I would worry more about the side effect

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How something WILL "affect" you;   this cough DID "effect" my lungs.  Sorry, but graduated high school in 1964 back when people really cared about grammar!!! 

AFFECT means to have an influence ON; EFFECT is the change that occurs!!! 

You see, effect is something that is brought about by a "cause", that is the affect part;  "The antibiotics were effective in treating the infections."    Hope this helps.  Also, it seems mostly in the medical field affect deals "mostly" with psychiatry and emotions.  It does however, most certainly, have a place in "normal usage".  

Here is a rule of thumb my boss taught me: 

Affect - (a verb) "to change or alter".

Effect - ( a noun) "a result".

You will very rarely use "affect" in the context of a sentence, but it will come into play every once in a while.

Affect can also be a noun, as in "patient's affect", effect can also be a verb as in "to effect a result".

Hopefully this will help, although I guess everything is subject to interpretation: 

AFFECT is a verb meaning "to influence" or "to pretend or imitate".  EFFECT can be a noun OR a verb.  As a noun, it means "result".  As a verb it means "to produce a result". 

In your particular sentence, it is being used as a verb...so which one to pick?

Without knowing the rest of the record, I would have to go with "effect" because I'm guessing (again..limited knowledge) that the doctor is indicating that if the bleeding doesn't stop, he has to do a hysterectomy.  If the hysterectomy has already been done, or it is planned, than surely, further bleeding could "affect" the planned surgery or something that happened during the hysterectomy.

Without more information, it's a crap shoot!... I'm sure that was as clear as mud. 

My experience with trying to remain alert during 3rd shift:  I was trying to perk myself up with caffeine and sugar, but also found that I actually became MORE tired as a result.  Apparently, there's a biochemical explanation for this, due to the effect of caffeine and sugar on my insulin/blood sugar response.  Both caffeine and sugar cause an initial rise in blood sugar, but then a serious slump in blood sugar occurs, causing me to be even more tired than before.  So, I gave up the coffee and, after 3 days of withdrawal symptoms with horrendous headaches and fatigue, am having much more success staying awake during 3rd shift.  I have also found that a protein drink or snack is a much better solution.  Also, I am told that there are stimulants that do not affect the central nervous system as caffeine does, such as guarana, which I have not tried yet.

Also, it took me at least six weeks to adjust my body clock.  I figured out that I had to sleep at the same time every day for several hours, at least 7, and couldn't just take a few naps during the day and then expect to stay awake at night. 

The only reason I choose to work at night is because the pay is better; otherwise, I wouldn't do it.  I look forward to someday having a decent account with a decent pay with a 24-hour turnaround time.  I realize this is a fantasy.

Sometimes, it seems as if we do everything the way we know it's right, but they nitpick about everything we do.  I have proved my use of proper grammar documented with my college English books, but they come up with this, "That's how the client wants it" stuff.  OK, so why isn't it on my account spec sheet?

I think the trick is to find a smaller MTSO, one who believes as we do style-wise.  For example, I learned to use commas quite often.  At one national I worked for, it was NO commas period.  If you had two independent phrases connected by a FANBOY, you broke them apart into two separate sentences.  I worked for two other nationals and a hospital, and they never had a problem with my work.  It was just this one certain person at one certain national.  You should see some of the other things I was corrected on.  I wound up quitting because this person went against everything I learned in my MT course, at college, and in all my years of work experience.  This was not a good QA person, and other people on this board have worked with her.  (PRINCIPAL vs. PRINCIPLE)

However, the MTSO I currently work for gives me rave reviews.  I don't have to relearn everything again.  We evidently went to the same school of style!  LOL  Keep looking.  You'll find your fit.  It's no fun working in a constantly negative and nitpicky environment.

When my husband was in the military and deployed, we had tons of "discussions" over finances.  It's a control thing.  He's gone and can't add his input into your decision making, so he feels a lack of control there.  I kept spreadsheets and quicken files to prove where I did or didn't spend money.  Then I'd send printouts to him so he could feel like he was part of it.  Granted, you shouldn't have to prove that you weren't blowing his money at the mall!  With my husband and I, our roles are reversed.  I'm the critical one when it comes to budgeting, bills, and finances.  My husband is more, shall we say, impulsive?  He'd be deployed and go sight seeing and out to eat because he'd never left our state before joining the military.  I'd be at home juggling the kids, the broken down car, the bills, my job, and everything else, so I'd get mad at him for having fun being the single guy.  Granted, some trips were definitely not fun for him.

Let's see, you two are married, therefore, his money is your money, your money is his, etc.  We had the whole his money, my money, our money thing going on as well.  Have you thought about a joint account?  Remember, he's responsible for supporting you and any kids you have, as well as for paying the bills.  DO NOT let him make you feel guilty about spending money on bills or the household or about not working.  I think the women of today have that problem.  Women of the '50s were expected to stay home, clean the house, cook the meals, and care for the kids.  Now, we're expected to do all that, plus work on top of it.  I tried being SuperMom for the first 8 years of our marriage before I snapped.  It's not worth it.  Don't feel guilty because you DO contribute to the household even if you don't have a paycheck.  He couldn't pay someone to clean the house, cook the meals, care for the kids, take care of your personal finances, and everything else that you do.

this ol girl has left the room

MQ kept wanting every year for me to invest more into providing profits

for them and yet never ever reacted to my inquiries of additional monies for

a line I produced.  Well, I'm a business too.   I need to increase my income to

meet my overhead and my cost of living goes up for me just as it did for them.

Yet all they could offer was "let me give you another account".......well, honey,

I told her--------there are only 24 hours in a day! or haven't you noticed.

  see ya

Yeah, I think it warrants a doctor visit.  I'll get it checked out and get a real ibuprofen dose.  (600 mg b.i.d.?)  Okay, I'll stop doctoring myself!