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jmcquown[_2_]

On 4/11/2016 7:21 PM, Janet B wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:04:04 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:33:34 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/11/2016 5:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 16:05:10 -0300, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:20:11 -0600, Janet B >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess I was lucky. I didn't have surgery to have it removed. I did
>>>>>> have surgery to place a 'screen' before my heart to prevent the clot
>>>>> >from getting to heart. I was treated with a blood thinner.
>>>>>> Janet US
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw one of those 'medical' ads on tv the other day, a law firm
>>>>> asking you if you had one of those screens to contact them - maybe you
>>>>> should check that out?
>>>>
>>>> No, I don't listen to those ads. It's law firms looking for business.
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>> Those ads are always announced by a "non-attorney spokesperson". Class
>>> action lawsuits. Hey, if you join in and deal with 10 years of
>>> litigation you *might* get a settlement check... after the lawyers take
>>> their cut you'll be lucky to get $1.99... if you live long enough.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I wasn't suggesting Janet enter a class action, more that if the
>> lawyers are advertising about those 'screens' maybe it is worth Janets
>> time to check with her doc what's going on with them.
>
> Doesn't matter. It's not going anywhere unless I want to have
> potentially dangerous surgery. The body tissue grows them in place.
> Just like when you have cataract surgery, the body tissue grows over
> the edges.
> Janet US
>
I agree, Janet. Those ads are designed to invoke fear and make one
think they should immediately (a) contact a lawyer or (b) bother their
doctor even though last follow-up, you're doing very well.

I keep seeing ads saying I should switch my car insurance. Liberty
Mutual will give me new car replacement! Except I don't have a new car.
Even if I bought one tomorrow I'm 99% sure I wouldn't crash it in the
next year and need them to replace it. I'd like to know who they're
writing auto policies for so I can avoid those people on my way to the
grocery store.

Jill