tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post8355229642399917784..comments2024-01-12T06:12:35.838-05:00Comments on StorytellERdoc: Antisocial & Cynical MeStorytellERdochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14371229500424449124noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-5216206833160953642010-04-01T02:22:35.754-04:002010-04-01T02:22:35.754-04:00Not sure where to post this but I wanted to ask if...Not sure where to post this but I wanted to ask if anyone has heard of National Clicks?<br /><br />Can someone help me find it?<br /><br />Overheard some co-workers talking about it all week but didn't have time to ask so I thought I would post it here to see if someone could help me out.<br /><br />Seems to be getting alot of buzz right now.<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-20937294346519639572010-01-17T12:17:48.963-05:002010-01-17T12:17:48.963-05:00At least your dad isn't like this one http://t...At least your dad isn't like this one http://twitter.com/shitmydadsaysChristine Okonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231310534945233240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-73035853236763162010-01-17T03:19:50.175-05:002010-01-17T03:19:50.175-05:00Great story, Funny with your long sips of beer.
M...Great story, Funny with your long sips of beer.<br /><br />My first thought was that your dad has such confidence in you and he derives pleasure with pride in directing people to you.<br /><br />I think if he's almost 80 and not listening ..he's not going to change.<br /><br />The lady certainly overreacted regarding her bug bite. You handled it well. :)<br /><br />I used to ask a surgeon things when I worked at the hospital. never occurred to me I was one of "those" people. :) But we did know each other through work. I've seen a lot of staff do that with the docs and then they go into the doc's office. I did. I think they get a certain number of employees as patients because they do take the time to chat/look at something. You get to know each other at work.<br /><br />I've also seen docs bring things up to employees if they were concerned for them.<br /><br />But at a social event ..off limits.<br /><br />Partee! :)<br /><br />My older son is in the computer field,works a lot and is on call often and people do ask him for favors. Not a big deal if simple but when the simple favor turns into a project I feel for him.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-76637602051103052652010-01-17T03:07:59.536-05:002010-01-17T03:07:59.536-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-61949594597733269362010-01-16T21:29:26.881-05:002010-01-16T21:29:26.881-05:00My daughter is a physician and I make every consci...My daughter is a physician and I make every conscious effort NOT to do this to her. I'm and ER nurse and I like my time off so I imagine that she likes hers as well. <br /><br />In fact, most people who know me and don't work with me are surprised to find out that my daughter is a doctor. It's not something that I find the need to "bring up in conversation."Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365849024546626236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-38235315729557004232010-01-16T16:33:45.424-05:002010-01-16T16:33:45.424-05:00Ha! I knew there was a good reason I became an int...Ha! I knew there was a good reason I became an internal communications consultant. No one wanders up to me at parties and asks for a quick employee engagement strategy document or a newsletter. Mostly when they discover what I do they just look quizzical and find an excuse to wander off. Apart from when I worked at Carlsberg of course (a brewery!), now that always got people's attention!WrightStuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16684505907887354154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-14948313957063465032010-01-16T15:57:43.852-05:002010-01-16T15:57:43.852-05:00When people show me their 2-inch scars from knee s...When people show me their 2-inch scars from knee scopes or whine about their sore wrists, I just point out my shoulder-to-wrist scar and my open wound from my necrotizing fasciitis surgeries in November. It's become a very good conversation killer.Dr. Mongo Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351344829632811877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-3662729640984222322010-01-16T14:58:44.822-05:002010-01-16T14:58:44.822-05:00As an editor, I can understand BC Cook's conce...As an editor, I can understand BC Cook's concern regarding typos. But let's be honest: we all make them (Sure, some of us more than others). In a post with very few other grammar erros, I would have let the phased/fazed thing slide. Since it's been brought up, BC Cook is right in that instance. However, I have to side with Heather on the "teh internets" thing. If you're going to mock, make it clear that you're mocking and not mistaking.<br /><br />Oh, and if we're going to get nitpicky, it's "full-time" with a hyphen.<br /><br /><>< KatieKatie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-77431670012493335922010-01-16T08:48:30.899-05:002010-01-16T08:48:30.899-05:00Heather, "on teh internets" is not a mis...Heather, "on teh internets" is not a mistake - I guess you might call it internet slang. It's pretty common.coulrophobic agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529243280844103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-79965022446217215672010-01-16T02:34:16.671-05:002010-01-16T02:34:16.671-05:00Just say 'If you'll just take off all your...Just say 'If you'll just take off all your clothes, I'll just examine you here on the couch (in front of everyone)!Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930813831113945752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-19659233840806275072010-01-15T22:38:10.594-05:002010-01-15T22:38:10.594-05:00BC Cook....."on teh internets"? Perhaps ...BC Cook....."on teh internets"? Perhaps you should check for your own mistakes before double posting and looking for that full time (yes, two words) job. What would your profession be anyway? I sincerely doubt that it requires many brain cells.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13095417939987864932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-11020874284471502042010-01-15T20:55:02.408-05:002010-01-15T20:55:02.408-05:00Cal: right-on
