tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post514651431237868089..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: My readers writeGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55491543641845777102011-04-12T06:37:33.468-04:002011-04-12T06:37:33.468-04:00Seriously...God bless you. As an adult asthmatic w...Seriously...God bless you. As an adult asthmatic who grew up with parents who didn't believe in using medication I did suffer needlessly. And I always wondered what peds lung specialists do. As a social worker I worked with one badly asthmatic kid who's grandmother smoked like a chimney in the house...and was also badly asthmatic. It was just bad. And I had to threaten to call child protective services at some point. You know breathing....it's not really optional even though as a kid I always thought it was sort of a plus when I could you know...breath without those evil added chemicals.<br /><br />MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70648998746920441692011-04-12T02:58:21.617-04:002011-04-12T02:58:21.617-04:00Totally off subject, but the first two examples re...Totally off subject, but the first two examples reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw a few months ago. (I'm in the deep south of Mississippi.) "Fight crime. Shoot back."Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129283674618952945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27467231210582125942011-04-12T01:05:59.709-04:002011-04-12T01:05:59.709-04:00Had a patient pick up 8 breathing medications the ...Had a patient pick up 8 breathing medications the other day while wearing her cannula affixed to her oxygen tank. When I asked what she was taking them for, she replied "Emphysema." Noting that she reeked of cigarette smoke, I asked her what she knew about smoking and emphysema. "Well, I know I need to cut down, but my doctor told me that I'll know when I need to cut it back. I'm just way too stressed out right now to quit." Maybe because you have emphysema, and you have to take eight different medications in order to stay alive. My next question was going to be what she knows about smoking while using oxygen, but I didn't want to hear something like she holds the oxygen away from her face when she inhales the cigarette.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60095207977067912122011-04-12T00:03:18.912-04:002011-04-12T00:03:18.912-04:00Heh, as an ex-veterinarian myself, when I take my ...Heh, as an ex-veterinarian myself, when I take my cats to be vaccinated I scruff them before the veterinarian gets a chance. My stud Birman tomcat doesn't like me much, because he came to me from an owner who was daunted by his size and strength, but I know so many good moves for restraining him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20870568418535795182011-04-11T20:20:45.954-04:002011-04-11T20:20:45.954-04:00Anon @ 3:02pm
Some feline specialists have a proc...Anon @ 3:02pm<br /><br />Some feline specialists have a procedure room in the back where they take the cat to do anything involving restraint. I asked once and it's because some owners get upset if they see their cat being scruffed. (It doesn't bother the cat.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57098081530741194352011-04-11T17:21:35.748-04:002011-04-11T17:21:35.748-04:00Bitches be crazy. That is all.Bitches be crazy. That is all.suzy pepperhttp://suzypepper.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27248284204162980762011-04-10T11:58:40.820-04:002011-04-10T11:58:40.820-04:00Here in Central Massachusetts no one with kids eve...Here in Central Massachusetts no one with kids ever smokes inside the house. Right...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6878979722078175292011-04-10T03:06:20.998-04:002011-04-10T03:06:20.998-04:00ahh yes, the organic nutjob... because nothing fro...ahh yes, the organic nutjob... because nothing from nature is ever bad for you. That's why it's A-OK to eat any mushrooms or plants you come across in the wilderness...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91281346452739050382011-04-09T23:58:43.554-04:002011-04-09T23:58:43.554-04:00Former (Thank Goodness!) smoker here. Grew up on a...Former (Thank Goodness!) smoker here. Grew up on a Carolina farm. We grew tobacco among other things. <br />I agree that smokers stink,but they smell nothing like the inside of a Carolina tobacco barn. <br />A barn of tobacco being flu cured in the old style smelled very nice.<br />Flame suit on but if you haven't actually been there you don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15219910629088251232011-04-09T22:16:02.958-04:002011-04-09T22:16:02.958-04:00Ah yes, the "I only smoke when I drink" ...Ah yes, the "I only smoke when I drink" folks. Guess what, still considered a smoker unless you don't drink. There are mostly nut jobs out there!Amy Wainrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19344585765291984062011-04-09T21:25:10.067-04:002011-04-09T21:25:10.067-04:00I love the people who drive around with their arm ...I love the people who drive around with their arm hanging out the window as far as possible to minimize the smoke in the car. They all litter when they throw the butt away. Heaven forbid their car smell like their habit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75621934150373694292011-04-09T20:14:45.896-04:002011-04-09T20:14:45.896-04:00There is also the 'recreational', 'occ...There is also the 'recreational', 'occasional' or 'social' smoker who maintain they only smoke when they are around others.