No good will EVER come out of returning a Sunday morning message that begins with:
"Yeah, I have an appointment with Dr. Grumpy this morning, and your office building is all locked up."
8 comments:
MSIII
said...
As a third year medical student, your blog manages to instill within me a sense of dread mixed with the hope I already have for my future, if this is the sort of thing I have to look forward to...
I actually did that once, though it wasn't a Sunday. The office had scheduled a dentist appointment for my daughter (in another city, 20 minutes away) and sent the reminder card the week before, but the doc was out of town at a conference that entire week. I didn't know that, so I called the exchange to find out what was wrong. He called me back immediately and felt really bad.
OMG this is so true! I am always telling people that society is going downhill because so many people dont care and dont get mad about bad service etc!
This blog is entirely for entertainment purposes. All posts about patients may be fictional, or be my experience, or were submitted by a reader, or any combination of the above. Factual statements may or may not be accurate.
Singing Foo!
Have Dr. Grumpy delivered automatically to your Kindle for only 99 cents a month! Sign up here!
Dr. Grumpy is for hire! Need an article written (humorous, medical, or otherwise) or want to commission a genuine Grumpy piece for your newspaper/magazine/toilet paper roll? Contact me to discuss subjects. You can reach me at the email address below.
Twitter fans- you can follow me @docgrumpy
Cast of Characters:
Annie: My Phenomenal MA Mary: My Awesome Secretary Ed: The office fish Dr. Pissy: The guy I share an office with Mrs. Grumpy:My Boss (also the world's greatest school nurse) Frank, Craig, and Marie:The Grumpy Tribe Mello, Garlic, and Onion: The Grumpy Dogs
Questions? Comments? Biting sarcasm? Write to: pagingdrgrumpy [at] gmail [dot] com
Note: I do not answer medical questions. If you are having a medical issue, see your own doctor. For all you know I'm really a Mongolian yak herder and have no medical training at all except in issues regarding the care and feeding of Mongolian yaks.
8 comments:
As a third year medical student, your blog manages to instill within me a sense of dread mixed with the hope I already have for my future, if this is the sort of thing I have to look forward to...
Now that patient DEFINITELY needs your services!
Must be someone who never learned the "30 days hath September..." rhyme and didn't know January has 31 days and that today is not February 1st...
I actually did that once, though it wasn't a Sunday. The office had scheduled a dentist appointment for my daughter (in another city, 20 minutes away) and sent the reminder card the week before, but the doc was out of town at a conference that entire week. I didn't know that, so I called the exchange to find out what was wrong. He called me back immediately and felt really bad.
I was just glad it wasn't my fault. haha
Do they need a Namenda Rx to accompany their Aricept Rx?
CardioNP
Sounds like the time I got paged by a mad mama because our clinic wasn't open...during a HURRICANE. *palmface*
OMG this is so true! I am always telling people that society is going downhill because so many people dont care and dont get mad about bad service etc!
Dr. Grumpy saves my life again! Particularly ghastly chaplain call weekend--I was afraid I'd never be able to laugh again!
Post a Comment