Mrs. Arowana: "Thank you. Pleased to meet you."
Dr. Grumpy: "What can I do for you?"
Mrs. Arowana: "Well, for the last 7 years I've had... Oh! I need to leave. I'm sorry!"
Dr. Grumpy: "Is something wrong?"
Mrs. Arowana: "I forgot to turn on the light in my fish tank after I cleaned it this morning!"
Dr. Grumpy: "But..."
Mrs. Arowana: "No, I have to go deal with this. The fish are my babies, and I don't want them to get angry at me."
(patient walks out)
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to charge or not to charge.
Back in my Clinical Psych practicum days I encountered people like this. My consequent career as a Civil Engineer was quite fulfilling.
Neurology...psychiatry...Just a case of specialist confusion...she'll get it right next time.
These posts always make me think of Dave Barry, in that "I am not making this up" is a comment frequently found in his books. One of the funniest humor writers ever. I can so see a Barryesque book of medical stories...
Ha! I don't have time to write a book. This will have to do.
But hey, at least it's cheaper than a book.
Wow, just..well...um..
WOW.
LOL. I could maybe understand "... and I don't want them to die." But "I don't want them to get angry at me"??
OCD. It's not just for breakfast anymore.
When I read light, I thought she was gonna say the stove or something.
I for one know don't care if Mr. Puff, my betta gets pissed at me for not turning the light on.
there was a chinese restaurant in twenty-nine palms that had a large arowana in a tank. one day it leaped out, but was saved and put back into the tank. funny tale, but not as funny as the owner's cackle as he told the tale.
Reminds me of myself. Fish are my babies too, but I'd just call someone at home and ask them to turn it on. ;P I hope Ed is doing well, especially since I sent you my betta care sheet, hehe.
And that is why my sister is a neurologist AND a psychiatrist.
"Otherwise they may put me in a home. I've already heard the kuhli loach talk about it when he thought I wasn't listening."
Acute Brown Algaephobia?
And this is why you are a neuro..to see patients just like this!
You know where you rank in the hierarchy.
clear case of ichthyoscotophobia, ICD-9 code 666.3. i'd probably bill it as a new level 4, since there was major complexity of the decision-making about how to write it up for the blog.
see? that's why Ed is always mad at you! you always forget to turn the light on!
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