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(52,222 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:49 PM Nov 2020

Imagine if you got medical test results the way we get election results:

Day 1: we just wanted to let you know we put your cells in the Petri dishes. No count yet. Could be cancer. Or not. Anyone's guess at this point.

Day 2: early days in the growth process but we took a peek at one of the Petri dishes. A few new cells, could be cancer but do consistent with not. Only 14% of the process complete. Took a poll in pathology and the lab assistants put it at 60% yeah, it's cancer.

Day 3: 28% of the process complete and we had a Petri dish with zero growth. Sounds very encouraging but one of the lab assistants think that Petri dish got too cold so may those results have to be tossed out. We've got a tram investigating the fridge. Lab assistant poll it at 40% cancer.

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Day 8: the process is complete, but we can't release the results until we get management and legal sign-off. The Lab assistants are fighting with each other each saying the other messed up the test. So you'll have to wait. I don't know why management is taking so long to sign off on the release. Maybe tomorrow.

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Imagine if you got medical test results the way we get election results: (Original Post) unblock Nov 2020 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Nov 2020 #1
we certainly get the bills that way Skittles Nov 2020 #2
Lol unblock Nov 2020 #4
Day 10 marylandblue Nov 2020 #3

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marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
3. Day 10
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:59 PM
Nov 2020

The lab techs went to court and the judge said the late growing cells have to be set aside. We can't look at them until we look at the all the other cells. We'll call you next Tuesday.

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