Thursday, April 7, 2011

Thursday morning, 7:55 a.m.

Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy, returning a page."

Miss Shakin: "Hi. This is Cindy Shakin. I only have one dose left of my epilepsy medicine, and my mail order hasn't come yet. Can I get a few days of sample pills from your office until it gets here?"

Dr. Grumpy: "No problem. I'll put some up front with Mary for you. What time will you be in?"

Miss Shakin: "I have to work... Can I send my new boyfriend to pick them up?"

Dr. Grumpy: "Sure. What's his name?"

Miss Shakin: "Hang on..." (thunk as she puts phone down) "Hey! Wake up! Come on! You took all the covers. Hey, what's your name, anyway? No, I don't remember. I was drunk." (pause, comes back to phone). "He says his name is Dave. So a tall guy named Dave, with, um... dark hair, will be by today. Thanks."
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24 comments:

  1. watercolordaisyApril 7, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    uuuuuhhhh...... hmmmmmm. I'm thinking he's thinking more "one night stand" and not so much "new boyfriend." hahahahahaaaa

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  2. PackerApril 7, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Isn't drinking and epilepsy a big no no, like maybe when you drink with that disorder you wind up hungover, in bed with some stranger without any blankets.

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  3. SuFu PhDApril 7, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Did "Dave" ever come by or did he run out of that house like the place was on fire as soon as she got in the shower?

    I'm voting for the latter.

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  4. Not HouseApril 7, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Is there an underground market for Tergetol? Otherwise, good on her for trusting her one night stand to get her meds for her. [Good on him for that matter for going]

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  5. ThatgirlApril 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Your patient sounds classy ;)

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  6. The Froomka ManApril 7, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    This is an argument for having your name tattooed in multiple places, I guess.

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  7. AnonymousApril 7, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Ok. My guess is she reads this blog and suspects that it's you but is not sure, so she made that phone call knowing something like that would show up here.

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  8. donnaApril 7, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I am speachless! New boyfriend of a couple of hours? Wow..She started sounding like a responsible person at the beginning of the call, unlike your other patients...Then..OMG

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  9. a.generic docApril 7, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    If he has to come back with the medication, he may turn out to be a 2 night stand!

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  10. OMDGApril 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Maybe this is a screening test she employs to find potential mates. If he shows up to pick up the pills, then he's a keeper?

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  11. medstudent@.@April 7, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    ahhahahahah I loved your comment old MD girl!! xD

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  12. myoclonicjerkApril 7, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Hmmm. I imagine, at this point, she is "friends" with his "boys" so...

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  13. The MotherApril 7, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    Once epilepsy was so heinous that getting a mate (even a temporary one) was impossible.

    Guess things have improved.

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  14. OldRPhApril 8, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    I would include some doxycycline with that tegretol.

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  15. fposteApril 8, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Packer, if winding up hungover in bed with a stranger who took all the blankets is diagnostic of epilepsy, that disorder has become very, very common :-).

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  16. UnknownApril 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    I just want to know if he actually showed up!

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  17. ndenunzApril 8, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Are you sure her name is Cindy Shakin and not Booty Shakin?

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  18. Mari-AnnApril 8, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Ain't love grand?

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  19. Patti CadwalladerApril 8, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Okay...you didn't have anything to write about today so you made this up.....right?

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  20. Grumpy, M.D.April 8, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    Sorry. It be the truth.

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  21. CApril 8, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    I'm thinking he is the OLD boyfriend by now.

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  22. AjaxApril 9, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    I'm with Nancy. Did the guy show up?

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  23. Grumpy, M.D.April 9, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    I have no idea. Once I put pills for pickup in Mary's desk drawer I forget about them.

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  24. JenApril 11, 2011 at 3:20 AM

    uhh, the comment about the doxycycline with the tegretol was priceless.

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So wadda you think?