Bills Medical Staff Excellent Once Again

[Back2Buff]

The Bills medical staff has been great for a long time now, but it just affirmed itself again. 

 

On PMT, Will Compton was talking about how he was doing a physical with the Bills last year when the medical staff found a white spot on his brain.  They immediately notified Compton and told him it is concern for his life, forget about just football.

 

He ended up going back to Washington and have them taking care of it due to the insurance.  It turned out to be a cyst, but he sounded very thankful for the Bills finding it.

[DFT]

Good group that doesn’t get NEARLY the credit they should. Dr Bisson is truly incredible.  

[YoloinOhio]

12 minutes ago, Back2Buff said:

The Bills medical staff has been great for a long time now, but it just affirmed itself again. 

 

On PMT, Will Compton was talking about how he was doing a physical with the Bills last year when the medical staff found a white spot on his brain.  They immediately notified Compton and told him it is concern for his life, forget about just football.

 

He ended up going back to Washington and have them taking care of it due to the insurance.  It turned out to be a cyst, but he sounded very thankful for the Bills finding it.

Kind of the exact opposite if what Trent Williams went through with the Washington Football Team 

[Back2Buff]

55 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

Kind of the exact opposite if what Trent Williams went through with the Washington Football Team 

 

That's what made Will really nervous.  Happened right around the time that was all going on.

[C.Biscuit97]

Buffalo is one of the best medical cities in the country.  

[First Round Bust]

2 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:

 

I hear this all the time, but why is this the case? Lot of sick people here?

no..Rosewell Park was named 14th best cancer facility in the country is my best example...as a cancer survivor get tested early like I did so it can be better controlled.

[Back2Buff]

5 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Ok, but 14th best doesn't really sound like "one of the best". Not to knock anything, I just hear locals say that a lot and wonder how true it is.

 

UB is a huge medical school/campus.  Children's is a great hospital too.  Not to mention Catholic Health and Kaleida have a lot of facilities.

 

Buffalo is saturated with medical in proportion to population

 

Edited July 29, 2020 by Back2Buff

[Johnnycage46]

6 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Ok, but 14th best doesn't really sound like "one of the best". Not to knock anything, I just hear locals say that a lot and wonder how true it is.

 

14th out of probably hundreds or even thousands, sound pretty good debbie (downer).

[C.Biscuit97]

4 minutes ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Ok, but 14th best doesn't really sound like "one of the best". Not to knock anything, I just hear locals say that a lot and wonder how true it is.

They are really building a great medical center.  Brand new UB medical school.  Brand new Childerns hospital.  Roswell.  A bunch if other good hospitals.

 

The city is making being a medical hub a big part of the fabric of Buffalo. 

[First Round Bust]

Rosewell Park is now #14 up from #30 which is a good indicator of progress...even tho John Hopkins is #4 they couldnt help a friend who recently passed at age 34 with 3 kids under age 4...get tested early and spread the word esp when you or someone you know is around age 50....PSA and colonoscopy...please....please...

 

For the 2020-21 ranking, U.S. News & World Report evaluated 899 hospitals that see many complex cancer patients. Hospitals had to treat at least 197 Medicare inpatients in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in order to be eligible for this ranking. For more on the methodology, click here.

Here are the top 10 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cancer list:

1. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)

2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)

3. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)

4. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)

5. Cleveland Clinic

6. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (Boston)

7. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)

8. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)

9. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/University of Washington Medical Center

10. University of California San Francisco Medical Center

[Johnnycage46]

1 minute ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Not a debbie downer, I just think sometimes people say both pisitive and negative things about Buffalo whithout factual basis.

That's fair.

[BullBuchanan]

2 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

 

I hear this all the time, but why is this the case? Lot of sick people here?

Buffalo has higher than average cancer rates and double the national average on MS. Probably not unrelated:https://buffalonews.com/news/toxic-legacy-s-time-bomb/article_600a70b3-e006-57ed-a199-096a19dede52.html

Edited July 29, 2020 by BullBuchanan

[Mr. WEO]

4 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

The Bills medical staff has been great for a long time now, but it just affirmed itself again. 

