Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sunday morning, 5:05 a.m.

"Hi, I see Dr. Grumpy for my MS, and am scheduled for my shot tomorrow. I got hit over the head with a small poodle yesterday, and was wondering if I should hold off on the injection for now?"
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27 comments:

  1. instant studentJune 13, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Maybe he/she meant paddle and the blow was harder than he/she thought...

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  2. Grumpy, M.D.June 13, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    I called her back. It was a poodle. She wouldn't give me the details, either. I suspect alcohol was involved.

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  3. danielleJune 13, 2010 at 9:17 AM

    Poor poodle....hope it had no injuries! Am glad she was specific enough to let you know it was a SMALL one that hit her.

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  4. LittleVetJune 13, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Count yourself lucky you don't have to deal with the poodle and the person attached to it.

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  5. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    small poodle- no problem. large poodle- er and a lawyer

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  6. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    lol, this is why the good Doc G. is bookmarked between The Onion and Fail Blog.

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  7. mongolian yakJune 13, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    she called you at 5am for this??? you probably were too pissed off to sleep after calling her back (remind me fizzy's cartoon that's dedicated to you) :p

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  8. KimberlyKJune 13, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    She probably read somewhere on WebMD or an iPhone App about a contra-indication between her medication and Poodle trauma! Good think you were there for her Dr. G!

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  9. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 10:51 AM

    at what size does a poodle become a felonious dangerous weapon?

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  10. The Good CookJune 13, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    But How's The Poodle???

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  11. J-Quell'nJune 13, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    Ok...WHAT?????

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  12. terri cJune 13, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Well, it's raining cats and dogs here, but I haven't seen any poodles small or otherwise. Maybe I ought to be more careful.

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  13. A. TEXANJune 13, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    And I thought I had heard everything!!!

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  14. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    so many thoughts come to mind on this one. and so I ask, the Great Dr. Grumpy, did this surprise you from this patient?

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  15. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 4:36 PM

    professor plum in the conservatory with a poodle

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  16. Stephanie AnnJune 13, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    Well, I've been seeing commercials on TLC for this new Extreme Poodles show that supposed to be starting soon. Perhaps....

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  17. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    do you ever wonder that one of your patients might find your blog just through random internet chance? coz your weirdness is pretty specific. if that girl reads that post, its not like she'll go, 'oh, that must be some other different person who got hit over the head by a small poodle, what a strange person.'

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  18. OutriderJune 13, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    You're sure she wasn't slurring "pool cue"? Yikes.

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  19. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 7:04 PM

    I think your weekend call stories are my favorite...

    -nurse8

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  20. The MotherJune 13, 2010 at 9:10 PM

    Oh, NO! Not the fluffy poodle!

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  21. AlexDreamzJune 13, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    I just want to know what kind of person calls ANY doctor at 5am for a poodle assault?? Is there some class in being medically incompetent that all these people took in college that I missed? Oh, excuse me, I meant elementary school - maybe even preschool. I'm pretty sure even my 10 yo would not think this was sufficient reason to call a doctor. Poor Grumpy :(

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  22. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 9:35 PM

    There is a show on tonight on The Learning Channel called Extreme Poodles. Maybe she is on there tonight with her Poodle. It's on @ 8-9 CST. I was just flipping through the channels and this are some pretty BIG ASS Poodles. Just Maybe??????

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  23. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    Just what part of the poodle came into contact? Animal Welfare League call? Or, a loaded stuffed one?

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  24. AnonymousJune 13, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    Doc:

    I hope you don't have to report this patient to Animal Control for poodle abuse.

    Besides, is there a little frontal lobe lesion thing going on there? Doesn't sound exactly appropriate, unless of course, Ms. X. is part of a Monty Python skit. "The poodle's not dead, it's only sleeping."

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  25. AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    @AlexDreamz: Maybe she was AMS due to poodle-induced blunt trauma.

    Hopalong Ginsberg

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  26. JoJune 14, 2010 at 4:26 AM

    We had a guy come in once who'd sustained pretty impressive facial trauma after a vulture collided with his windshield. The trouble wasn't the glass; it was the now-dying vulture (big claws!) that came through the broken windshield and hit him in the head.

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  27. ERPJune 14, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    Thankfully it was not with a standard Poodle.

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So wadda you think?