Everyone you ever talk to says that they have a high pain tolerance. I don’t really have a reason to ask my patients, but the offer the information anyway. “Doc, this shoulder pain is terrible. And I have a HIGH PAIN TOLERANCE.” As if this suffering were severe enough to kill a less […]
I think about what I want done with my earthly remains after I depart this mortal coil, maybe more than I should. It’s not a scary or morbid line of thought for me, more along the lines of amusing, or interesting. I’m still young and healthy enough that it seems like a rhetorical question.
Hello. My name is Jason Swink, and I’m a 44-year-old physician based in Kansas. I say “based in” because it sounds cooler than living somewhere. Whenever you hear about celebrities, they are always “based” somewhere. Somewhere awesome, like Malibu or Seattle. As if simply living somewhere would be too pedestrian for someone of their wealth