 

On PMT, Will Compton was talking about how he was doing a physical with the Bills last year when the medical staff found a white spot on his brain.  They immediately notified Compton and told him it is concern for his life, forget about just football.

 

He ended up going back to Washington and have them taking care of it due to the insurance.  It turned out to be a cyst, but he sounded very thankful for the Bills finding it.

 

 

Why was the Bills staff ordering or looking at imaging of this guy's brain?  And what treatment did he get for it in Washington.  I couldn't find anything about this.

 

1 hour ago, First Round Bust said:

Rosewell Park is now #14 up from #30 which is a good indicator of progress...even tho John Hopkins is #4 they couldnt help a friend who recently passed at age 34 with 3 kids under age 4...get tested early and spread the word esp when you or someone you know is around age 50....PSA and colonoscopy...please....please...

 

For the 2020-21 ranking, U.S. News & World Report evaluated 899 hospitals that see many complex cancer patients. Hospitals had to treat at least 197 Medicare inpatients in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in order to be eligible for this ranking. For more on the methodology, click here.

Here are the top 10 hospitals named to U.S. News & World Report's 2020-21 Best Hospitals for Cancer list:

1. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)

2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)

3. Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)

4. Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)

5. Cleveland Clinic

6. Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center (Boston)

7. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)

8. Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)

9. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/University of Washington Medical Center

10. University of California San Francisco Medical Center

 

 

Not all of those are designated NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers or Cancer Centers, which is an extremely difficult designation to get.  Rankings are based on doctors opinions of other doctors and hospitals.  Roswell was known for decades as a Head and Neck caner treatment powerhouse, but it seems that they lost their top surgeon and team some time ago (Jim Kelly's surgeon, he who left Roswell to go to ECMC--of all places!).  Still a solid Cancer Center.  Children's Hospital is fairly new, but not a great reputation and not full service.  Kaleida has some quality problems too.

 

 

[clayboy54]

4 hours ago, DFT said:

Good group that doesn’t get NEARLY the credit they should. Dr Bisson is truly incredible.  

He is the original Buffalo Bisson, right? ?

[vincec]

3 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

 

UB is a huge medical school/campus.  Children's is a great hospital too.  Not to mention Catholic Health and Kaleida have a lot of facilities.

 

Buffalo is saturated with medical in proportion to population

 

Lots of cities are. Health care is the biggest employer here in Charlotte as well.

[Don Otreply]

3 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Ok, but 14th best doesn't really sound like "one of the best". Not to knock anything, I just hear locals say that a lot and wonder how true it is.

Well, considering that Fifty states have multiple health facilities each... so yes at 14 , it is among the best in the country. 
 

Go Bills!!!

[kota]

McD upgraded the medical staff when he took over.  It's top notch now.  

[Punching Bag]

4 hours ago, Gene1973 said:

 

Not a debbie downer, I just think sometimes people say both positive and negative things about Buffalo whithout factual basis.

 

And you only criticize the good things (so far) on this board.

[Cheektowaga Chad]

21 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Why was the Bills staff ordering or looking at imaging of this guy's brain?  And what treatment did he get for it in Washington.  I couldn't find anything about this.

 

 

 

Compton was a free agent, the bills called 10 minutes into free agency and were his first visit. He said they were looking at him to help replace Preston Brown

 

In the interview he mentioned that on his medical records that something seemed odd to the bills and they wanted to look for them selves(bills). They performed a MRI. Said the conversation changed very quickly from signing with the bills to potentially fighting for his life. Luckily it ended up being just a cyst.

[Mr. WEO]

5 hours ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Compton was a free agent, the bills called 10 minutes into free agency and were his first visit. He said they were looking at him to help replace Preston Brown

 

In the interview he mentioned that on his medical records that something seemed odd to the bills and they wanted to look for them selves(bills). They performed a MRI. Said the conversation changed very quickly from signing with the bills to potentially fighting for his life. Luckily it ended up being just a cyst.

