Doctor Grumpy in the House: Another fine patient quote

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Another fine patient quote

"It's such an unexplainable thing, because, you know, I can't explain it. It's like something that is totally, entirely, not explainable, because no matter how much I try to explain it, it's still unexplainable. Does that explain it?"

16 comments:

Anonymous said...: I had a symptom I described to my doctor as "consistently intermittent" - then laughed, and asked if that even made any sense. She chuckled and said it shouldn't, but did.; March 31, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Swami Dil said...: Clear as mud!!!!; March 31, 2010 at 2:43 PM
Phathead said...: Anyone else read this in the tone of a Valley Girl?; March 31, 2010 at 2:56 PM
The RPh said...: Yep, cleared that right up, thanks so much!!; March 31, 2010 at 3:02 PM
Moose said...: A horse is a horse, of course of course
And no one can talk to a horse, of course
That is, of course, unless the horse
Is the famous Mr. Ed.

Go right to the source and ask the horse
He'll give you an answer that you'll endorse
He's always on a steady course
Talk to Mr. Ed.

People yakkity-yak a streak
and waste the time of day
But Mr. Ed will never speak
unless he has something to say.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
And this one will talk 'til his voice is hoarse
You never heard of a talking horse?
Well listen to this:

I'm-a grumpy, you're-a grumpy, he's-a grumpy, we're all grumpy, wouldn't you like to be a grumpy, too?

Today's Captcha word is: owdadi.; March 31, 2010 at 3:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Think it needs a better explanation :)

murgatr

Pharm. Tech. RDC '06; March 31, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Elly Lou said...: I totally get it. Do you know what I mean? Because I totally know what I mean.; March 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM
terri c said...: I take it the patient was not talking about the ineffability of God...; March 31, 2010 at 7:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Hey Dr. Grumpy,

What do you think of this "new" pain scale?

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.html

Sara; March 31, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Anonymous said...: Noooooo...; March 31, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Anonymous said...: Where are Cheech and Chong when you need a translator?; March 31, 2010 at 8:32 PM
ERP said...: Was your patient G W Bush?; March 31, 2010 at 9:11 PM
Frantic Pharmacist said...: My favorite patient call today:
"Can you tell me if I have any prescriptions ready, and if so, what are they?"
Sure. Let's see what the Easter Bunny left for you.; March 31, 2010 at 9:25 PM
Anonymous said...: @ERP: No, umm, it, umm, was, umm, Barack, umm, Hussein, umm, Obama. Umm.

Hopalong Ginsberg; April 1, 2010 at 1:55 AM
River said...: Politician in training?; April 1, 2010 at 4:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Ah crap, I know exactly what that patient means. I have a 40 year history of a rogue immune system, with many interwoven problems.

My mayo doc has exactly one other patient with the same type of progression. Reams of records on people like me.

We count on kind docs that help us know what's most important. My PCP finally realized I'll always be a 30 minute patient every 2 months and I love him for it. All it took was my mayo doc ordering a bone scan done locally to make my PCP a believer, rather than thinkinig I was a fatsomyalgia pain whiner.

Attic Aunt; April 1, 2010 at 6:36 AM

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