Thursday, August 1, 2019

Love and marriage

While on call last weekend, I was trying to track down a few victims patients when I noticed my call partner's (Dr. Nerve) wife was in one of the rooms on the floor. So I went in to say hi.

Dr. Grumpy: "Hi... Wow, that's a big cast. What happened?"

Mrs. Nerve: "He talked me into going on one of his overnight hikes-to-hell yesterday, in Southstate Canyon. About halfway through I tripped on a rock and broke my ankle."

Dr. Grumpy: "Holy crap. Are you okay?"

Mrs. Nerve: "Yeah, they operated on it last night."

Dr. Grumpy: "That's a pretty remote area. Did he have to carry you out?"

Mrs. Nerve: "No, they sent a helicopter and airlifted me here. We were WAY off the regular road."

Dr. Grumpy: "Where is he?"

Mrs. Nerve: "No idea. After I broke the leg he called for the helicopter and left. He said he was going to finish the overnight hike, and would meet me back here today."
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20 comments:

  1. bobbieAugust 1, 2019 at 11:37 AM

    That is some BAD bedside manner, Dr. Nerve!!!

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  2. Loren PechtelAugust 1, 2019 at 12:42 PM

    Has she filed for divorce yet?

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  3. jonoAugust 1, 2019 at 2:16 PM

    ....and he was never seen again.

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  4. Ms. DonnaAugust 1, 2019 at 2:52 PM

    Dr. Nerve has some nerve.

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  5. RCAugust 1, 2019 at 5:40 PM

    That might be the last time he gets on her nerve!

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  6. AgenericdocAugust 1, 2019 at 5:46 PM

    Well, he did call for the chopper instead of leaving her some water and food and saying he'd drag her home on his way back.

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  7. MeAugust 1, 2019 at 6:17 PM

    Grounds for divorce that is.

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  8. DeterminedMedAugust 1, 2019 at 6:25 PM

    Dr. Nerve is a jerk. Sounds like my ex-husband who yelled at me while we were hiking for tripping over a rock and badly spraining my ankle when my face was swarmed with little gnats!

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  9. FeatherAugust 2, 2019 at 4:54 AM

    Wow. With empathy like that for a spouse, I wonder about his attitude toward his patients.

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  10. ayeekazAugust 2, 2019 at 5:52 AM

    Perhaps his constant need to hypothesize which bone might have been broken and describe the mechanics of a lateral rotation fracture Vs a medial rotation fracture, undoubtedly leading to his divorce and/or murder was why he left. Self preservation.

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  11. gloriapAugust 2, 2019 at 11:24 AM

    Maybe she dragged herself, broken ankle and all, and killed him with his own Swiss Army knife then dumped him off the trail before the helicopter got there. Smart lady.

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  12. McDuckGAAugust 2, 2019 at 12:40 PM

    Does Dr. Nerve have a pre-nup? 'Cause otherwise, he's screwed!

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  13. AnonymousAugust 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM

    What was he supposed to do? If husband could walk, rescue wasn't going to take him out. If it was that remote, that might be how long it was going to take for him to hike back to civilization. Then drive to town.

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  14. ShashAugust 2, 2019 at 4:05 PM

    The good thing about his continuing the hike is that it kept him from being underfoot while she was x-rayed and her bones set. She may have even told him to continue the hike. Some ppl prefer that. But if not, he's got a lot of 'splaining to do.

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  15. PackerAugust 3, 2019 at 7:15 AM

    Two rules of life that are immutable:
    Never take your wife hiking
    Never go hiking with your husband.

    Premarital hiking is of course allowed, but the vows do change the dynamic. My wife still brings up the bee thing.30 years, it is still the yellow jackets

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    1. HannahAugust 14, 2019 at 10:21 PM

      ??? My husband and I have hiked everywhere from Banff to Colorado to Nepal, Italy, and Morocco...multi-day hikes, hikes to 16,000 ft...I can't imagine NOT hiking with my husband.

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  16. AnonymousAugust 3, 2019 at 8:28 AM

    What a dickhead. I broke my ankle while hiking. Hubby didn't have to call for an airlift but even if he did, he would never had continued on the the hike. Him seeing my foot completely pointing backward freaked him out!Yes, I did have surgery and was non-weight bearing for 13 weeks due to tendon damage. Bet doctor Nerve's patients think he lacks empathy.

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  17. Linda MyersAugust 3, 2019 at 2:24 PM

    I had a good laugh over this! And admiration for Mrs. Nerve and her independence.

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  18. AnonymousAugust 7, 2019 at 1:26 PM

    For Anonymous on August 2, 2019 at 3:44 PM:

    He should have waited with her for the airlift and NOT chosen to continue the hike alone. Leaving an injured person alone on a trail is dangerous for the injured person in addition to being a jerk move as a human being, let alone as a spouse.

    And even if the airlift wouldn't have taken him out too, continuing the hike alone is also a jerk move-- if it wouldn't have taken him, he should've hiked back to the car and gotten himself to the hospital to join her.

    His choices and priorities are so out of whack, I'd actually have questions about his mental health if they were people I knew.

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  19. gloriapAugust 7, 2019 at 1:58 PM

    Agree completely with Anonymous. I would not trust Nerve with my pet mouse. If he were commander of a sinking ship, he'd be the first one in a lifeboat.

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So wadda you think?