In 2 months, I've been an in-patient on a respiratory ward, critical care ward, a thoracic ward, and a cancer ward. My body has been through a lot: serious chest infection, collapsed lung, multiple organ failure, chest drains, and RIG feed insertion. Today, I have my 70th immunotherapy treatment.
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In 2 months, I've been an in-patient on a respiratory ward, critical care ward, a thoracic ward, and a cancer ward. My body has been through a lot: serious chest infection, collapsed lung, multiple organ failure, chest drains, and RIG feed insertion. Today, I have my 70th immunotherapy treatment.
A Ph.D is impressive, no doubt. Congratulations - I know several and it’s a monumental achievement.
Dr. Oz is a world class thoracic surgeon, Ben Carson literally separated conjoined twins. Being exceptional - and to be clear if you have a Ph.D you 100% are - at one thing doesn’t make you smart.
Dr. Oz is a world class thoracic surgeon, Ben Carson literally separated conjoined twins. Being exceptional - and to be clear if you have a Ph.D you 100% are - at one thing doesn’t make you smart.
Check my PhD against yours then
December 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A Ph.D is impressive, no doubt. Congratulations - I know several and it’s a monumental achievement.
Dr. Oz is a world class thoracic surgeon, Ben Carson literally separated conjoined twins. Being exceptional - and to be clear if you have a Ph.D you 100% are - at one thing doesn’t make you smart.
Dr. Oz is a world class thoracic surgeon, Ben Carson literally separated conjoined twins. Being exceptional - and to be clear if you have a Ph.D you 100% are - at one thing doesn’t make you smart.
I’ve really lost all my thoracic mobility. Gonna fight to get it back! Here’s where we are today (wall-assisted, for now)
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December 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I’ve really lost all my thoracic mobility. Gonna fight to get it back! Here’s where we are today (wall-assisted, for now)
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Cleveland Clinic page on dry needling acknowledges: “If the needling was performed in your thoracic area, it could cause a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). This is extremely rare but requires a chest X-ray and further care.”
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Cleveland Clinic page on dry needling acknowledges: “If the needling was performed in your thoracic area, it could cause a collapsed lung (pneumothorax). This is extremely rare but requires a chest X-ray and further care.”
People are talking about 5 years for Michael King? Who has only ever gotten through a full season as a starter once before getting shut down with a thoracic nerve injury in his shoulder the following season??
Just sign literally any of the top SPs who are actually proven starters at that point.
Just sign literally any of the top SPs who are actually proven starters at that point.
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
People are talking about 5 years for Michael King? Who has only ever gotten through a full season as a starter once before getting shut down with a thoracic nerve injury in his shoulder the following season??
Just sign literally any of the top SPs who are actually proven starters at that point.
Just sign literally any of the top SPs who are actually proven starters at that point.
Maybe he thinks all trans women have cervical ribs and suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome 🤭
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Maybe he thinks all trans women have cervical ribs and suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome 🤭
and the following: “It always ends up like this. Dawnmaker will stab you through your 10th thoracic vertebra. That's your weak spot and the only way to kill you.”
which is word for word what Mydei told him in every cycle.
which is word for word what Mydei told him in every cycle.
December 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
and the following: “It always ends up like this. Dawnmaker will stab you through your 10th thoracic vertebra. That's your weak spot and the only way to kill you.”
which is word for word what Mydei told him in every cycle.
which is word for word what Mydei told him in every cycle.
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Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach
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December 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Our latest publication:
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
Artificial Intelligence-based prediction of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit length of stay: a comparative machine learning approach - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery www.jtcvs.org/article/S002...
An 80-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of pleuritic chest pain and an elevated D-dimer level. A CT scan showed an ulcerlike projection in the ascending thoracic aorta. Read the full case details: nej.md/4pU0I1c
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December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
An 80-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of pleuritic chest pain and an elevated D-dimer level. A CT scan showed an ulcerlike projection in the ascending thoracic aorta. Read the full case details: nej.md/4pU0I1c
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IASLC Awards: Nominate a Leader Who Inspires in Thoracic Oncology - Herbert Loong
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Informational sheet from American Thoracic Society. Sounds like sometimes it just happens.
www.thoracic.org/patients/pat...
www.thoracic.org/patients/pat...
