tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post1501846267931038913..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Pop quizGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20977894516851138982011-04-12T06:43:50.545-04:002011-04-12T06:43:50.545-04:00As someone with a heart problem who is always bein...As someone with a heart problem who is always being told to go to the ER for chest pain (when I know perfectly well it's actually my crappy lungs), I can kind of understand the annoyance of having to go to the ER again.<br /><br />But good grief....crushing chest pain? Never had that. I would get myself to the ER come hell or high water. Good grief. As a doctor friend of mine would say.....diagnosis......doomed!<br /><br />MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86424976877790246832011-04-12T00:07:43.007-04:002011-04-12T00:07:43.007-04:00E. You do nothing because your mother was an MD an...E. You do nothing because your mother was an MD and dismissed all your childhood illnesses, fractures etc as trivial, convincing you that you are not worth an MD's time, so you suffer at home for things anyone else would go to the ER for. <br /><br />Not that I have a chip on my shoulder, or anything like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30090983954999589832011-04-10T21:48:58.945-04:002011-04-10T21:48:58.945-04:00I agree with the above - dude needs a psych consul...I agree with the above - dude needs a psych consult. Send him to me. I'll slap him around a bit. Luckily I haven't graduated yet so that sort of treatment is okay.suzy pepperhttp://suzypepper.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46652466744120592282011-04-10T20:02:12.318-04:002011-04-10T20:02:12.318-04:00Veterinarian Alf Wight, alias "James Herriot&...Veterinarian Alf Wight, alias "James Herriot", once noted that the same people who would take the postman's or the feed salesman's advice over his when it came to their livestock's medical problems, were just as likely to take his advice over their doctors' when it came to their own health.Shalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667927130052597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39823231910004242752011-04-09T18:54:05.219-04:002011-04-09T18:54:05.219-04:00well some guy seemed like he genuinely cared and s...well some guy seemed like he genuinely cared and spent more than 15 minutes with me. Clearly he knows better.Kitty~Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459737989322445725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51211923533808982342011-04-09T15:23:17.519-04:002011-04-09T15:23:17.519-04:00Yes, it is frustrating to have people think this i...Yes, it is frustrating to have people think this is like bargaining with Hassan down at Rug-o-Rama for a new Oriental rug for the living room, because you "should always bargain".<br /><br />No, you should not seek out better opinions/prices so much when you could drop dead any minute!RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38891780568786010572011-04-09T12:59:31.612-04:002011-04-09T12:59:31.612-04:00you wouldn't believe how many people will not ...you wouldn't believe how many people will not take the advice of someone with years of education in medical related studies, yet will take seriously every single word from someone who has none at all-giving advice that is off the wall.<br /><br />I run into that all the time.<br />It's frustrating.Cartoon Charactershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871661908222892370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39703782814751517042011-04-09T09:34:58.608-04:002011-04-09T09:34:58.608-04:00Dammit! I got them all wrong!Dammit! I got them all wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79854066921003759232011-04-09T08:44:16.693-04:002011-04-09T08:44:16.693-04:00Wow. Just wow.Wow. Just wow.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54716278409870417982011-04-09T07:57:16.384-04:002011-04-09T07:57:16.384-04:00Alas, but heart attacks don't seem to take peo...Alas, but heart attacks don't seem to take people out of the gene pool before they breed...SarahRxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63103305981829418182011-04-09T01:16:37.834-04:002011-04-09T01:16:37.834-04:00If all his docs know he is having a cardiac issue,...If all his docs know he is having a cardiac issue, must he go to the ER/ED? Couldn't his cardiologist admit him without stopping in the ER first? I don't know how that works but it seems that everyone (but him) knows what the problem is.kgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48998635383462037352011-04-09T00:02:43.709-04:002011-04-09T00:02:43.709-04:00This is a case where "hit the lobby" can...This is a case where "hit the lobby" can be taken literally.terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13151183949593471152011-04-08T23:34:26.320-04:002011-04-08T23:34:26.320-04:00"Bones, the Romulans are attacking and we nee..."Bones, the Romulans are attacking and we need that bedroom set NOW!"<br /><br />"Damn it, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a furniture salesman!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19463353228157486252011-04-08T20:36:49.883-04:002011-04-08T20:36:49.883-04:00It's just Darwin's Law at work.It's just Darwin's Law at work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48052072179833121222011-04-08T18:29:44.721-04:002011-04-08T18:29:44.721-04:00I'm pretty sure I talked to this person a few ...I'm pretty sure I talked to this person a few months back when I was on call... except it was a woman...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01100066869028368283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23023613111186302752011-04-08T17:48:55.091-04:002011-04-08T17:48:55.091-04:00I think that in this case Dr Yahoo Group or Dr Goo...I think that in this case Dr Yahoo Group or Dr Google would have given much better advice for once.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32588588781600566142011-04-08T17:27:36.738-04:002011-04-08T17:27:36.738-04:00Denial. A bad heart will kill you so it had bette...Denial. A bad heart will kill you so it had better not be that.Loren Pechtelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348494458707790769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56115853539047414952011-04-08T16:04:05.729-04:002011-04-08T16:04:05.729-04:00Did you blast him with Neurontin I assume? Cuz, du...Did you blast him with Neurontin I assume? Cuz, duh, it's obviously neuropathy.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12034036529285337742011-04-08T13:47:12.580-04:002011-04-08T13:47:12.580-04:00It must not have hurt enough.It must not have hurt enough.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20824991608820008112011-04-08T13:32:18.720-04:002011-04-08T13:32:18.720-04:00Wait. "History of heart problems?"
As i...Wait. "History of heart problems?"<br /><br />As in: My not-so-healthy body-part has gone all hurty, so it must be something *totally unrelated*?<br /><br />Uh-huh. You know, once the emergent cardiac issue has been resolved, a neuro consult might be a good idea. Or a psych consult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56293113807473536612011-04-08T12:36:01.845-04:002011-04-08T12:36:01.845-04:00Idiots 'R' Us...Idiots 'R' Us...bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-82676392228756325472011-04-08T12:32:31.729-04:002011-04-08T12:32:31.729-04:00People are stupid.People are stupid.watercolordaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918878832628412824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-179537752743035802011-04-08T12:28:48.482-04:002011-04-08T12:28:48.482-04:00Why does this happen?!? I have a "lady part&q...Why does this happen?!? I have a "lady part" problem...I'll see my allergist. I have headaches...I should probably head to the dermatology office!<br /><br />Come on, people! Match the hurt-y part to the doctor that actually deals with that part of your body.<br /><br />The end.kate sweetenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456543724486391157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69088255258024558912011-04-08T11:47:13.529-04:002011-04-08T11:47:13.529-04:00In all fairness, the furniture guy actually told h...In all fairness, the furniture guy actually told him to see a urologist.Li'l Azathothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42240448865094147772011-04-08T11:15:56.489-04:002011-04-08T11:15:56.489-04:00Nice... maybe he'll ask his cardiologist for a...Nice... maybe he'll ask his cardiologist for advice on buying his new couch though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com