<br /><br />Who are they kiddin'.merinzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01950053039147788819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7077197868709389872011-04-09T20:06:03.371-04:002011-04-09T20:06:03.371-04:00The 2-year old was seen in the hospital for pneumo...The 2-year old was seen in the hospital for pneumonia so in our neck of the woods, we ALWAYS inquire of the parents about the smoking history. These priceless parents said they only smoke in the basement!! If they were going to smoke indoors, it'd have been better perhaps if they'd smoke in the attic, but then there's the possibility of burning down the house...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11380824400857170112011-04-09T19:57:41.795-04:002011-04-09T19:57:41.795-04:00Howabout the fully informed, incredibly addicted s...Howabout the fully informed, incredibly addicted smoker who hates the risks and lusts for the nicotine whilst never smoking anywhere but alone because subjecting others to the smell, he knows, they find highly objectionable?<br /><br />I'll keep trying 'till I win.Lokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706741633162937488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-90583222085510683102011-04-09T19:40:42.386-04:002011-04-09T19:40:42.386-04:00"he was allergic to chemicals, like in medici..."he was allergic to chemicals, like in medicine, but not allergic to anything organic. I refrained from discussing organic chemistry and that almost all modern medications are organic compounds. There was no future in that conversation."<br /><br />I shall have to file this away in my memory banks when my self righteous hippie friends use this argument. Organic chemistry is something I need to learn more about!That Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07076010445364388627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28451982591560280962011-04-09T18:51:38.939-04:002011-04-09T18:51:38.939-04:00I just read a headline recently (not the article) ...I just read a headline recently (not the article) about vegans whose child died because of a deficient diet. I know there have been other instances of people giving their children such an extremely low fat diet that they had health problems.. :(Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823118794294237278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33838923572571339432011-04-09T17:36:50.423-04:002011-04-09T17:36:50.423-04:00My Dad was a variant of a type 2. He insisted that...My Dad was a variant of a type 2. He insisted that the evidence linking smoking to disease was not correctly described and the statistical links overstated. He insisted this until he had his first, last, and only heart attack, age 58. (oh, of course, there was the vodka too, so who knows? He may have been right. Maybe it WASN'T the cigarettes!)terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1360017894766526882011-04-09T17:26:05.400-04:002011-04-09T17:26:05.400-04:00Aluminum causes Alzheimer's!Aluminum causes Alzheimer's!Catbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49195947721313507162011-04-09T16:56:38.110-04:002011-04-09T16:56:38.110-04:00There's a town near where I live/work composed...There's a town near where I live/work composed of mostly "organic" nutjobs who have almost completely refused to vaccinate their kids because it's "inorganic and dangerous" but smoking marijuana is a-ok.Minglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708626178634518410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62887197367601914082011-04-09T16:44:43.085-04:002011-04-09T16:44:43.085-04:00If the kid survives to adulthood (and that's a...If the kid survives to adulthood (and that's a big if, given their response to medical advice), he's going to rebel, big time. The second he finds out that his youth would have been much more tolerable if his parents had believed in Claritin.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28950587761934681342011-04-09T16:29:50.652-04:002011-04-09T16:29:50.652-04:00One word:
AAAAggggggghhhhhhhOne word:<br /><br />AAAAggggggghhhhhhhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44802816815309697412011-04-09T16:22:55.068-04:002011-04-09T16:22:55.068-04:00You're missing a particular kind of smoker: Th...You're missing a particular kind of smoker: The ex-smoker. Probably even more anti-smoke compared to "the righteous non-smoker".<br /><br />Regarding the "organic" nutjobs. It almost sounds like parents willfully endangering their child...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91899847803409955302011-04-09T16:02:12.230-04:002011-04-09T16:02:12.230-04:00Anon @11:26
You think vets don't have to deal...Anon @11:26<br /><br />You think vets don't have to deal with that nonsense? It's worse sometimes. You can't kick the owner out of the room (no matter how much you want to). They won't leave their precious baby-- they think we might perform some horrible experiment on the animal in the owner's absence. All veterinarians chose vet school out of some deep seated desire to torture animals (sarcasm font here).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4901913710327974842011-04-09T15:26:45.480-04:002011-04-09T15:26:45.480-04:00LOL at the parents of the boy with allergies. I fe...LOL at the parents of the boy with allergies. I feel sorry for the boy, though.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714078352001622357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33786854831363595522011-04-09T13:57:50.546-04:002011-04-09T13:57:50.546-04:00Some of my house cleaning customers, who claim to ...Some of my house cleaning customers, who claim to be so terribly allergic to EVERYTHING, have the dirtiest, dustiest homes I've ever seen! It's all I can do to keep from bringing that up in converstation to them.Patti Cadwalladerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475108636263061433noreply@blogger.com