tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post274421822267716539..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Sunday afternoon, 1:28 p.m.Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11916486049951358892011-02-27T09:30:38.538-05:002011-02-27T09:30:38.538-05:00Just say "I'll be right there," take...Just say "I'll be right there," take the phone off the hook, and go back to sleep.canoeheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310905452272730250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-107388827377942642011-02-22T21:11:40.750-05:002011-02-22T21:11:40.750-05:00with the huge scandal here (houston texas) of one ...with the huge scandal here (houston texas) of one of the major hospitals sending out bills of up to $600 for ER visits...to people who signed in and LEFT because they'd sat for hours and seen no one? i dont blame the patient for wanting to go home.<br /><br />ive been fortunate. the 4 times i've been admitted in the last 2 years, i saw at least 2 doctors each day.miss kittennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8395503742658595872011-02-22T16:58:55.028-05:002011-02-22T16:58:55.028-05:00It's probably a case where the patient has no ...It's probably a case where the patient has no clue how the chain of command works within the medical field. Most of us don't know that all doctors aren't in the same club, and that hospitals aren't set up to make things simple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20713870069963381162011-02-22T12:45:12.408-05:002011-02-22T12:45:12.408-05:00I once had a lady call me at home in tears because...I once had a lady call me at home in tears because her husband was being discharged from the hospital by the attending. His regular doctor was on vacation. His regular doctor is my father. Would I please call him?? I felt bad for the lady, but seriously? Just becuase my name is in the phone book?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50685054848407301872011-02-22T10:07:20.115-05:002011-02-22T10:07:20.115-05:00Man-o-Man-o-shevitzMan-o-Man-o-shevitzERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28431212998883424282011-02-21T22:35:44.839-05:002011-02-21T22:35:44.839-05:00I wouldn't have believed this if it weren'...I wouldn't have believed this if it weren't for the last two months. Now I'm very gullible if the issue is patient stupidity.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17495550414403167472011-02-21T22:02:31.617-05:002011-02-21T22:02:31.617-05:00What do you say to these things? I'm a med st...What do you say to these things? I'm a med student and I'm curious as to how you handle all of these strange patient experiences. I imagine you're a bit more patient than myself Good sweet gravy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86628813966801959232011-02-21T18:03:31.253-05:002011-02-21T18:03:31.253-05:00My small baby had viral pneumonitis and was admitt...My small baby had viral pneumonitis and was admitted for "observation". Nobody looked at him for 8 hours. At that point I announced that I was taking him home since "If he's going to die of neglect he might as well do it at home". Man, THAT got them moving! Oximeter on his finger, Consultant summoned to reason with the M-squared (Mad Momma) and diligent observation through the night. He was well and healthy next morning but the Consultant was still cautious with me and the junior doctors were frankly terrified of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37558772345491954932011-02-21T17:12:38.218-05:002011-02-21T17:12:38.218-05:00By nap, he probably meant he was pulling monitor d...By nap, he probably meant he was pulling monitor duty with one eye open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10424828599407722782011-02-21T16:42:38.928-05:002011-02-21T16:42:38.928-05:00I'm amazed you manage to nap with three school...I'm amazed you manage to nap with three school age kids. Do you send them away for the day?Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826464928376433382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11979265543685627312011-02-21T16:32:52.651-05:002011-02-21T16:32:52.651-05:00What would have made him think that you even had t...What would have made him think that you even had the ability to do that? Strange.Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129283674618952945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72987434156034590272011-02-21T16:02:53.499-05:002011-02-21T16:02:53.499-05:00Jules, can't say that we did or didn't, bu...Jules, can't say that we did or didn't, but what I do know is that the hospital formerly known as The General is no longer known by that name, for the The General closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6977485534362967992011-02-21T15:19:43.902-05:002011-02-21T15:19:43.902-05:00Did you tell them what school Dr. Darth's kids...Did you tell them what school Dr. Darth's kids go to so they can find his home phone number?a.generic dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162096557026780038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38530919350128644572011-02-21T14:22:50.285-05:002011-02-21T14:22:50.285-05:00@anon 11:33 AM - Bet you showed them!@anon 11:33 AM - Bet you showed them!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260044140161891802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72250590541086834792011-02-21T13:27:06.213-05:002011-02-21T13:27:06.213-05:00No, I can't.No, I can't.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87726250680998959902011-02-21T13:25:44.358-05:002011-02-21T13:25:44.358-05:00Even if you wanted to you can't, can you?Even if you wanted to you can't, can you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69532248281206882011-02-21T12:36:31.909-05:002011-02-21T12:36:31.909-05:00Who made the hospital your slave master, if you ha...Who made the hospital your slave master, if you have not been attended to within a reasonable time get up and get dressed and go.<br /><br />People do it in restaurants, why not in a hospital, when they find you are gone and haven't signed for the bill they start to get wired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76148611936188279192011-02-21T12:33:56.626-05:002011-02-21T12:33:56.626-05:00Get a wheel chair and push her out the door. My w...Get a wheel chair and push her out the door. My wife was in the hospital and she had not been seen for 8 hours, I got her up and got her out. We walked out the door of the hospital a midnight. The security guy gave us a strange look, but that was all we needed.<br /><br />More people need to start looking to their own judgment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6315342410694625732011-02-21T11:28:57.975-05:002011-02-21T11:28:57.975-05:00::wince:: And people wonder why doctors & tea...::wince:: And people wonder why doctors & teachers get unlisted phone numbers.Kat's Katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519016601947528061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41846520618871190432011-02-21T09:18:26.456-05:002011-02-21T09:18:26.456-05:00Maybe Dr. Darth was taking a nap too!Maybe Dr. Darth was taking a nap too!laughingmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12144289190001684974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80564000063143731552011-02-21T07:30:57.991-05:002011-02-21T07:30:57.991-05:00OMG, that takes the cake.OMG, that takes the cake.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378710392378543981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84740138345803141532011-02-21T07:28:50.843-05:002011-02-21T07:28:50.843-05:00I understand his frustration, too.I understand his frustration, too.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36609097201759224032011-02-21T07:22:53.390-05:002011-02-21T07:22:53.390-05:00That is pretty ballsy of him, but I understand his...That is pretty ballsy of him, but I understand his pain. My mom was in the hospital for 2 weeks before the doctors decided she had had a stroke. Every day we would go in to be told: we will know more when the doctor comes to see her. So our family would wait by her bedside and wait and wait and wait...some days the doctor never came. It was truly frustrating.CrownedwithVictoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139186237180334168noreply@blogger.com