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December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Informational sheet from American Thoracic Society. Sounds like sometimes it just happens.
www.thoracic.org/patients/pat...
www.thoracic.org/patients/pat...
Genuinely, the vibes of my thoracic outlet basketball team having anything to do with Wheels' clotted shoulder are... of infinitely more concern to me than milk.
Or Bryce's auto-erotic vampire era.
Or Bryce's auto-erotic vampire era.
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Genuinely, the vibes of my thoracic outlet basketball team having anything to do with Wheels' clotted shoulder are... of infinitely more concern to me than milk.
Or Bryce's auto-erotic vampire era.
Or Bryce's auto-erotic vampire era.
$38/$400 November goal.
I didn't meet my goal for November, but I really really am desperate for help friends.
Dealing with many serious health issues literally from head to toe. Thoracic outlet syndrome, 12 surgeries, need a cushion to sit down, tailbone removed, back spasms etc. #MutualAid
I didn't meet my goal for November, but I really really am desperate for help friends.
Dealing with many serious health issues literally from head to toe. Thoracic outlet syndrome, 12 surgeries, need a cushion to sit down, tailbone removed, back spasms etc. #MutualAid
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
$38/$400 November goal.
I didn't meet my goal for November, but I really really am desperate for help friends.
Dealing with many serious health issues literally from head to toe. Thoracic outlet syndrome, 12 surgeries, need a cushion to sit down, tailbone removed, back spasms etc. #MutualAid
I didn't meet my goal for November, but I really really am desperate for help friends.
Dealing with many serious health issues literally from head to toe. Thoracic outlet syndrome, 12 surgeries, need a cushion to sit down, tailbone removed, back spasms etc. #MutualAid
Have had bad pain in my neck and shoulder since Saturday. Just been to see a chiropractor. He thinks it could be thoracic outlet syndrome and I need several weeks of rest, ice and treatment. Running not on the cards for at least a few weeks. Gutted (and in pain) :(
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Have had bad pain in my neck and shoulder since Saturday. Just been to see a chiropractor. He thinks it could be thoracic outlet syndrome and I need several weeks of rest, ice and treatment. Running not on the cards for at least a few weeks. Gutted (and in pain) :(
Athayde Tonhasca Júnior in a photo, video, and text essay on "buzz pollination", in which bees dislodge pollen from anthers by vibrating their thoracic muscles many times a second.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7q9...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7q9...
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Slo-Mo Footage of a Bumble Bee Dislodging Pollen
YouTube video by Smithsonian Channel
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December 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Athayde Tonhasca Júnior in a photo, video, and text essay on "buzz pollination", in which bees dislodge pollen from anthers by vibrating their thoracic muscles many times a second.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7q9...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/12/06/r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7q9...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/12/06/r...
it's like how do you even stretch/strengthen those thoracic muscles?! lol
mine usually improves after a day or two, at least. and it's a small area. nonetheless: ow!
mine usually improves after a day or two, at least. and it's a small area. nonetheless: ow!
December 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
it's like how do you even stretch/strengthen those thoracic muscles?! lol
mine usually improves after a day or two, at least. and it's a small area. nonetheless: ow!
mine usually improves after a day or two, at least. and it's a small area. nonetheless: ow!
I’m sorry I have just vomited up my entire thoracic and abdominal contents.
Possibly some tarsals in there too.
Possibly some tarsals in there too.
December 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’m sorry I have just vomited up my entire thoracic and abdominal contents.
Possibly some tarsals in there too.
Possibly some tarsals in there too.
I had a toupet fundoplication which is a partial wrap and it was life changing. There are options. If GERD is a big issue worth talking to a thoracic surgeon. The liquid diet was tough but I got everything back after - even sleeping flat
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I had a toupet fundoplication which is a partial wrap and it was life changing. There are options. If GERD is a big issue worth talking to a thoracic surgeon. The liquid diet was tough but I got everything back after - even sleeping flat
Now that the president’s physician says it’s “standard,” will insurance companies now cover the of a full thoracic and abdominal mri every year for older Americans? I’m going to guess no.
December 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Now that the president’s physician says it’s “standard,” will insurance companies now cover the of a full thoracic and abdominal mri every year for older Americans? I’m going to guess no.