 

 

Just seemed odd they thought it was something serious and he went back to Washington and they felt it was just a cyst.

[Cheektowaga Chad]

39 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Just seemed odd they thought it was something serious and he went back to Washington and they felt it was just a cyst.

Does seem odd. He mentioned he had it taken care of so it was something. I'm guessing the redskins were known to handle players medicals very poorly even before it became public knowledge and that caused the bills and their doctors to prepare him for the worst but who knows.

 

In the same interview he said washington doctors mis diagnosed a torn hamstring and told him it was just a strain.

[Punching Bag]

Does this remind you of doctor in "Any Given Sunday"?

[Mr. WEO]

18 minutes ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

Does seem odd. He mentioned he had it taken care of so it was something. I'm guessing the redskins were known to handle players medicals very poorly even before it became public knowledge and that caused the bills and their doctors to prepare him for the worst but who knows.

 

In the same interview he said washington doctors mis diagnosed a torn hamstring and told him it was just a strain.

 

 

There's no evidence he had any brain surgery in Washington as a result of the misread MRI in Buffalo.

 

Also, Compton's recent on air retelling of his hamstring injury being "missed" is at odds with what he had said before his first practice for the Skins: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Bro, my hamstring is bad,” Compton explained. “It’s shot.”

The two met for dinner and Compton explained everything. He’d been duct taping his leg to hold his hamstring together because he knew if the coaching staff caught wind of his injury, he’d be sent packing.

 

Compton was on the bottom of the depth chart with two guys in front of him sitting out due to injury. Compton’s chance had arrived to be on the second team defense, but his hamstring was in shambles.

 

Wherever the ball was, his No. 51 was next to it. Compton made several interceptions and was having the practice of his life while secretly playing with what they would find out later was a torn hamstring.

 

 

So if he's now claiming that the Skins "missed" a torn hamstring, he FOS, just like the MRI that apparently was misread by the Buffalo medical staff as serious, but wasn't.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 31, 2020 by Mr. WEO

[LabattBlue]

On 7/29/2020 at 1:07 PM, Back2Buff said:

 

UB is a huge medical school/campus.  Children's is a great hospital too.  Not to mention Catholic Health and Kaleida have a lot of facilities.

 

Buffalo is saturated with medical in proportion to population

 

Catholic Health?   You mean the one that has Sloppy Joes as one of its hospitals?  

[Back2Buff]

11 hours ago, LabattBlue said:

Catholic Health?   You mean the one that has Sloppy Joes as one of its hospitals?  

 

You realize that hospital has turned into COVID quarantine and has saved hundreds of lives?

[HardyBoy]

11 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

There's no evidence he had any brain surgery in Washington as a result of the misread MRI in Buffalo.

...

So if he's now claiming that the Skins "missed" a torn hamstring, he FOS, just like the MRI that apparently was misread by the Buffalo medical staff as serious, but wasn't.

 

I don't see it like that. I am reading it like they did a preliminary scan saw something suspicious and told him to go get it checked out by his own doctor/specialist with a referral. As part of that they would have prepared him for it being anything from a benign cyst to untreatable cancer.

 

It would be really weird if they used an MRI by an nfl medical team as the basis to cur someone open, especially their brain.

[Mr. WEO]

1 hour ago, HardyBoy said:

 

I don't see it like that. I am reading it like they did a preliminary scan saw something suspicious and told him to go get it checked out by his own doctor/specialist with a referral. As part of that they would have prepared him for it being anything from a benign cyst to untreatable cancer.

 

It would be really weird if they used an MRI by an nfl medical team as the basis to cur someone open, especially their brain.

 

A Radiologist who reads brain MRI's for a living would not report an MRI read that way.

[uticaclub]

On 7/29/2020 at 10:54 AM, Gene1973 said:

 

I hear this all the time, but why is this the case? Lot of sick people here?

