Monday, July 16, 2012

Sunday night, 9:05 p.m.

















Mrs. Nerve: "Hello?"

Dr. Grumpy: "Hi, it's Ibee Grumpy, calling to give weekend check-out to Dr. Nerve."

Mrs. Nerve: "He's in the bathroom."

Dr. Grumpy: "Okay, can he call me back when..."

(muffled male voice in background)

Mrs. Nerve: "He says he wants to talk to you, hang on..."

(muffled male voice in background)

Mrs. Nerve: "He wants to know if Mr. Smith is still in the hospital?"

Dr. Grumpy: "He went to the rehab floor, but Dr. Nerve will need to check his follow-up CT..."

(muffled male voice in background)

Mrs. Nerve: "Hang on, he says he's out of toilet paper."

Dr. Grumpy: "Look, I'll just call back in..."

Mrs. Nerve: "No, it's okay. He asked if the Jones girl had any more seizures?"
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25 comments:

  1. GPMommyJuly 16, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Well at least he didn't ask for the phone while he was on the toilet.
    I never cease to be amazed by the people who have conversations on their cell phones while in the ladies room!

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  2. WendyJuly 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    They weren't inconvenienced, so why were you? You weren't even there?

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  3. Your Doctor's WifeJuly 16, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    Thank goodness we don't have smell-a-phones! Sheesh!!!

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  4. ChrisJuly 16, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    Why is the practice so commonplace now? Ugh...

    Chris

    www.chrisjbritt.com

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  5. PackerJuly 16, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    I don't know, those type of conversations always leave me a little wiped out.

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  6. Officer CynicalJuly 16, 2012 at 2:49 PM

    I hope you washed your hands after you hung up.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 3:17 PM

    TMI, Dr. and Mrs. Nerve!

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  8. Whelk Lad!July 16, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    "Oh, and he also wants to know if you have any good tips for cleaning shower curtains?"

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  9. ChrisJuly 16, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Do you suppose he was on his laptop or iPad reading Doc Grumpy's blog?? You never know...

    Chris

    www.chrisjbritt.com

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  10. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    Poor guy. The reps probably brought something that didn't agree with his delicate constitution.

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  11. AndieJuly 16, 2012 at 6:08 PM

    I wonder if it was a two-flusher?

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  12. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Would this be a HIPAA violation, since the wife is involved and hearing the details? Not that anyone's going to hunt Dr. Flush down n bust him, but still curious.

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  13. NanaJuly 16, 2012 at 7:50 PM

    I just say, 'have him/her call me' and HANG UP right quick!

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  14. AnonymousJuly 16, 2012 at 8:55 PM

    sorry, but many times i have gotten middle of the night pages and had to pee. and answered the page while peeing. fact of life for an old man.

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  15. ChrisJuly 16, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    I too have returned middle of the night pages while peeing... I often feel like an old man but truth of the matter is, I'm 30...

    www.chrisjbritt.com

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    1. UnknownJuly 17, 2012 at 12:22 AM

      Please stop, you're trying WAY too hard (and it's NOT working). You should have just stopped after the first kind-of-funny comment, especially with the peddling of a blog. *facepalm*

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  16. gloria pJuly 16, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    Communication hasn't been the same since the advent of cordless phones.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 12:41 AM

    HIPAA violation... I'd be curious about that one as well.

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  18. pharmacy chickJuly 17, 2012 at 1:21 AM

    one can file this under TTMI...Toilet Too much information

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  19. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 10:25 AM

    Jeremy, don't see any need for an attack here. Good Grief!

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  20. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    At least he didn't take the phone and talk to you himself! Imagine the noises you would have heard in the background had he done that!

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  21. AnonymousJuly 17, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    You all should be nicer to
    Dr Porcelain, he has really taken some lumps over this.

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  22. Ms. DonnaJuly 17, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    AWWWWWWWW ... Youre' a Doc or a Yak herder. Surely you've seen what was going on before!

    But other posters are right - cell phones will lead to civilization's downfall.

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  23. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    what did he do to make the wife mad???

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  24. AnonymousJuly 23, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    dr g. you could hang up?

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So wadda you think?