Mrs. Analytical: "Better" (whips out PDA) "The first week on it I went to 1.94 migraines, the second week I had 1.89 migraines, and the 3rd week I had 1.85 migraines. Last week, though was worse, and I had 1.91 migraines."
Dr. Grumpy: "How do you figure out these numbers?"
Mrs. Analytical: "I use accounting software."
Dr. Grumpy: "But how is 1.91 migraines different from 2 migraines?"
Mrs. Analytical: "The software says it is."
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She's giving me half a migraine right now!
-Flavius
everyone knows...if you've ever had a migraine, you don't have a .5 or a .75 migraine...they are full on a WHOLE migraine.
period.
~hl~
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I agree with Heather...no matter the average, a migraine is misery. I'm sure you have one after dealing with patients like this!
Maybe she has a fractional brain...?
Do you try another treatment since it isn't working or do you leave her on it because she believes she is having 0.10 less migraines?
Pharmanimal- I'd increase her dose by 0.10 mg.
I wish I could have .91 migraines or even better, .85. I wouldn't be in as much pain. I might not even need my meds.
Why didn't I ever think of this before? "You got a migraine?" "Yeah, but it is only .85 of a migraine. So I am feeling okay."
HOW? That is all.
Thank God one of the migraines is only 9/10 complete.
Well, all rightee then!
ah, I think get it. The cause of her migraines is multifactorial, and the new medicine has helped with one of the multifactorial factors, or about 1 of about 10, therefore she could have only had .91 of a multifactorial migraine. Obviously she needs a multifactorial and/or polyfactorial treatment regime in order to have a multifactorial improvement rather than a unifactorial improvement in her migraines.
*raising hand sheepishly*
I am so this woman. Not literally... but with the anal-retentive statistics brought in pridefully on spreadsheet? Erm... yep.
That'd be me. Guilty as charged.
I'm going to go eat a handful of potato chips and gain .08 pounds now...
too bad her software does not provide her with a p value.
Can't argue with the accounting software LMAO
When I have Migraines, I have a definate 10. Never a fraction of it. Full blown, I want to rip my head off 10. No lights, no sound, NOTHING!
I overheard someone say, at a store, (no not a pharmacist) that you can only take 1 Exedrine Migraine a week,when you have a Migraine. Otherwise, it gives you a worse Migraine. I do take them, as directed, and I don't get Migraines because of them.
Glad I don't believe that nonsense.
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