Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Technicalities

Mr. Webster: "I have a question. There's an error in your last note."

Dr. Grumpy: "What's wrong?"

Mr. Webster: "In the 3rd paragraph you said Fukitol made me tired."

Dr. Grumpy: "Yes..."

Mr. Webster: "It didn't. It made me sleepy."
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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    That makes sense to me, actually. Tired and sleepy aren't necessarily the same thing.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    yup, mr webster had a point.

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  3. aekJanuary 3, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    I'm w/ them. Fatigue and sleepiness are 2 separate dimensions around sleep, so he might have been making that distinction.

    However, I don't think that's what you were evaluating, was it?

    Happy New Year, esteemed yak herder! I hope this year, your patients - er - yaks - are much easier to manage!

    Cheers!
    (with a Diet Coke, 'natch)

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  4. thethingspatientssayJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    "Much like this conversation..."

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  5. Loren PechtelJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    As two anonymous posters have said they are different sensations.

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  6. Life on PauseJanuary 3, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    Okay...so having Narcolepsy means I know and understand the difference...and the potential importance. All that aside, REALLY MR. WEBSTER?????

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  7. Alex DreamzJanuary 3, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    Ummm, there's an error in your first SENTENCE, Mr. Picky - that wasn't a question, it was a statement! :P
    Staying away from the tired v. sleepy topic, however.

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  8. History DocJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:57 PM

    Patients make me tired.

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 1:08 AM

    Mr. Webster needs a higher dose of Fukitol.

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  10. DorisJanuary 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Cooper? Cooper? Sheldon Cooper? Anyone?

    >:p

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    totally thought of sheldon as well!

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  12. eulogosJuly 11, 2012 at 2:37 AM

    I told the NP that the 60 mg dose of Cymbalta made me feel as if I were walking around in a pink fuzz, sort of like when I am half way through the second drink. She wrote in my chart that it makes me feel "dizzy." I later explained to the doctor that the 30 mg dose was good for me, the 60 was too much. But for a year, every time I wanted to get the Cymbalta 30 refilled, the office staff said, "But we DC'd that, it made you dizzy."
    Susan Peterson

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So wadda you think?