Exercise after a lymphadenectomy
A patient recently diagnosed with breast cancer had a lymph node dissection, she was instructed to avoid exercise. My question is, is all exercise counter indicated regardless of intensity and volume, and is it permanent or is there a time period after which the patient is allowed to start training but with some restrictions?
Navigating ER Care
The case files are by far my favorite part of the pod (or any pod). Sadly, in my life I've had quite a few loved ones in and out of the hospital, and the quality of diagnostic care they've received in that time has been variable. I'd be curious what advice Austin would give to patients on what they can do, if anything, to facilitate quality care for a loved one in the ER without getting in the way. I'd also love to know what advice he might give to someone who lives in an area with multiple hospitals to choose from on which one they should prefer, assuming the medical emergency is not of the type where every second counts and they can choose a slightly further option.
Recommended Podcasts
In the last AMA I mentioned how the case files were my favorite part of any podcast and Austin suggested that I might need better choices for my listening pleasure. Later in the episode he mentioned how there are numerous podcasts he listens to, both for education and for entertainment. That leads me to put two and two together and politely demand that you both provide your top listening recommendations, whether on fitness, health, medicine, or other. So that you don't have to worry about inadvertently offending anyone, I will say up front that I do not expect your recommendations to be an exhaustive of the list of excellent podcasts that exist, but rather a subset of whatever comes to mind at this moment.