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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

My left ear was stable, but ended up having to have it operated on during my first year of med school at Sinai. Now I can hear, my facial muscles work, and I don’t have gunk falling out of my ears thanks to talented ENTs.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

I decided to go to med school because of Dr. Coker. I’m not surgeon material, but ENTs changed my life.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

And so I got surgery (twice) on my right ear and it was unpleasant, but they were so awesome.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

And there I met Dr. Coker who was like immediately, you have bilateral cholesteatomas and you need surgery immediately or it’s going to paralyze half of your face.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

And so finally I went to the campus clinic and they were like wtf and referred me to Baylor.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

In case you missed it: my junior year of college my right ear began to just dump gross stuff every day.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 20h

They say hi back! Please excuse my dirty rug.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 1d

I would say that

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 1d

Very groom. Much handsome.

A fluffy brown dog with a brown and white bandana, very handsome.

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Isaac Erbele, MD @isaacerbele.bsky.social · 1d

Hearing and balance issues mostly. One of the coolest things I do is place cochlear implants. When I'm lucky, I get to remove masses from the nerves between the brainstem and the ear

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 1d

Just once again want to express my love and appreciation for ENTs, especially otologists. I can hear and move both sides of my face because of them!

Scissors @rningscissors.bsky.social · 1d

Very, very cool!

I remembered a brief exchange between you and @pallbro.bsky.social about cholesteatomas, but couldn’t remember if that was something you treated or not. 🫣

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 7d

Just your regular reminder that my grandfather, Robert Philip Gregory, landed on d-day and fought fascists.

Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · Mar 5

Just because, here’s the picture of my grandfather flipping off the Nazi flag again.

An article from the Texas A&M newspaper featuring my maternal grandfather facing the camera and flipping off the Nazi flag in Germany in 1945.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 8d

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 8d

I loved her so much

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 8d

Yikes! Hope you’re feeling better!

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 14d

Good question. I’m not totally sure, many people quit in other departments when I did, but also a lot of great other people who did not.

Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 14d

Oh no! That sounds awful, keep me posted!

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 15d

I love palliative medicine and I am so thankful that I managed to derp my way into this field.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 16d

He’s not a fox, he’s a Bear

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 17d

10/10 would recommend. RIP my sweater collection.

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 17d

Did you know that if you show up to work in a pair of scrubs and a fleece for a day of palliative consults no one will say anything and it’s very comfortable and much easier?

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 17d

Kitty

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 18d

Oh yeah, it does look like a frog.

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 21d

The unsung heroes of America: lifelong agency workers at Social Security, Medicare, VA and so many other agencies who are staying there to ensure the American people are taken care of. They didn’t have to stay. They are being worked into the ground. Thank you with all of my heart.🙏

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Andrew Johnstone, MD @pallbro.bsky.social · 24d

An excellent decision.

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