[tdrp]

For the same exact issue, you can go to a cardio and get prescribed some cardio-related medication, go to a neuro and get prescribed neuro-related medication, etc. To a hammer everything is a nail.

I was put on antibiotics, beta blockers, topamax and a couple of more serious medication for what was ultimately just a vitamin D deficiency that they had been too narrow-sighted to try catching. I lost a lot of respect for the medical profession at that time.

[sgtnoodle]

I've been working with a cardiologist, a rheumatologist, and a pulmonologist all within UCSF, and as far as I can tell they're doing a great job coordinating with each other to treat my malady. For example, they've avoided ordering redundant scans in order to minimize my radiation exposure. I think I'm pretty lucky to have access to UCSF, and doubly so since I arbitrarily switched to a PPO insurance plan this year before I knew I had any problems. I'm feeling especially appreciative because my failed atrioventricular nerves started working again today! Apparently they've been giving me the right drugs.

While I'm reflecting on how lucky I am to live somewhere with great health care, here's a shameless plug for the company I work for, Zipline International. We're building a scalable platform for delivering life saving medical supplies to hard to reach places that wouldn't otherwise have access, based on really cool/boring because they're so reliable UAVs. We're definitely hiring on the embedded team, and I'm sure on all the other software teams as well. Our internal metrics are getting pretty mind blowing to follow, in terms of deliveries per day/cumulative distance flown per day/literal lives saved per day. I guarantee there's plenty of fun projects to work on!