Re: OB: Pregnancy 'wheels'
From: Dr Eberhard W Lisse (el@lisse.na)
Sun May 31 17:19:47 2009
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Bruce Speyer wrote:
> ob-gyn-l list members,
>
> This question came from Mindy an OB patient so it was rejected for
> the lists being from non-medical professional.
>
> I thought perhaps it would be of interest to you anyway so am
> forwarding it to you in case anybody would like to help Mindy get a
> metal OB Wheel for her physician. It is a cool idea.
>
> Thanks
> Bruce
>
> Mindy writes:
>> Do you know where I might find a metal wheel?
>>
>> My OB has just about worn his out and really likes the metal one he
>> has. I thought it would make a thoughtful gift.
>>
>> Thanks, Mindy
>
> At Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Joanne Bulley, MD wrote:
>> I don't do OB - but various companies are frequently ready to give me
>> ones ... but I have the OB WHEEL on my PDA ... I often am counseling
>> my patients (or add ins) about pregnancy - where to go for PN care and
>> counseling about termination options - so I use it frequently - it does
>> all the stuff thewheel did ...
>>
>> Joanne
>>
>> At Fri, 15 Jul 2005, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote:
>>> I have always carried a "wheel" or pregnancy calculator in my shirt
>>> pocket. For years, various companies have made plastic ones (Ritodrine
>>> had great ones) out of plastic, 3.5 inches in diameter, that would
>>> easily fit in my shirt pocket and hold up well. After Ritodrine, Ortho
>>> made them, but I had to cut them off of a rectangular piece of plastic
>>> to make a round wheel. Now, my last one has finally worn out (cracked)
>>> and all I can find are larger ones, or a metal Ortho-Tricyclen one which
>>> is the right size but heavy.
>>>
>>> Has anyone seen plastic ones? I have a cardboard one for a promo we give
>>> to paitents, but it is pretty flimsy.
>>>
>>> Garry
>>>
>>> --
>>> Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>>> Private Practice
>>> Roswell, GA
>>>
>> --
>> Joanne Bulley, MD
>> Keene, NH, USA
>>
>
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