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Things doctors say (& what they really mean)

KassieMac

Well-Known Member
"A lot of doctors don't believe in 'X'" really means:
"I don't believe in 'X'. Stop looking for sympathy & go away. Yes, of course I'll be billing for this visit."

"Your bloodwork is excellent" really means:
"Stop whining & go away. Yes, of course I'll be billing for this visit."

"Why do you ask about 'X'?" really means:
"I'm too lazy to research that topic, so I'll act superior while getting you to tell me about it. Yes, of course I'll be billing for this visit."

Please add your own, not necessarily related to Aspergers or autism. We could all use a laugh!
 
"I am strongly against the use of marijuana and I looked at your charts and saw you had used marijuana the night of your accident so it would be illegal to prescribe the opioid you are asking for" "if you go to my recommended associate and show you are clean after 6 months,then we will prescribe your 5/500 Vicodins you are asking me for,but will be tested for marijuana use weekly when receiving them"

Translation: I am hiding behind the fact that we as doctors dropped the ball and let government run medicine for us...if you make some house or car payments for a buddy of mine and satisfy my wishes and dreams,I will consider giving you break away pain medication for your broken jaw,destroyed neck,partially paralyzed left arm and your skull that has more stitches and skull sectioning than a soccor ball.

My next question was why are you so against the use of marijuana?

"How do you expect me to give you something better than marijuana,we don't have any pills that can compete with that drug"
My following remark was if it is better than what you use,why push it to the rear and let me suffer because of something I did a year ago...I never got an answer

The great physiatrist that he was prescribed another pill after I told him he was another asshole who pissed just the same as I did and stormed out of the jerk's office.

My sister shushed me repeatedly as I told him off like I was a child and repeatedly said "You can't talk to him like that,he has a degree!"
Translation: a degree gives a doctor a right to talk down to his patients and force his will on anyone he wants to because he has a sheepskin and you should never counter his talk.

My sister kissed his ass and apologized for my behavior and took me to get his alternative medication...another opioid
After reading a few pages of what the pill was,it was was clearly stated that under no circumstances should that medication ever be given to a person with traumatic brain damage.

Translation:if you have a degree,you do not have to read anything pertaining to the drugs you prescribe as long as it is one you know nothing about
 
"Your ears hurt because you need to gain weight.
They wouldn't hurt if you weighed more."

This means he hasn't got a clue.
There is no way that an ear drum ruptures because
a person is under weight.

With luck, I am the only person who has had this
experience. At least, I hope so.
 
(Edit: reading back it seems like I'm kinda of topic here, about doctors but not the things they say xD so if it's too far from the actual topic, please just say and I will remove it)

After asking an intern doctor (GP) something about my blood pressure, she replied that she did not know the answer, after which she googled about it and started reading the Wikipedia page(!)

I was quite baffled about this, made a complaint that their intern wasn't very professional after which they assured me that they wouldn't allow her to do patients by herself if she wasn't competent.
Aka we don't feel like doing something about it because we like her...

The quality of doctors is so incredibly random it seems sometimes, though the bad ones really pull down the credibility of good ones, but that's a discussion for some other time xD not all doctors are bad.

For another laugh, some joke I found a while ago. No offense meant to anyone, women in particular, I just thought it was funny

"A woman goes to the Doctor, worried about her husband 's temper.
The Doctor asks: "What's the problem?
The woman says: "Doctor, I don't know what to do. Every day my husband seems to lose his temper for no reason. It scares me."
The Doctor says: "I have a cure for that. When it seems that your husband is getting angry, just take a glass of water and start swishing it in your mouth. Just swish and swish but don't swallow it until he either leaves the room or calms down.”
Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn.
The woman says: "Doctor that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband started losing it, I swished with water. I swished and swished, and he calmed right down! How does a glass of water do that?"
The Doctor says: "The water itself does nothing. It's keeping your mouth shut that does the trick"."
 
Me: "I'm having trouble standing for long periods of time, especially if it's hot since that's when I notice [the problem] the most."
Doctor: "Don't take such hot showers."
Me: "I don't make a habit of bathing in the Walmart checkout lines."

