well Alison, my take on that situation is not very favorable for the proffesionals involved. The good news is they're not lying to you. They don't cut warts anymore. The bad news is they didn't tell the whole truth. They zap them with la[z]ers now. Less invasive, less pain, smaller scar, no wart. You really want to piss them off, write a letter to the Alberta Medical Association. Essentially, for every letter of complaint received against the doctor, the doctor is required to respond with a letter of their own explaining everything that they did and why they did what they did. If you think they've been negligent or useless, say that. Tell them that resources were wasted and you still have the damn things on your feet. Tell them how disinterested they were in you and how that made you feel. They always side with the doctors, but it's a pain in the ass responding to them.

Paras, keep good records so you can defend yourself appropriately.

for those of you who missed it in the Gateway, HipsterTwister's was in Thursday's SOCIAL INTERCOURSE:

Hipster Twister
Tuesdays at 9pm
Wunderbar

If you feel as though there aren’t enough exciting things to do around this flat prairie city of ours, you can always return to your fun-loving childhood roots by participating in one of the biggest games of Twister to ever grace our planet.

Founded by various U of A alumni and students, Hipster Twister involves competing with fellow friends and Twister fanatics in a battle of balance and endurance. Various mats are laid out across the floor, and winners from each of those rounds then prepare to showdown for an awesome prize.

And let’s not forget that, while the entire Twister game is going on, rad tunes will be played and equally rad drink specials—sure to improve your ability stay balanced—will be offered.

Whether you’re an avid Twister fan or you’re looking for an interesting change in your social life, pop by Wunderbar Tuesday evenings and check out Hipster Twister.

yuh huh. oh yeah. FUCK THAT. your chink ass is gonna be all over the internet whether you want it or not. WE PLAY TO WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
see you tomorrow dog! yeeeeeeeeooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Meh... Alright I'll stir shit up. I want a change of scene and since my tuesdays are no longer devoted to applying for jobs, and since I haven't seen the dagger boys in such a long time I'm going to Hipster Twister tomorrow! You can expect alot of alterior motives from me... mainly car and internet things... And no pictures, I'm not really photogenic and I want people to still go to Hipster Twister. I'm sure my mug posted all over the internet will turn people off.

well the election's kinda sucky, and the warts is a scammy situation and also sucky...so a little from side A a little from side B
psssst
you, matty and will should come out to Twister tomorrow, even though IT"S GOING TO BE OBSCENELY COLD OUTSIDE! ARRRRGHHHH
i hate weather.

The foot warts or another election?

yeah that sounds like a sucky scammy deal.

sweet, another election just what I always wanted.

CBC News: MPs topple liberal government

Liberals defeated, vote expected Jan. 23

Global pre-vote: Canadian Government Expected to Be Toppled

"Life Saver?!? I CALL YOU PIMPLE POPPER M.D!"

so, i'm ticked off.

I have warts. big deal. I cover them up whenever they're likely to possibly cause a problem (they're on my foot), and well, whatever, I'm dealing with them such that they won't infect other people and that they'll go away eventually.

The problem (and why I'm pissed off) is this:

I got referred to a specialist (dermatologist) by my gp to have the damned things removed sooner rather than later. So, I go to the dermatologist's office today, with it's requisite 1/2 hour wait beyond the scheduled appointment time, and I sit in the office and get met by the nurse who essentially deals with my warts the same way my gp was before I got referred. And I didn't ask to be referred, she (the gp) did it so that I could have the damned things removed. I don't get it.

oh, and they spent just as much time dealing with my warts as they did talking to me about my insurance coverage. Does anyone know, are visits to a gp covered differently than visits to a specialist even if they're giving the same treatment? I know I'm going to pay big for this, and it pisses me off, because I actually got better care from my gp. for the same thing. Plus, at the end of the visit, I asked the nurse why she wasn't just removing them, and she told me they don't cut warts out any more. so what was the point of this? just a lovely gigantic doctor's bill that may or may not be covered by blue cross. fuck.