So Many Appointments

I have had so many doctor's appointments.  And I mean, I'm glad that there's been useful test results and a plan of action (surgery), even though I am not thrilled about surgery.  I can see the rationale behind all the appointments, and they've been generally productive.  I know people can sometimes go a long time before even common problems get any sort of diagnosis or plan of action.  But I definitely hoped there would be fewer appointments.  

There are so many appointments.

Deadly Imprecision

There's a huge problem with how problems like food contamination (eg. heavy metals) are often communicated: no numbers!  Someone will say some food contains 'a lot' or 'a little' contamination, but this is really not helpful for communicating relative risk.  What are the actual amounts?  What levels should these values be under to be recognized as generally safe?  It's impossible to have no contamination, and it makes a big difference if something is thought to be under safe (or at least negligibly affecting) levels, vs twice that level, vs 200 times that level.  That makes a difference!