Canadians coming over the boarder for treatment. 

[Just Jack]

On 7/29/2020 at 1:07 PM, Back2Buff said:

 

UB is a huge medical school/campus.  Children's is a great hospital too.  Not to mention Catholic Health and Kaleida have a lot of facilities.

 

Buffalo is saturated with medical in proportion to population

 

 

Just because you have a lot of facilities doesn't mean you have the best employees. 

[LabattBlue]

3 hours ago, Back2Buff said:

 

You realize that hospital has turned into COVID quarantine and has saved hundreds of lives?

If you aren't aware of St. Joe's reputation, than I feel bad for you if you ever have to be admitted there.  Another one of CHS hospitals(South Buffalo Mercy) isn't much better.

[Back2Buff]

8 minutes ago, LabattBlue said:

If you aren't aware of St. Joe's reputation, than I feel bad for you if you ever have to be admitted there.  Another one of CHS hospitals(South Buffalo Mercy) isn't much better.

 

Much of St.Joes has been closed in recent years.

[Captain Hindsight]

16 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

 

Just seemed odd they thought it was something serious and he went back to Washington and they felt it was just a cyst.

He was under Washington's insurance plan, so he went there for treatment

[HardyBoy]

2 hours ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

A Radiologist who reads brain MRI's for a living would not report an MRI read that way.

 

You think the MRI they did was the most definitive and final test before surgery (genuine question, I'm totally speculating here and looking to be taught)?

 

Just the way I think of it is they would do a test with a low false negative rate, but high false positive and then refer to a specialist and the actual surgeon that would operate for the final really highly accurate (though expensive) test...guessing that would be a biopsy or something.

[TigerJ]

On 7/29/2020 at 1:01 PM, Gene1973 said:

 

Ok, but 14th best doesn't really sound like "one of the best". Not to knock anything, I just hear locals say that a lot and wonder how true it is.

I won't get into rankings besides agreeing with another poster that there are lots of good cancer hospitals around the country.  What I want to say is that most cancers are not rare exotic cancers requiring cutting edge medical treatments.  Most cancers that are caught early respond well to established treatment procedures.  My wife survived (10 years so far) her stage 2 breast cancer after surgery at Sisters Hospital in Buffalo and chemotherapy provided by an oncologist in Chautauqua County.  I'm still cancer free 3 years after stage 2 lung cancer following surgery in Sayre, PA and chemo in Corning, NY.  What good cancer centers may provide are better diagnostics for early cancers.  Standard mammography  for instance can miss a lot of stage 1 cancers because many women have what is called "dense breasts" and tumors don't show up well at all against normal tissue.  There is more sophisticated testing available at good cancer hospitals.   My wife had a mammogram 3 months before she found a lump herself.  In my case, doctors didn't pay enough attention to a spot in my lung on CT scans taken for  other reasons, or my cancer would have been diagnosed at stage 1, possibly 3 years earlier.

[Mr. WEO]

6 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

He was under Washington's insurance plan, so he went there for treatment

Most insurance plans are pretty portable, even fir out of network providers.

 

5 hours ago, HardyBoy said:

 

You think the MRI they did was the most definitive and final test before surgery (genuine question, I'm totally speculating here and looking to be taught)?

 

Just the way I think of it is they would do a test with a low false negative rate, but high false positive and then refer to a specialist and the actual surgeon that would operate for the final really highly accurate (though expensive) test...guessing that would be a biopsy or something.

An MRI would be the test that would distinguish between a benign and a malignant lesion, as far as imaging goes.

 

i can’t find any source or link that says this guy had any brain surgery of any kind performed. 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

While his isn't exactly medical staff related, on ESPN this afternoon they were giving the Bills credit for sending the rookies home as they viewed it as kind of a "fire drill" as to how they'd handle positive cases during the season, do they have a plan, how well will it work.  Who knows if that was the Bills intent, but they were giving them credit for it and suggested all teams should do a similar thing.