Thursday, January 23, 2014

Mary's desk

Mary: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Mary."

Mrs. Troponin: "I need to make an appointment with Dr. Grumpy."

Mary: "Okay, we can see you next Thursday, at 10:00."

Mrs. Troponin: "That sounds great!"

Mary: "What will you be coming in for?"

Mrs. Troponin: "I'm having chest pain when I go up stairs, and my internist told me to see a cardiologist."

Mary: "Dr. Grumpy is a neurologist. He doesn't see this kind of thing."

Mrs. Troponin: "I know, but I can't find a cardiologist who takes my insurance and can get me in this week."

Mary: "Well, you'll have to call your internist about that... But Dr. Grumpy isn't what you're looking for. I'll cancel the appointment and..."

Mrs. Troponin: "How about if I say I'm coming in for foot numbness or something. Will he treat my chest pain then, if I just kind of mention it?"

Mary: "No. Call your internist."
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8 comments:

  1. HeatherLynnJanuary 23, 2014 at 9:20 AM

    Always love your blog! Thanks for allowing me to be a fly on the wall in your world. :)

    Heather Lynn
    www.heatherlynnosting.blogspot.com

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    Looks like it's the ER again...

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  3. thethingspatientssayJanuary 23, 2014 at 12:56 PM

    Just open that magic neurology bag that all you guys carry and cath him in the office. Don't think we don't know you have all sorts of tools in there.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 3:29 PM

    Seems like Mary gets to take a daily visit with the folks from Stupidsville. She should refer such people to a proctologist, someone who specializes in asses.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 3:36 PM

    ah, I slipped and fell on the ice and broke my wrist. Dr. Grumpy, do you think you could reduce it and put a cast on it??

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  6. Whelk Lad!January 23, 2014 at 6:34 PM

    The eternal conflict between the heart and the head...

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:39 PM

    C'mon Grumpy - I bet you have electrodes and cables and a machine that makes funny squiggles on paper when they are all hooked together. Be a mensch! Stick them on her chest instead of her head and - - -

    Dr. Grumpy, that's not nice. I was talking about the EEG cables. You are holding the EMG cables with the needles on them - and get that wicked grin off your face! Tricia

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2014 at 9:23 AM

    Dr. Grumpy would love to see you, but your insurance company won't take him if it's for cardiology.

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So wadda you think?