Thursday, May 12, 2011

Compliance

Dr. Grumpy: "Pete, it's been years since your last seizure. What happened?"

Mr. Ictal: "I didn't take it on Saturday."

Dr. Grumpy: "Why did you stop?"

Mr. Ictal: "Because you told me to!"

Dr. Grumpy: "What?... I don't have anything like that in your notes."

Mr. Ictal: "At our last visit you reminded me not to drink excessively on Noseizure! So, since my buddies were all in town, and I knew we were going to get wasted on Saturday night, I stopped taking it for the day."
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19 comments:

  1. JessMay 12, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Like they say: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions."

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  2. Sarah GlennMay 12, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    He took a miscalculated risk.

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  3. ToddMay 12, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    serves you right for not being super, duper, ultra, mega, über, zippy, explicit about Noseizure!

    alas, i guess sometimes having a seizure is just worth a night of getting wasted w/ old buddies?

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  4. DocVMay 12, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    It's not a party until somebody has a seizure!

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  5. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Good logic there, Mr. Spock.


    wv: college, holy Moses!

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  6. DaniMay 12, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Hm. I stop taking my medications when I am going to drink too. Of course I don't have seizures. :/

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  7. PackerMay 12, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Love it

    There's a whole lot a shakin goin on.......

    There are those who are capable of prioritizing their lives outside the Calvanistic model. Their motto is le bon ton rouler.

    At the end of our days who will be happiest, those who have lived or those who have strived.

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  8. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    I used to do that with my medication too. It never ended well. :P

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  9. ERPMay 12, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    He follows your instructions at least.

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  10. bobbieMay 12, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I love a man who has his priorities straight!

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  11. JenMay 12, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    I work on the pharmacy counter side of things and the miscommunications that happen sometimes are amazing.

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  12. AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    When I was in college taking a social work class the professor told us about a couple she was seeing who didn't understand why the wife got pregnant because she was taking birth control pills. On the days she forgot to take the birth control pills, her husband took them for her...

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  13. pharmacy chickMay 12, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Common conversation:

    pt: How long til I get this rx..I am SO SICK and I have to start it right away!!!
    me: about 20 min
    pt: grumble grumble
    (time passes..rx is ready)
    ME: counseling..yada yada, and please avoid alcoholic beverages while taking this medication..
    pt: are you kidding? not even wine with dinner?...(illness takes a back stage to sicko's booze infatuation

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  14. terri cMay 12, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    To Sarah Glenn above: I *love* "miscalculated risk."

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  15. The Evil ReceptionistMay 13, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Well, he kinda listened to you.

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  16. UnknownMay 13, 2011 at 7:53 PM

    Very Funny and Sad at same time.....I wrote a post on Non-compliant Patients as well..if you want you can see it at
    http://crankyshanky.blogspot.com/2011/05/types-of-annoying-patients.html and
    http://crankyshanky.blogspot.com/2011/05/absolutely-miserably-frustrating.html

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  17. EnfermeroMay 13, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    It has a certain twisted logic. Like people who never check their blood sugar so they have no high readings.

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  18. AnonymousMay 13, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    "One of my buddies was the designated pill taker."

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  19. AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    Night shift pharmacists usually get a version of this on Friday or Saturday nights.

    The pharmacist said not to drink with antibiotic (metronidazole), when can I start drinking again (if socially conscious, or if not), when will the puking stop?

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So wadda you think?