Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
From: art fougner, md (bengecaj@iquest.net)
Sun Dec 4 08:44:19 2005
In my opinion it would be best to donate it to a ultrasound school such as OIT
in Oregon. Claudia
Quoting Peter Brunelli <pbrunelli@universalultrasound.com>:
> Donate it to a vet university
>
> Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Sue Davies" <sue@aiu.edu.au>
> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 14:01:09
> To:Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net>
> Subject: RE: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
>
> What a storm in a teacup! So they want to see baby's hand waving regularly
> and they can afford it - So what. It's probably a safe bet that they also
> get excellent medical care. Did anyone notice that he said he's going to
> "donate the machine to some hospital after delivery" - All one can hope is
> that he bought a good one and donates it where it will help the less
> fortunate.
> Sue Davies
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ultrasound@obgyn.net [mailto:ultrasound@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of art
> fougner, md
> Sent: Saturday, 3 December 2005 5:13 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND
> Subject: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
>
> Maybe Dr. Cruise called Dr. Travolta for a consult?
>
> art
>
> At Fri, 2 Dec 2005, doctorjoe@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >Uh-oh!
> >
> >Joe P. <----- running and ducking for cover, just like Tom Cruise in WAR OF
> THE WORLDS!!!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Orlando Ultrasound <orlandoultrasound@hotmail.com>
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net>
> >Sent: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:51:16 -0600
> >Subject: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
> >
> >Just to throw a comment on the women's (pro) choice of what happens to her
> body, shouldn't the choice be made at the time of intercourse rather than
> after the "oops" pregnancy occurs. If I were to say walk along a dangerous
> cliff, aren't I taking a similar risk of something happening to my body.
> Life is all about choices and outcomes huh! Maybe the Pro in the "Pro
> choice" should take a new meaning into "Proactive" to keep from getting
> pregnant if that isn't the situation you want to be in.
> >Kevin
> >
> >Kevin Snider RDMS,RDCS,RVT
> >
> >Chad Hall RDMS, RDCS, RVT
> >
> >--
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> >Office: (407)273-7303
> >Toll Free: (866)-613-7303
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> >
> >From: "James Smeltzer" <James.Smeltzer@wellstar.org>
> >Reply-To: ultrasound@obgyn.net
> >To: Multiple recipients of list ULTRASOUND <ultrasound@dns.obgyn.net>
> >Subject: Re: Tom Cruise Ultrasound Maven
> >Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:00:07 -0600
> >>Guys, this is America, not AMERIKA! If he needs help with his machine -
> >>and he should get a good professional to help him look at this baby - I
> >>would volunteer to do this, if he would play with my kids, and sign a
> >>few autographs.
> >>
> >>As a sonologist, perinatologist and American, I believe that the proven
> >>beneficial effects on parent-infant bonding justify the theoretical
> >>risks of diagnostic ultrasound. My main objections to "botique"
> >>sonograms are that they discriminate against the poor, they do not
> >>provide the usual quality assurance measures, and they do not address
> >>legitimate medical needs that are satisfied by quality sonography.
> >>
> >>We tape on request for that reason. We also provide keepsake photos. In
> >>these days of chaotic fragmented lives, the most important determinate
> >>of good child outcomes (ALL of our main objective) is a persistant
> >>unconditional positive parent child relationship. This STARTS with a
> >>firm positive parent-infant bond. This can start with a quality
> >>sonogram, IMHO. If you do not realize that this is part of your mission,
> >>you are in the wrong line of work.
> >>
> >>Part of the reason that the "botique" sonogram business exists is that
> >>WE ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY DOING OUR JOB in this regard. Tom Cruise shows
> >>us this & rather than accepting our lesson with love and humility, we
> >>jump his ass. We are a bunch of pompous idiots!
> >>
> >>One of the best things I ever did in my career was to train a nurse and
> >>minister's wife who has turned around and is training people nationally
> >>from crisis pregnancy centers on the use of sonography in their work. I
> >>am pro choice in believing a woman should have choice of what happens to
> >>her body, but I am definitely pro life in my personal action, and in
> >>believing that it is legitimate use of ultrasound to show a woman the
> >>truth about the child she is carrying.
> >>
> >>If I had Tom Cruise's money, I would find someone with knowledge to
> >>guide me and do what he did. I would also get a pro job a couple of
> >>times during the pregnancy.
> >>
> >>Please forgive the rant, but our forefathers died that we should be
> >>free. The only justifiable defense of the removal of any freedom is an
> >>overriding public good that necessarily conflicts with our inherent
> >>private rights - child immunizations and traffic laws for example. I do
> >>not see this being the case regarding sonography.
> >>
> >>GO TOM!
> >>
> >>James S. Smeltzer, MD, FACOG, SMFM
> >>Consultant, Maternal Fetal Medicine
> >>Wellstar Physicians' Group
> >>Northwest Women's Care
> >>787 Campbell Hill St
> >>Marietta GA 30060
> >>James.Smeltzer@wellstar.org
> >>VM 678-290-3035
> >>Off 770-528-0260
> >>Page 404-318-3451
> >>
> >> >>> evsono@pipeline.com 12/1/2005 11:35:45 AM >>>
> >>Tom Cruise is performing sonograms. No report on his fees or where he
> >>obtained the machine. The FDA should be interested since this flies
> >>in
> >>the face of an FDA directive.
> >>
> >>http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20051130/en_celeb_eo/17872;_ylt=AqS4TXlKqErI73Z
> oxBa35CZV.nQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
> >>
> >>--
> >>art fougner, md
> >>
> >>"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
> >>Lawrence Peter Berra
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