tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post433571971289647258..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: Why I am I so grumpy?Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-74604646304504653222012-03-14T16:09:02.922-04:002012-03-14T16:09:02.922-04:00I agree. What's worse is that "some peopl...I agree. What's worse is that "some people's kids" grow up to be adults.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-72793581004626953912012-03-13T00:30:08.129-04:002012-03-13T00:30:08.129-04:00I'll have to give my mom credit for instilling...I'll have to give my mom credit for instilling common sense into me...one Friday night at 9pm she picked me up at the local hospital where I had just finished a shift as a Candystriper and she commented on the "9pm Mothers who wait until 9pm to seek a doctor about their baby's fever/illness that had been going on all day" She thought they should wait until morning or have called the doctor during office hours. <br /><br />To quote my high school drama teacher "some people's kids" and shake his head.Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09274573439351833726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-36883860178368354012012-03-11T19:44:26.191-04:002012-03-11T19:44:26.191-04:00Not quite as good as the IUD story, but close.Not quite as good as the IUD story, but close.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-25886091454090879852012-03-11T15:36:10.932-04:002012-03-11T15:36:10.932-04:00Well, probably not going to beat that, but similar...Well, probably not going to beat that, but similar to your stories:<br /><br />Many years ago, when I was a cardiology fellow in NYC, we provided coverage for the private practice cardiologists at our hospital on weekends. Some of the cardiologists did some general internal medicine as well.<br /><br />One Sunday morning at 5AM I received a call from a patient who told me he was calling because he was aware that after a tick bite, antibiotic prophylaxis for Lyme Disease needed to be started within 24 hours to be effective. I asked him when he had gotten bitten, and he said "last weekend."<br /><br />So of course I asked him why, if he already knew it was way too late to start antibiotics, he was calling, and why he was calling at 5AM.<br /><br />His response: "My wife and I couldn't sleep and we were arguing about it, and so I just wanted to prove to her that I was right."<br /><br />Of course, I thanked him for the call and told him to feel free to call back anytime if he and his wife had any other questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-60373365786900852232012-03-11T12:22:37.806-04:002012-03-11T12:22:37.806-04:00Wow! Great story. You topped me. I wonder if anyon...Wow! Great story. You topped me. I wonder if anyone can beat that?Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-17866805934230423432012-03-11T12:13:26.338-04:002012-03-11T12:13:26.338-04:00I understand the issue very well. Long ago, before...I understand the issue very well. Long ago, before retirement, when the world was young, I was a busy Ob/Gyn in Western New York. One Saturday at about 1:30 am I took a call from a patient who wanted to know where she could get an emergency IUD because she was at a party and might need it. The party was in Detroit. It was the only time in 40 years I actually hung up on a patient.<br />Legaldoc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-2008240565240538152012-03-09T10:44:14.170-05:002012-03-09T10:44:14.170-05:00Great story. It's happened to me many times.Great story. It's happened to me many times.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-10660230245209578122012-03-09T08:54:41.518-05:002012-03-09T08:54:41.518-05:00ROTFL. Of course you know you sound very grumpy an...ROTFL. Of course you know you sound very grumpy and unsympathetic for all patients that happen to read your blog. But you sound perfectly normal to me. It reminds me of a lady who came to my ED 3 am with a huge growth on her shoulder - I would say it could have been about 3 or 4 pounds - asymptomatic except the visible lump. The only thing I could utter was: 'But you are not going to tell me that this thing appeared an hour ago?'.Dr Nikolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819617813228432588noreply@blogger.com