our scars make us more beautiful because they tend to tell stories that we ourselves verbally can't. Didn't want to waste your but just wanted to remind you that, again, you are absolutely ETHEREAL. :)
7:31 I can sleep standing up.
Long time viewer and I love your content, however 6:00 is a CT scanner that uses an X-ray tube and detector spinning around you in tandem to obtain the images. The MRI scanner is the loud, stationary one that uses magnets and radio waves. 😊 But honestly, both are amazing and we owe so much to these inventors! Godfrey Hounsfield (CT) and Raymond Vahan Damadian (MRI).
That standing helper for people in wheel chairs is absolutely amazing. How much of a huge thing would that be for people in wheelchairs, to be able to get off a seat for an extended period of time.
I'm an ambulatory wheelchair user, meaning I can walk shorter distances, but rely on a chair when going outside for longer than an hour, and let me tell you, my wheelchair is completely made to my body, so it's the best seat in my entire house, but damn does it feel good to stand up after a long sit. People without independent standing ability really, really benefit from standing frames for pressure sores, circulation and back pain
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My family and I used to own a medical billing business. We realized how underrated, often neglected, the system is, and it's usually full of forgotten underdogs just trying to do their jobs while getting all the flack from patients, doctors, and insurances. We did data entry for all the patients as well as coding for a short while, and of course we sent billing info to patients. A lot of the time, we knew EVERYTHING about the patients and what they were experiencing, and there were a few who had some devastating news, as well as life-altering accidents. Those days always dampened the mood for the rest of the day, and we usually said prayers and well wishes in our hearts to all those affected. It got so bad that when we were given patients who didn't report having those kinds of issues (cancer, accidents, amputations, etc.), albeit those days were very few, we actually celebrated, went out to dinner, played games, had some snacks and sweets, the whole works. Sometimes, that was the only thing that helped us deal with sad and angry patients on the phones, and the long wait hours when attempting to get a hold of insurances.
Totally unrelated; I appreciate the Zach Braff in Scrubs-ification process your hair seems to be going thru, you rock it
I may not be hyper mobile but as someone with hereditary joint problems I can kind of relate to the frustrations of uncooperative joints/limbs and unfortunately for me as a result it won’t be a matter of if but when I eventually have knee replacements so I do everything I can to try and delay the inevitable as much as possible.
5:59 that’s a CT machine my guy. MRI doesn’t have moving parts. The reason it’s so loud is because of the high voltage we send through our coils to alter the gradient of the main magnet. It changes VERY rapidly and depending on what we’re imaging it makes various sounds. Similar to how transformers and large electrical grids make loud buzzing noises.
CT's are not magnetic and do not suck in metal objects.
@@cynthia1795 (edit: Disregard this if you’re just adding to what I was saying) yes, your point is? There wasn’t any metal being sucked in during the video, it was showing the movement of the X-ray equipment inside the CT machine. It’s how they get axial imaging in thin slices.
@@emz33 I guess you missed the random objects and an entire chair that got sucked in! Lol
@@cynthia1795that was the clip after the one he was referring too lol
@@cynthia1795 the first machine is a CT and the second an MRI
I have a friend whose brother was in a car accident years ago and ended up in a wheelchair. He hardly got any PT at all, and the doctors treated him like dirt. He was told he was going to die at 40. He's 50 now, but his mental health has declined so much. Recently, he lifted his leg up to put his shoe on and his ankle broke. His bones are so soft that the dumb pins and stuff they put in wouldn't hold. She told us that story this morning. I don't think that's ever gonna leave my mind. Just AWFUL.... I get so angry and upset when I hear stories like that...
hey Dr Mike, I've seen that video of them throwing stuff into the MRI before, and from what I remember it was either about to be decommissioned or just shut down so they decided to have some fun and do some little experiments, hope this helps 😊
I remember seeing something years ago about BPA..... And one thing I remember that stuck out to me was that thermal paper has a ton of BPA on it, even did a demo where he crumpled up a receipt for a few seconds, (long enough to get a receipt and throw it away) and then used some type of light that picked up BPA and his hand was all lit up! True or not, ever since seeing that, I decline receipts.
My hospital had recently swapped the majority of beds to pressure relieving mattresses. It was nearly two weeks before I finally realized I was not imagining my bed felt like I was on a boat. And that there was a reason we were extra seasick
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Nicely done in that hospital. They should at least have asked the patients if they wanted a bed like that. I would have informed them that I already get seasick when I turn around too fast, so I politely would decline their nausea bed.
I truly appreciate these video's as I have Spinal Stenosis that cause me severe intense pain 24/7, 365 on top of Narcolepsy w Cataplexy that has legit destroyed my life & last yr disabled me out the gate, before 45 & now am forced to live w my dad as I can't take care of myself due to falling out & falling hurting myself suddenly so I'm beyond grateful for these video's.❤😊 Thank you.
@6:35 it scratches the plastic..... as you just said a moment ago. The components are all covered by protective plastic for a reason
6:38 It doesn't damage the machine, but it will often require a hard restart, which will entail calling you local electricity provider to bascially reroute the electricity for a vwhole area for the rebooting. The machines themselves doesn't use that much current when in operational mode, but a reboot/ startup will draw severeal hundreds amps
4:45 I thought I have seen everything the internet had to offer. I learnt something new today guys. I never knew watermelons could be murdered.
3:19 What? So when my mom was in a wheelchair, recovering from GBS, i should have told her to go be a towel boy?