Me: "I've been having [the symptoms], and [the problem] is hereditary in my family. I've also noticed it worse lately."
Doctor: "It's just the pregnancy."
Me: "This problem started six years ago, this kid started a month ago. Did you pass first grade math or not?"

Ahhhh, doctors. Demmed lazy and useless. I hate them, I really do. The only one of my doctors I trust is my eye doctor because he's the only one who has ever paid attention to me and my questions, no matter how curious I was or how obvious the answer. I got quite a giggle over a dry-eye problem which really was solved by him holding out a tiny plastic computer monitor that said "blink more". I am much too prone to staring when I work!


But I have a whole bunch more funnies for you!
http://www.everyday-wisdom.com/medical-humor.html

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Actual Notes from Hospital Charts:
The patient refused autopsy.

While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

The patient has no previous history of suicides.

Since she can't get pregnant with her husband, I thought you would like to work her up.

The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.

The patient will need disposition, and therefore we will get Dr. Blankinship to dispose of him.

Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

I have suggested that he loosen his pants before standing, and then, when he stands with the help of his wife, they should fall to the floor.

The patient expired on the floor uneventfully

The patient experienced sudden onset of severe shortness of breath with a picture of acute pulmonary edema at home while having sex which gradually deteriorated in the emergency room.

She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.

Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

Patient was released to outpatient department without dressing.

On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.

The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.

The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.

Discharge status: Alive but without permission

By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better.

Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

She is numb from her toes down.

While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.

The skin was moist and dry.

Occasional, constant infrequent headaches. Patient was alert and unresponsive.

Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.

She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.

I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.

The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

Skin: somewhat pale but present.

The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.
 
Patient "I think I have -insert rare disease-"
Doctor "I see, why do you think that?" (Translation: *sigh* "Humour the hypochondriac")
Patient "Because -insert list of mundane symptoms of old age-"
Doctor "Hmmm, interesting" (Traslation: "I bloody hate WebMD")

^^ a conversation several different doctors had with my gran last time she was in hospital
 
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Doctor: "She could outlive us all."

So far, in my experience, this has meant---
get ready for a funeral.
 
Help me interpret this one:
"You're too young to have back problems"

Maybe if you'd helped me with it 20 yrs ago, I'd have less problems now!

One of the reasons I seldom go to the doctor is that they always make me feel stupid!
 
Doctor: Have you had weird sex?
Me: Umm, No.
What I was thinking: I'm a virgin, I don't even know what 'weird sex' is!

Who would answer 'yes' anyway? If you're into 'weird sex', you probably don't think it's weird!
Yes, Doctor. Every third Thursday night, if it's a full moon, at precisely 2am I do it hanging from the chandelier.
 
I asked a doctor once "was that all the more you were ever able to make of yourself?"
It really ground his gears :D
 
Doctor: Have you had weird sex?
Me: Umm, No.
What I was thinking: I'm a virgin, I don't even know what 'weird sex' is!

Who would answer 'yes' anyway? If you're into 'weird sex', you probably don't think it's weird!
Yes, Doctor. Every third Thursday night, if it's a full moon, at precisely 2am I do it hanging from the chandelier.
I should like to hire your architect who can build a chandelier strong enough to hold two energetic adults for a few minutes. Or hour or so. Depending on how weird they were. :p
 
Help me interpret this one:
"You're too young to have back problems"

Maybe if you'd helped me with it 20 yrs ago, I'd have less problems now!

One of the reasons I seldom go to the doctor is that they always make me feel stupid!

What a twat. I've had back problems since I was 17. I guess that's too young? I must be imagining the pain then, and those x-rays must have been mixed up with someone else's. Now I feel bad for wasting the physio's and doctor's time.
 
In response to an adverse reaction to Welbutrin: "Well, hinsight is 20/20." [Oh damn! I forgot to read the counterindications. I should never have given this drug to someone with chronic anxiety issues]

In response to trying to get an ObGyn after vaginoplasty: "Um, well ... why do you want one?" [Your crotch freaks me out. Can we just pretend it doesn't exist? I mean, it's not even a real vagina. What could possibly go wrong?]

In response to a query about actual gynocological issues I was having: "So, what did they make it out of?" [I had a two year heads up about your surgery, but never once took the time to do my research.]
 

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