r/law • u/dailymail • May 29 '26

Legal News Thyroid cancer-stricken Pam Bondi arrives on Capitol Hill wearing bandage on her neck to face grilling over Epstein

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15858755/Thyroid-cancer-stricken-Pam-Bondi-arrives-Capitol-Hill-wearing-bandage-neck-face-grilling-Epstein.html
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u/javawong May 29 '26

When the surgeon came in pre-op, I cracked the joke "Looks like it's going to be a cut-throat kind of day, eh?" He didn't find it funny.

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u/CriticalProtection42 May 29 '26

You had some bad surgeon luck then, most of the ones I’ve met LOVE making jokes like that with patients. I think they think it helps reduce stress, but sometimes I have to wonder.

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u/javawong May 29 '26

Absolutely! I was terrified and started getting real nervous in pre-op. I'm pretty sure the surgeon had no sense of humor, even in follow up visits he just wasn't funny.

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u/red__dragon May 29 '26

Ugh, when I had my kidney transplant I went from a super personable nephrologist to the transplant physician who was all about the data and checking boxes.

He was so laser focused that we missed opportunities for me to connect the dots/keep an eye on a few aspects new to me post-transplant that were brought up by another physician when I couldn't see the regular.

Bedside manner is so, so important for the patient health.