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🩸 #ECMO in the adult & pediatric hematology/oncology patient
🫁 ECMO as a bridge to lung #transplant after BMT
🫀🫁 ECMO post thoracic organ transplant
🎤 immune dysregulation and the lymph system
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🩸 #ECMO in the adult & pediatric hematology/oncology patient
🫁 ECMO as a bridge to lung #transplant after BMT
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🎤 immune dysregulation and the lymph system
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December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
🎥 Inflammation & Immunomodulation at #ELSO2025
🩸 #ECMO in the adult & pediatric hematology/oncology patient
🫁 ECMO as a bridge to lung #transplant after BMT
🫀🫁 ECMO post thoracic organ transplant
🎤 immune dysregulation and the lymph system
Register as virtual attendee at
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🩸 #ECMO in the adult & pediatric hematology/oncology patient
🫁 ECMO as a bridge to lung #transplant after BMT
🫀🫁 ECMO post thoracic organ transplant
🎤 immune dysregulation and the lymph system
Register as virtual attendee at
🔗 bit.ly/ELSO2025virtual
Congratulations to Jeffrey S. Klein, MD, on being named 2026 RSNA President! A leader in thoracic imaging and radiology education, Dr. Klein will guide RSNA’s global mission to advance imaging science, technology and lifelong learning. Read more: https://bit.ly/3MCpy7a
December 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Congratulations to Jeffrey S. Klein, MD, on being named 2026 RSNA President! A leader in thoracic imaging and radiology education, Dr. Klein will guide RSNA’s global mission to advance imaging science, technology and lifelong learning. Read more: https://bit.ly/3MCpy7a
MRI tomorrow! It'll be the thoracic spine which I havent done before so Im a bit worried.
Still having trouble scheduling the other 2 :/ medical dragging their feet again. My insurance approved them! Thats usually the longest part but its not being processed by the referral department idk
Still having trouble scheduling the other 2 :/ medical dragging their feet again. My insurance approved them! Thats usually the longest part but its not being processed by the referral department idk
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
MRI tomorrow! It'll be the thoracic spine which I havent done before so Im a bit worried.
Still having trouble scheduling the other 2 :/ medical dragging their feet again. My insurance approved them! Thats usually the longest part but its not being processed by the referral department idk
Still having trouble scheduling the other 2 :/ medical dragging their feet again. My insurance approved them! Thats usually the longest part but its not being processed by the referral department idk
For a while in a hospital I worked at, the only #thoracic surgeons were both #Black #women (eventually an Indian man joined group too).
But if you’re only looking for old white guys to cut your chest open and cure you, suck it up buttercup (I met one of the women with mutual #cancer parent, badass)
But if you’re only looking for old white guys to cut your chest open and cure you, suck it up buttercup (I met one of the women with mutual #cancer parent, badass)
“I went into a room with dark suits & men with gray hair..."
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
“And I sat down & somebody came & told me that these were seats for the doctors & the drug reps needed to go to the back of the room.”
“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m a doctor, “I’m one of the surgeons.”
🧪🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/h...
Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking the Male Fortress
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December 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Hey, gang! It's #TrilobiteTuesday ⚒️🧪
This is Ptychagnostus, a small agnostid trilobite from the Marjum shale of Utah. While their religious affinities remain uncertain, agnostids were among the oldest skeletal body fossils and probably true trilobites, albeit the sister group to the rest.
This is Ptychagnostus, a small agnostid trilobite from the Marjum shale of Utah. While their religious affinities remain uncertain, agnostids were among the oldest skeletal body fossils and probably true trilobites, albeit the sister group to the rest.
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hey, gang! It's #TrilobiteTuesday ⚒️🧪
This is Ptychagnostus, a small agnostid trilobite from the Marjum shale of Utah. While their religious affinities remain uncertain, agnostids were among the oldest skeletal body fossils and probably true trilobites, albeit the sister group to the rest.
This is Ptychagnostus, a small agnostid trilobite from the Marjum shale of Utah. While their religious affinities remain uncertain, agnostids were among the oldest skeletal body fossils and probably true trilobites, albeit the sister group to the rest.
Finally got those x-rays! Bonus with a comparison of a normal spine vs my 85° degree curve. It's wild to look and see the difference.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Finally got those x-rays! Bonus with a comparison of a normal spine vs my 85° degree curve. It's wild to look and see the difference.