Thursday, June 24, 2010

Better living through chemistry

Dr. Grumpy: "How's your tremor been since we started the new medication?"

Mr. Shakin: "Much better, in a lot of ways."

Dr. Grumpy: "Can you give me an example?"

Mr. Shakin: "I used to have to ask my wife to unzip me to pee, but now I can do it myself."

13 comments:

The Mother said...

Don't those success stories just make your day?

OMDG said...

Can you imagine how much his life sucked before? I never realized that urinary retention could be a symptom that went along with tremor.

Alpine, R.N. said...

It's the little things...I remember having to get my little brother to help me get out of bed just post appendectomy. Independence is a beautiful thing.

a.generic doc said...

I'd have thought that shaking the zipper would open it, but aiming after it was out would have been a bigger problem.

The Good Cook said...

I love it when a plan comes together.... my husband? he would still have me yanking his zipper..

Have Myelin? said...

Talking about bladder issues makes me miss the days I had private insurance. I was able to have a urologist then. LOL. Now I'm on Medicaid (eeek, I know...they suck, ruunnnn!) no one accepts it.

Anyway I used to love it when Vesicare would give me constipation (which was much-appreciated with MS) and make my bladder flow. The little things that make me happy.... =)

I can't believe I typed that. Oh well.

The Observer said...

Oh a.generic doc! What a comment! I have a vision of the aiming process before medication took effect.

"Sit to pee or I'll divorce you."

Thank God for Better Living Through Chemistry!

Anonymous said...

...but i still ask her to unzip me to pee.

Morris said...

TMI, Mr Shakin, TMI...

Anonymous said...

A Queens of the Stone Age reference?

Anonymous said...

Wasn't necessarily going to leave a reply - until I saw the WV - mismesse!

ERP said...

Maybe she can now unzip him and do something else.

terri c said...

Now that would be a product testimonial that many potential customers could relate to...

 
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