Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Nice try

Craig: "Dad, I don't think I can go to school today."

Dr. Grumpy: "What's wrong?"

Craig: "There was this girl who fell off the swings last week, and got knocked out. They took her to the hospital, and said she had a concussion."

Dr. Grumpy: "So what's the problem?"

Craig: "She's back, and I sat next to her yesterday. Today my head hurts, so I must have caught it from her."
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21 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Kid logic! Gotta love it.

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  2. PackerMarch 29, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    Young love, it is contagious.

    But onto hypochondria.Long time ago- Daughter then aged 8 is puking (can you say puking here), loudly and longly. Son then aged 5, is disturbed by the scene, starts wailing that he is sick too, mom says what is wrong. Diabetes, I have diabetes.

    Still cracks me up.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Was that before or after the big test he was supposed to study for (oops, did I say that out loud?)

    In our house it's always a tumor :)

    murgatr

    Pharm.Tech. RDC'06

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  4. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    I'm guessing that might have flown for a dad who was any OTHER specialty than neurology!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    Perhaps were he to keep his eyeballs focused forward...
    Next he'll be suffering from back pain caused by playing "drop the pencil", lol

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  6. SuFu PhDMarch 29, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    You need to have one of the old huge glass syringes with a very large bore needle and a relabeled vial of saline as the new anti-sick drug. Your kids will never be sick again a day in their life.

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  7. a.generic docMarch 29, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    Next time he needs to "catch" a condition his dad doesn't specialize in. Then he's got at least a minimal chance of getting away with it.

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  8. SarahMarch 29, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Does he know what you do for a living????

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  9. watercolordaisyMarch 29, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Has he been talking to your patients......??? lol

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  10. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    He does realize what his dad does for a living, right?

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  11. Lucky JackMarch 29, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Whatever happened to good ol' cooties?? Danged fancy-pants kids these days...

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  12. donnaMarch 29, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    I LOVE what kids come up with! Did
    you counter with him, "dad 'catches' headaches from
    patients and reps..I still work" ?
    hahaha

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  13. Not HouseMarch 29, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    @Annon:

    Itz naht a tumah! (Sorry, couldn't resist a good Ahnold quote)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Sounds about right to me. Some pretty good thinking , actually.

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  15. The MotherMarch 29, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Wrong doc to try that on.

    Like when our kids claimed they had pneumonia.

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  16. AnonymousMarch 29, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Nice try Craig. But, your dad is a Doctor.

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  17. gloria pMarch 29, 2011 at 10:17 PM

    Please teach him the difference between concussions and cooties BEFORE he goes away to medical school.

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  18. terri cMarch 30, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Well, he has incorporated some sound concepts, like concussion=bad, concussion may be associated with headache, you can catch some badness via exposure. Unfortunately he has not incorporated them successfully, but A for effort. Nice tray, Craig.

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  19. Kat's KatsMarch 30, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    It could have been worse. I'm on a couple of vent/snark groups for people with chronic illness/disability. Those of us with fibromyalgia & migraines have all been having skyrocking numbers of flares & migraines lately. I blame the internet. Obviously our connections on the internet are causing these flares. Which reminds me, I need to call my neurologist.

    PS Does anyone know who invented the 'needleless' delivery system? They gave me some new migraine med at my pcp's office yesterday because I'd left my IV Imitrex injector at home. It hit a 10 for pain, bled like no tomorrow and kept hurting (although it went down to a 3-4) for about three hours. If anyone should see him/her/them, please give them a "Gibbs smack" for me. Thanks!

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  20. merinzMarch 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    A+ for initiative! Nice try.

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  21. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    Oh, the doctor's son... Can't bull---- a bull----er, right?

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So wadda you think?