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You suggested that the doctors were wrong to dismiss a causal relationship - I'll call that "link" and you can call or whatever you like. Don't weasel. Could t

You suggested that the doctors were wrong to dismiss a causal relationship - I'll call that "link" and you can call or whatever you like. Don't weasel. Could the implant have had an impact on the infection? Yes, sure. In medicine the answer to "is it possible… ?" is always "yes". But is it likely to be a significant factor, I'd say not.

nonbel 8y ago
>"You suggested that the doctors were wrong to dismiss a causal relationship - I'll call that "link" and you can call or whatever you like. Don't weasel." Where did I weasel? I said you can't disprove a link based on that information. They concluded no link... >'Could the implant have had an impact on the infection? Yes, sure."In medicine the answer to "is it possible… ?" is always "yes".' Yes, exactly my point. >"But is it likely to be a significant factor, I'd say not." This is a totally different thing than concluding "no link", as did the original doctors. But why not? They guy was kept alive for 15 years, they started doing this new procedure, and he was dead within a few months. Also, its reported elsewhere that vagus nerve activity, the mechanism by which this procedure is supposed to work, affects lung infection rates...