"I was on extreme doses of extremely powerful pain medications, because my symptoms were, you know, extreme. My doctor was extremely worried that I'd get extreme side effects, but apparently I have extremely high tolerance. They told me my liver is extremely strong."
Bloody extremists...
ReplyDeleteHow extreme and unhelpful for you!
ReplyDeleteSooo, was the problem with the patient's extremities?
ReplyDeleteThrow in artisan somewhere, and it gets even better.
ReplyDeleteMy mental picture has this patient chugging Mountain Dew, wearing neon spandex and about to jump a canyon on a motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteEXTREME!!!!!!!!1
It's lucky that he has an extremely grumpy doctor!
ReplyDelete"I do 3 sets of 12 liver curls, 3 times per week at the gym."
ReplyDeleteGet this man a thesauraus!
ReplyDeleteAnd the next patient to come in said,
ReplyDelete"I was feeling a little bad for a little while and my other doctor gave me a little dose of a little pill because I'm a little person and had a history of a little problem with my liver."
And Mary was happy that they weren't both in the waiting room at once because you never know what will happen when extreme opposites get together.
And when you ask for a refill of your Percocet, I will respond with an extremely emphatic "NO"
ReplyDeleteIt's extrmelly great to have patients with an extremely large & extensive vocabulary of extremely diverse and plentiful adjectives! Your patients are going to give you an ulcer b/f you turn 45 & that is an extremely bad thing!
ReplyDeleteClass use the words 7 times in a sentence and it is yours for life.
ReplyDeleteSister Repeticia
Hee. There's a character in a manga (a Japanese comic book) who does everything 'to the extreme' so maybe this guy was a fan?
ReplyDeleteA consequence of doing extreme sports, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteExtremely self-serving explanation from someone who wants an extreme increase in extremely strong narcotic dosing.
ReplyDeleteextremely extreme.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmm ... is this drug-seeking behavior?
Could be .. extreme
His communication was much worse before he got effective counseling to avoid using the word f**k.
ReplyDeleteAt least he was extremely consistent.
ReplyDeleteLinell
And then a third patient came in (bet you can see where this is going). " I was on just the right dose of a just powerful enough pain medications, because my symptoms were, you know just right. My doctor was worried when i got just the right side affect,apparently I have just the right amount of tolerance. Then they told me my liver was just the right amount of strong.
ReplyDeleteI'm extremely skeptical of his story...
ReplyDelete"You keep usin' tha' word. I do no' think it means whachoo think it means."
ReplyDeleteThat's, like, totally bogus.
ReplyDeleteIf I hear the word 'extreme' again today I'll exscreem...or worse.
ReplyDeleteDr. G and the Extreems?
(OK, a bit weak, I know)
Just to avoid any misunder standings, Diana Ross is my fave lady singer.....that silky voice still makes my hair stand on end......and I'm now almost completely bald!