Re: WAS: Re: Twin gestation NOW: The meaning of words ...
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Nov 13 14:49:41 2007
"Depending on what the meaning of is ... is."
BJ Clinton
At Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Dean Huffman . wrote:
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>"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, "it means
>just what I choose it to mean -— neither more nor less."
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>"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many
>different things."
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>"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master -— that's all."
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>-—Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
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>"Then you should say what you mean," the March Hare went on.
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>"I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least, — at least I mean what I say — that's
>the same thing, you know."
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>"Not the same thing a bit!" said the Hatter. "Why, you might just as well say
>that 'I see what I eat' is the same thing as 'I eat what I see!'"
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>-—Lewis Carroll, British writer, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865
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>From: Henry Gregor <henrygregor@yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: Twin gestation
>Date: Nov 13, 2007 12:31 PM
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>Thanks. Re your partial molar/viable IUP, I had a similar case, with good
>outcome @ term many years ago. Hope your lady goes to successful delivery.
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>Hank
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>"Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C." <johnprov@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>At Mon, 12 Nov 2007, Henry Gregor wrote:
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>>Healthy 21 yo, first pregancy, with twins at nine plus weeks has one viable
>fetus w/ twin A age approprate CRL with fetal movement and heart rate. Twin B
>with irreglar GS, no fetal movement or HR, CRL at 7- 8 weeks......how to
>counsel and follow patient now?
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>> Hank
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>Wait and see is best advise I can think of, early fetal demise of a twin
>is probably the best scenario of a bad situation. Just had simalar case
>where a coexistant molar pregnancy was queried;( I pointed out highly
>unlikely though partial molar pregnanct possible); I told parents to
>wait and see ,two weeks latter at 10 weeks only a single 10 week healthy
>pregancy was seen on U/S, HCG never got over 1500,000.
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>Take care, John
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art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
