The problem here is that Mercy is the only game in town, and a ways out of town. I think the closest non Mercy hospital is thirty minutes away, in Grand Haven. More, if the drawbridge is up.

I’ve had all of my major health care procedures in the Mercy system for many years, including my hysterectomy, and had no major problems. But I’ve never been pregnant, so my mileage definitely varies. Also, if you happen to need emergency care in Muskegon, go to the main Mercy campus, the ER at Hackley is full of…

Somehow I knew it was gonna be about Mercy... They are the only health care game in town, and when everything got merged, they swore up and down that the company’s religious affiliation wouldn’t affect care.

Ugh, I bled for months a couple of times, it was miserable. That’s one of the major advantages of surgical menopause, along with NO MORE CRAMPS! I would get horrifically painful ones - sometimes not even vicodin helped. Plus, I had a years long tension headache (literally years, it started when my dad started getting…

Bleeding for four months is not good, even if it’s caused by bc. Pelvic ultrasounds are not fun, but you might see about getting one. I had endometrial hyperplasia, which is bad, but the hysterectomy was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Wow. That went from ‘mildly strange noises’ to ‘holy shit, they’re possessed!’ VERY FAST.

The estimate for proper treatment to prevent lead leaching is $100/day.

For the fuck of shit, the city government had nothing to do with the emergency manager’s decision to change water sources! That power rested solely with the unelected dictator and the governor. Mayor Weaver took a shit situation and is doing her damndest to get it fixed. Do we need to start putting this at the bottom…

Let’s not be blaming the current Flint city government for crap decisions made by the governor and his appointed dictator. The EM had ALL the power in that situation, and the current mayor has the thankless job of cleaning up after them. She’s doing a damn good job so far.

It was Republicans who brought this blight to Flint, you moron. Well, a Republican governor and his unelected dictator, who decided that saving a bit of money was more important than citizen safety. Even if every single city official was a Democrat, they had no fucking power once the EM was in place. Put the blame…

Also she has empathy. And, you know, a conscience.

The mayor had very little to do with the water decision. Emergency Managers can do whatever they damn well please, they have no accountability to the local government. Voters rejected even broader powers, but governor tough nerd did an end run through the legislature, got a watered down version passed, and used a…

He’s pretty much finished the GOP in state politics, at least for awhile. I think the Dems could run a cute puppy in 2018 (or earlier if governor tough nerd gets the boot) and most of us would be, ‘eh, can’t be worse than Snyder.'

Let’s be fair, there’s plenty of blame to go around. Though I think Early is gonna get thrown under the bus first.

Right, siblings who used to have sex. Ew.

You are actually dumber than paste and not worth my time.

Right, because women CHOSE non combat roles! The brass was champing at the bit to have women on the front lines, but the greedy bitches stayed behind the lines and ate bonbons.

Wow, my point sailed so far over your head it probably achieved low earth orbit. Impressive, in a sad and ignorant way...

It’s funny that you completely ignore my point to imply that I don’t respect military service!

Eleanor Roosevelt advocated women’s service during the war - WACS, WAVES, the other auxiliary groups, nursing, factory work... Again, women did vital work and you’re dismissing it.