Thank you DC Patriot. I am a independent conservative and I do not follow partisan politics . I call out bull crap from the right and the left.

A Kaiser Permanente "Ultrasound Tech" is the one who DISCOVERED the tumors inside my bladder, @Hoodat

She may not have "diagnosed" it, but she as hell knew what she was looking at.

In FACT, the tech performing the ultrasound was chastised by her co-worker when she blurted out, "How long ago did your doctor originally treat your cancer?"

Based upon this VISUAL, the urology surgeon scheduled and conducted the surgery and removed them...tested them and found them malignant.

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Furthermore, I vividly recall the wonderful welcome @banddag received when he first showed up here a couple of months ago.  Everyone tripped over themselves besting other salutations.

THEN...I saw how he'd been savaged on multiple threads, where the category mod never stepped in once as he was called a "f**King moron"...an "Idiot" by "he, who has worn multiple identities here; proving once again that indeed, "some animals are more equal than others".

So...he's welcomed graciously...and after a week the same crew goes after him like pit bulls...excuse me, rabid Chihuahuas.  All because he won't bend to the mainstream around here.

Applaud his patience and virtue.   

All you have stated is that with experience comes to ability to 'sometimes' identify, but as you also noted 'Techs' are not qualified or approved to make a diagnosis and yours was rightly chastised. No as I see it what you have done is validate the argument that experienced ranchers have the ability to identify a pregnancy in cattle using ultrasound equipment. Also tell me who of us on this forum have not received criticism at one time or another or disagreement from others, no matter the initial welcome they received? or are we making exceptions?

A Kaiser Permanente "Ultrasound Tech" is the one who DISCOVERED the tumors inside my bladder, @Hoodat

She may not have "diagnosed" it, but she as hell knew what she was looking at.

In FACT, the tech performing the ultrasound was chastised by her co-worker when she blurted out, "How long ago did your doctor originally treat your cancer?"

Based upon this VISUAL, the urology surgeon scheduled and conducted the surgery and removed them...tested them and found them malignant.

*****************

Furthermore, I vividly recall the wonderful welcome @banddag received when he first showed up here a couple of months ago.  Everyone tripped over themselves besting other salutations.

THEN...I saw how he'd been savaged on multiple threads, where the category mod never stepped in once as he was called a "f**King moron"...an "Idiot" by "he, who has worn multiple identities here; proving once again that indeed, "some animals are more equal than others".

So...he's welcomed graciously...and after a week the same crew goes after him like pit bulls...excuse me, rabid Chihuahuas.  All because he won't bend to the mainstream around here.

Applaud his patience and virtue.