Thursday, March 9, 2017

Mary's desk

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

Mrs. Osseous: "I have a skin tag on my forehead, and need to have it removed."

Mary: "I'm sorry, Dr. Grumpy doesn't do that sort of thing."

Mrs. Osseous: "But it's on my forehead? That's near my brain, isn't it? And he's a brain doctor!"

Mary: "Yes, but he doesn't do procedures like this. Why don't you ask your internist for..."

Mrs. Osseous: "I did. She told me to see a plastic surgeon, but when I called none of them take insurance, and only wanted to talk about fixing my boobs."

Mary: "Have you tried a dermatologist?"

Mrs. Osseous: "They're booked out for a month, and I'm tired of looking at this thing in the mirror after 10 years. I want it off NOW! Can you ask Dr. Grumpy to make an exception?"

Mary: "This just isn't what he does, or can help you with."

Mrs. Osseous: "Even if it's near my brain, just on the other side of my skull?"

Mary: "That's not his field."

Mrs. Osseous: "You people are worthless."
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15 comments:

  1. Diane P.March 9, 2017 at 5:03 AM

    Maybe she could see an opthalmologist. It's probably right above one of her eyes. Or an ENT doctor if it's above her nose.

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  2. KassyMarch 9, 2017 at 6:04 AM

    At $83.35 for removal of 1-15 skin tags(whether you remove 1 or 15 get paid the same), removal of a single skin tag(about 2 minutes doctor's work total including the documentation) this is probably the single most lucrative thing I do($2500.50/hr).

    Now if you do 15 for the exact same pay then it gets a little less lucrative.

    Yes, that is correct. CMS truly believes that doing something 15 times instead of 1 is worth 0 more dollars.

    For comparison, taking care of a patient in the ICU, on the ventilator on 2 pressors, 3 antibiotics, 3 other drips, who has a family who wants to spend 60 minutes every day discussing every single lab and brings in articles everyday about diseases that their loved one doesn't have pays $263.98. Yep, that's right. 10 times less roughly.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 9, 2017 at 6:09 AM

    "Push it through, and if you get it on the inside, he'll take care of it"

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  4. Officer CynicalMarch 9, 2017 at 7:37 AM

    "See that little pair of scissors on the parting gift Dr. Snip gave your husband?"

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  5. UnknownMarch 9, 2017 at 9:27 AM

    How about dandruff. Can you help me with that?

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  6. clairesmumMarch 9, 2017 at 10:50 AM

    now if she were looking for a brain biopsy, Dr Grumpy would be just the yak herder for the job! not sure he would be able to find a sufficient sample of tissue, tho.

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  7. bobbieMarch 9, 2017 at 12:15 PM

    Great one, Officer Cynical!!!

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  8. JonoMarch 9, 2017 at 1:57 PM

    I'm going bald, but I think my hair is growing on the inside instead of the outside. Can you fix that?

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  9. AnonymousMarch 9, 2017 at 1:58 PM

    To me, it really sounds like there is something wrong with her brain after all...

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  10. PackerMarch 9, 2017 at 2:01 PM

    DIY Network for some tips

    Hey Mary stop opening the door. it is near my brain, well yes---- the door was opened. Better you say call Dr. Pissy.

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  11. AnonymousMarch 10, 2017 at 11:40 AM

    I just like how it suddenly an emergency after 10 years. Like back pain with no change X 3 months in the ER at 4am...

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  12. AnonymousMarch 10, 2017 at 12:03 PM

    "We may be worthless, but at least we don't have to see some big ugly skin tag on our face every time we look in the mirror. Nyah nyah."

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  13. evodevoMarch 10, 2017 at 9:44 PM

    I think Anonymous at 6:09 won the internets today ...

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  14. AnonymousMarch 11, 2017 at 8:48 PM

    "Have you thought of calling a proctologist?"

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  15. gloriapMarch 12, 2017 at 9:00 PM

    I know you do colonoscopies, but I have this toothache I need you to fix.

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So wadda you think?