The rivalry between doctorhood's medical and surgical branches goes back to Hippocrates, and has led to some friendly (and not-so-friendly) ribbing over time.
There's a surgeon upstairs in my building, who I've treated for migraines for a few years. Yesterday he had a severe headache, which was different from his usual ones. I was worried something bad had happened, so I admitted him to the hospital, and ordered a bunch of tests.
At around 9:00 last night I got paged by the radiologist with the MRI results.
Dr. Grumpy: "What have you got?"
Dr. Radar: "I'm looking at Dr. Surgeon's head MRI. It's very abnormal."
Dr. Grumpy: "Crap. What's up?"
Dr. Radar: "He has a large intracranial soft tissue mass, which is almost never seen in surgeons."
I was laughing so hard I had to get off the phone (the study was fine, folks).
LOLOL... not being in the medical field I am guessing that mass was his brain?
ReplyDeleteSnicker.
ReplyDeleteGood Cook- Correct.
ReplyDeletehehehehehe!!!
ReplyDeleteMy doctor is about to refer me to an orthopedist (I think that's the term) for likely surgery on my extremely rude knees, and I specified "no freaks". I'm sure that will go over well when the doctor reads my file...
You're telling me that a RADIOLOGIST didn't know that it was a BRAIN!? Come on...How could this be? Aren't they trained to read every type of scan? Ultrasound, X-Ray, MRI, CT? How is this even possible??? lol
ReplyDeleteFrancine- Oh, he knew exactly what it was.
ReplyDeleteJust couldn't pass the opportunity for the joke.
oh...PHEW! haha
ReplyDeleteI should have known it was a joke... >.<
ReplyDeleteUnder all this red hair-dye, I am still indeed blonde.
So if the head was full of large intracranial soft tissue mass, where on earth was his ego stored then??!! Oh, ah, no wait ... I think I have an idea about that *snicker*
ReplyDeletehahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! That really perked up my morning! By the way, what's the definition of a double-blind study? Two surgeons reading an EKG.
ReplyDeletehehehe - thanks for the laugh!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHHAHA. that's effing hilarious. good job Dr. Radar.
ReplyDeleteTe-he-he-he...
ReplyDeleteand I loved yours, GoodDrLaura!
haha that's awesome.
ReplyDeleteFrancine....Please..You shouldnt be on here.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the surgical motto... sometimes wrong, never in doubt?
ReplyDeleteThis somehow reminds me of the show Scrubs...:) Thanks for the needed smile on Friday!
ReplyDelete(My check word is ingument-appropriate since I'm watching Scooby Doo with my toddler!)
Queen of Crafts: excuse me? i think the only person that can tell me that is Dr. Grumpy, and I don't see him caring at all....so mind your own business.
ReplyDeleteI thought that you had to order a lower GI study to reach the head, a'la craniorectal displacement.
ReplyDeleteLove both the story and GoodDrLaura's comment. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteKate A - I believe I had similar thoughts ;)
ReplyDeleteaww you guys are mean! :)
ReplyDeleteglad he is ok
*Snickers*... Awesome...
ReplyDeleteHow can a general surgeon afford a jaguar? Working the evening shift for the butcher.
ReplyDeleteToo fricking funny! I worked overnight, so I needed a few minutes for that one! LOL
ReplyDeleteHey!
ReplyDeleteI resemble that remark!
Who knew radiologists had senses of humor?
ReplyDeletemost surgeons are big baby's.
ReplyDeleteThat is the best! Just wondering if you told the surgeon???? LOL
ReplyDeleteIs that what you told him? Does he have a sense of humour?
ReplyDeletelmao at the post *and* all the hilarious comments! :-D
ReplyDeleteRadiology FTW!!!
ReplyDeleteLike I always say when asked if I'd ever consider liposuction: "THEN what would I use for brains?"
ReplyDeleteMarco
Bravo Dr. radar !! heheheh
ReplyDeleteWhat is the definition of a randomised double blind study?
a surgeon and an opthalmologist reading an EKG