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Yeah. I would love to see her on your Medical Checkup Podcast if she wants that. That video made me tear up alittle as someone with scoliosis. I do my best to keep straight but some days I cant and Ive had leople tell me my postures bad more than once. I do my best to do exercise and keep it and my arthritis as good as possible. But since I got early onset at the age of 19 its been hard to manage my Arthritis even with PT. Plus my seizures coming back didnt help anything. So the body positive attitude she has helps. I do my best and I try not to let people bring me down because of it. But it isnt easy.
The girl at the end is very brave and inspirational actually, we should all reach out to her! I will!
The bit at 8:50 ... I expected the doctor to say "He is stuck in traffic"
9:45 Isn't most plastic BPA free nowadays? Also isn't the chemicals in plastic not even matter since PFAS's already are in public water systems.
ooof. that first video was PERSONAL! I literally FELT that in my legs. I'm prone to terrible charley horse cramps in the summer and they SUCK
I can talk with my mouth closed too!! I didn’t know anyone else could do it so clearly. It always makes my brother laugh. I love to do it and say “Help! let me out!”
6:01 That's a CT scanner. MRIs look like a giant transformer coil with loads of other stuff. CT scanners are spinning X-ray machines :D
The guy tumbling 8:12, that's on a spring floor. There's hundreds of springs under it. Its the floor you see on tv for gymnastics and what we use in all gymnastics gyms since that's what we compete on. Different brands of floor can feel softer or more stiff with the bounce, but still all are bouncy cuz springs. ☆
at 8:15 yes, the floor has springs underneath the padded portion, which also gives some spring, but its also soft-ish. They act like a really dense mattress (best comparison I got off the top). It's why him starting from a sitting position with straight knees is extra ridiculous.
I am pretty sure the gal w flesh eating bacteria had gone in for a cosmetic procedure. She was on a KZhead podcast. Love your channel!❤
Some of the worst pain I've ever had, was waking up with a calf cramp. I fortunately only had a few of those in my teens, and never since.
Oh yeah those calf cramps HURT! And then they hurt a day or two after because it’s damaged the muscle a bit 😣 I don’t get calf cramps as much as foot cramps though. Foot cramps hurt!
I get those frequently during sleep. I've discovered it goes away quicker by hanging it lower than me off the side of the bed.
That happened to me once I woke up screaming n crying Then i called my mum n she came n massaged my leg
Innen thigh cramps are even worse. You just try to shift it as quicly as you can while simultaneously cry and scream of the pain. Had both quite a few times. 😩
I have found that glute cramps are much more painful. When half or all of your buttocks suddenly cramp you go from sitting to standing involuntary.
After watching Dr Mike consistently for years, I'm finally aware of how exactly a patient visit should go😊
4:40 she said "okay owner" 💀💀💀
I knew Beatriz, I'm so sad to see her affected by such a horrible disease. She's truly a beautiful girl.
5:12 yeah the chair….thats what everyone loved abt that video
Mri machines absolutely fascinate me. I have to get regular scans all the time, and it never ceases to amaze me that a magnet and frequency modulators make it possible to see into a body.
god bless for those struggling with something so scary like that flesh eating illness i hope anyone suffering with it will make it out ok
Great video doc. Two thumbs up.
I can do the closed mouth speaking as well! I discovered how to do it as a kid. You have to puff your cheeks out and let out the slightest bit of air through your barely open lips at a constant rate while speaking in order to make it clear!
MRI was invented by scientists named Raymond Damadian but accidentally not invented for medical purposes but for atomically particles in the end he got the novel prize for his invention.
Thank you for clarifying this. I thought I remembered hearing or reading this at one time. *The more you know, ding dong ding*
I'm just curious, is it the "Novel" or "Nobel"? Not making fun, as I said, just curious. There may be an award I've never heard of before.
@@SUGAs_Shadow85Nobel, after Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist that invented dynamite and spend away his fortune to establish the "Nobel Prize" Edit: didn't notice the (presumably) typo in OP's post
Nobel, named after Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and blasting caps, also founder of the Nobel Prize organization.@@SUGAs_Shadow85
The MRI is also supposed to be called the NMR but people didn't like the fact that Nuclear Magnetic Resonance isn't as nice to hear.
I saw the talking with your mouth closed trick on iCarly back in the day and can somewhat do it myself. It helps if you puff up your mouth like the girl did. I assume the extra air gives more space for the vibrations of the sounds to occur.
These are the kind of people who become ventriloquists I guess.
Well Dr Mike, sometimes we pay our bills and the hospitals still cease to exist. Please see HSHS Sacred Heart and St Joseph's Hospitals and Prevea in Western Wisconsin closing down, plus check out all the locations Marshfield Clinic Health Systems has been closing. Fast running outta Dr's, and places to get treated.
9:15 I was hit by a car while out on a walk so I didn't have my wallet. The hospital didn't want to let me go home without paying my ED copay. They finally decided to let me go and just add it to my bill.
6:30 When MRI's are at the end of their service life, sometimes I've seen people allowed to throw metal objects in there to show the strength of the magnet as a teaching tool for others. The more you know right! 😃
and certainly quite a stark reminder to people watching the video why you do NOT bring metal anywhere near that machine. imagine that foldout chair flying at your head, or worse, remembering you have metal implants/screws from a previous injury only when they're ripped out of your leg 😬
I really hope the woman in the last clip talks with you about her condition and what happened, I’m so intrigued and also can’t imagine what she has gone through with this
I watched a clip about how the mri was invented the other week and it was awesome. The guy who invented it climbed on in (no easy feat as it wasnt as roomy) and tested it on himself first! I wish I could remember where I saw the clip 🤦🏻♀️