Ben Sasse

[Claud-Henry Smoot]

Tough watch but also inspiring to see the fight and the advancements in medicine

 

[Spectrumalaska]

Tough watch but also inspiring to see the fight and the advancements in medicine

11 years ago I lost a partner to this. It was fast and brutal, especially for her.

I have a bad history with lovers.

 

[dinglefritz]

11 years ago I lost a partner to this. It was fast and brutal, especially for her.

I have a bad history with lovers.

There has been steady progress in the fight against previously untreatable cancers. Immunotherapy with immune compounds that specifically target cell types is showing great promise against melanoma and pancreatic cancer. I have a renter with stage 4 pancreatic cancer who has been in remission for 6-7 years thanks to surgery for an intestinal blockage and immunotherapy at Mayo. He’s doing great.

My prediction is that we’re going to see more breakthroughs over the next 2 decades using mRNA vaccines directed at specific tumor types. I had a buddy with renal cell carcinoma 20+ years ago. He got entered in to an experimental immunotherapy trial and it bought him several years until the study trial ended. Now, treatments for RCC are showing even more promise.

 

[dinglefritz]

Tough watch but also inspiring to see the fight and the advancements in medicine

Big Pharma is bad all the time

 

[OxfordComma]

My dad died of pancreatic cancer at age 57. Symptoms prompted first doctor’s visit around the 4th of July. Dead before Christmas.

 

[dinglefritz]

My dad died of pancreatic cancer at age 57. Symptoms prompted first doctor’s visit around the 4th of July. Dead before Christmas.

Survival times are increasing dramatically for many victims. Unfortunately not all people respond the same to immunotherapy and not all treatment centers are the same. IF I have a loved one develop pancreatic cancer, they’re going to the Mayo Clinic asap.

 

[oldjar07]

My dad died of pancreatic cancer at age 57. Symptoms prompted first doctor’s visit around the 4th of July. Dead before Christmas.

In some cases, that can be how long it takes to see a specialist. And primary care doctors are worthless. 8+ years of school and they don't know ****. The healthcare system is a joke.

 

[TheRealPeliniTheCrutch]

11 years ago I lost a partner to this. It was fast and brutal, especially for her.

I have a bad history with lovers.

Umm, congressmen get more days off than anyone in the world. I like Sasse, but he needs to find another “regret” IMO.

 

[orclover11]

Umm, congressmen get more days off than anyone in the world. I like Sasse, but he needs to find another “regret” IMO.

I mean this is the stock answer given to such a stupid question. Why ask somebody who is terminal about their "regrets"? There is only one socially responsible response....I didn't see my family enough. You can't say, I wish I didn't get married as early and spent more time with more woman. Or I wish I had fewer kids, or I wish I went into corporate business and made more money. Or I wish I had more fun or experienced more of the world. Or I wish I wasn't an a-hole to my family...all of those are either awkward for your loved ones or self-incriminating...so just say you wish you spent more time with family.

 

[dinglefritz]

In some cases, that can be how long it takes to see a specialist. And primary care doctors are worthless. 8+ years of school and they don't know ****. The healthcare system is a joke.

Patient care can be expedited by knowledgeable patients or patient advocates. Unfortunately many people don’t understand that. You can request a referral

 

[Big bo fan]

My dad died of pancreatic cancer at age 57. Symptoms prompted first doctor’s visit around the 4th of July. Dead before Christmas.

My mom died of it but she was 80. The problem is pancreatic cancer is one of the toughest ti diagnosis and when they do it’s usually to late my mom it was 2 months from symptoms to the funeral.

 

[dinglefritz]

Umm, congressmen get more days off than anyone in the world. I like Sasse, but he needs to find another “regret” IMO.

Days off for them aren’t the same as they are for school teachers. I know John Thune through an old friend of his. Granted he’s got a LOT more on his plate but his schedule is insane. He lives on his phone.

 

[oldjar07]

Patient care can be expedited by knowledgeable patients or patient advocates. Unfortunately many people don’t understand that. You can request a referral

It shouldn't take a "knowledgeable patient" to not have stupidly long wait times to see a doctor (I.e. specialist) that can actually address your issue. In my case, took a few weeks to schedule with the primary doctor, once there he suggested things that didn't help my issue at all. Wouldn't give a referral until I tried the stupid things he suggested that didn't work. Even with a referral it took over two months to schedule with the specialist. What the specialist suggested didn't fix the problem right away either. All this time my issue getting worse and has now become chronic. Have to schedule additional specialist visits with months-long wait times. Even the specialists always seems to be behind the disease progression; in large part likely because you can't schedule with them in any sort of timely manner.

Primary care is a useless middleman almost as bad as the insurance companies. The entire system is a joke. All told, current model cost me 9-12 months of wasted time before even being able to see a specialist. A direct to specialist model would have saved me all of that time and probably would have prevented my issue from becoming chronic.

 

[ridge222]

It shouldn't take a "knowledgeable patient" to not have stupidly long wait times to see a doctor (I.e. specialist) that can actually address your issue. In my case, took a few weeks to schedule with the primary doctor, once there he suggested things that didn't help my issue at all. Wouldn't give a referral until I tried the stupid things he suggested that didn't work. Even with a referral it took over two months to schedule with the specialist. What the specialist suggested didn't fix the problem right away either. All this time my issue getting worse and has now become chronic. Have to schedule additional specialist visits with months-long wait times. Even the specialists always seems to be behind the disease progression; in large part likely because you can't schedule with them in any sort of timely manner.

Primary care is a useless middleman almost as bad as the insurance companies. The entire system is a joke. All told, current model cost me 9-12 months of wasted time before even being able to see a specialist. A direct to specialist model would have saved me all of that time and probably would have prevented my issue from becoming chronic.

The definition of treatment is: the use of an agent, procedure, or regimen, such as a drug, surgery, or exercise, in an attempt to cure or mitigate a disease, condition, or injury.

It seems like the Cure aspect of that definition is rarely the outcome. I mean if they cure someone, they are no longer a patient and thus no longer a paying customer.

My wife had a stem sell transplant over 20 years ago in hopes of curing a rare form of leukemia. While it cured the leukemia, it was basically trading one dieses for another, and another, and another. Honestly we stopped counting years ago, but the amount insurance premiums, out of pocket and insurance claims is probably close if not into 8 figures.

 

[steinek11]

Umm, congressmen get more days off than anyone in the world. I like Sasse, but he needs to find another “regret” IMO.

You’re right, pretty easy job overall. You are such a fuckingg dimwitt

 

[OctavianDillard]

You’re right, pretty easy job overall. You are such a fuckingg dimwitt

I just think what my liberal friend is trying to do is express how much he admires Mr. Sasse, while taking mild exception to how easy he’s had it while in congress and as president of a University.