Tetracyclines re-enter our systems ...Cal: right-on<br /><br />Tetracyclines re-enter our systems double-time through dairy products. <br /><br />It is scary that this may be partially causing antibiotic resistance in many cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-6835118665261482962010-01-15T20:46:28.148-05:002010-01-15T20:46:28.148-05:00Being in art school, my professors always say, &qu...Being in art school, my professors always say, "at a cocktail party, you can talk about how ugly Rococo was, and how relieved you are to see that the 80s are coming back...."<br /><br />aahhhemm...<br /><br />1. Talk about art history at a party?<br />2. Go to a cocktail party?<br />3. Relieved that the 80s are back?<br />4. Talk about school at a party?<br /><br />This happens to my supervisor in Anatomy. One step outside of work or teaching, and someone will say, "are you a Doctor, well, I have this thing..."<br /><br />I can't wait—NOT!~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-73500097090931462832010-01-15T20:39:07.736-05:002010-01-15T20:39:07.736-05:00My brother is head of trauma med in a large hospit...My brother is head of trauma med in a large hospital. Whenever someone in the family asks him a medical question, he replies, "Not my specialty. Let me know if you ever get a gun-shot wound."<br /><br />And that's it. If the family member persists, his answer is, "It's unethical for me to prescribe for family members and/or friends. You wouldn't want me to diagnose something really bad, but not be able to prescribe anything that would save your life, would you?"<br /><br />That usually stops everyone. Generally the rest of us watch the inquirer very closely then and when they ask what we're looking at, we reply, "We're waiting for you to expire..." LOLClassof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/00575168312203811542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-37212399909499183512010-01-15T20:13:40.974-05:002010-01-15T20:13:40.974-05:00Classic, as always. Love your writing!Classic, as always. Love your writing!As We Like Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049053570356229926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-651708983395450952010-01-15T19:17:12.227-05:002010-01-15T19:17:12.227-05:00BC Cook, while antibiotic resistance is a growing ...BC Cook, while antibiotic resistance is a growing problem partially due to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat viral illnesses, the finger needs to be pointed to the main culprit here, which is the use of antibiotics in livestock production as growth promotants... most of the antibiotics used in this country are in that area and not in the medical field. While I think a lot of progress as been made lately in bringing awareness to the fact that if you have the flu/cold you don't need antibiotics, not a great deal has been heard about the link between the cocktails of antibiotics given to livestock regularly and the rise of multi-drug resistant bacteria.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-17450640240111090932010-01-15T18:25:54.175-05:002010-01-15T18:25:54.175-05:00I SO identify with that and I've haven't b...I SO identify with that and I've haven't been a doctor for a full month yet. I've been getting "family consults" since I was in first year! And then phone calls from overseas from relatives saying "its 7am here and we are wondering what to do about your cousins rash". It is generally midnight or after in Australia when they ring! <br />Oh, and I had to reassert the boundaries recently because someone in my family thought that the "not treating family" thing only applied to medical school. Grr.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032258710192225915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-38647316483037498442010-01-15T17:10:08.244-05:002010-01-15T17:10:08.244-05:00lq2mlq2mrlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-50456419696079243952010-01-15T16:47:15.539-05:002010-01-15T16:47:15.539-05:00"She was hardly phased. "
She was hardl..."She was hardly phased. "<br /><br />She was hardly fazed, not phased. I could have a fulltime job just correcting this on teh internets.<br /><br />And not everybody wants antibiotics. I have assiduously avoided antibiotics all my life. And what good has it done me? I'm just as likely to contract MRSA or some other horrible antibiotic-resistant infection as the assholes who've been taking antibiotics for their colds. (And the doctors who prescribe them.)BC Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028180422014892417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-86599048935541007542010-01-15T16:46:31.356-05:002010-01-15T16:46:31.356-05:00"She was hardly phased. "
She was hardl..."She was hardly phased. "<br /><br />She was hardly fazed, not phased. I could have a fulltime job just correcting this on teh internets.<br /><br />And not everybody wants antibiotics. I have assiduously avoided antibiotics all my life. And what good has it done me? I'm just as likely to contract MRSA or some other horrible antibiotic-resistant infection as the assholes who've been taking antibiotics for their colds. (And the doctors who prescribe them.)BC Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028180422014892417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-66701251762744635302010-01-15T16:21:57.238-05:002010-01-15T16:21:57.238-05:00It happens to us psychiatrists, too. No bites, ras...It happens to us psychiatrists, too. No bites, rashes, or boobs, but sometimes solicitations for very personal advice. (It sometimes starts with, "I have a friend who___." I'm thankful my father doesn't offer my advice to others!Lockup Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206543723031055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-1254327311633914082010-01-15T15:35:23.028-05:002010-01-15T15:35:23.028-05:00AtYourCervix (awesome name, btw), do you really th...AtYourCervix (awesome name, btw), do you really think it's wise to tell people that? I mean, you think random people asking you to look at their *rashes* are annoying...coulrophobic agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529243280844103232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-77470757214687502032010-01-15T14:00:35.755-05:002010-01-15T14:00:35.755-05:00As Nikita said, it happens to us nurses too.
I re...As Nikita said, it happens to us nurses too.<br /><br />I really don't want to see your rash. Honestly. (You do realize I deal with girly parts in my job? You know...vagina, cervix, uterus??)AtYourCervixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238926588944507794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-34885372409363563262010-01-15T13:48:43.760-05:002010-01-15T13:48:43.760-05:00You would run fast from my whole family! They love...You would run fast from my whole family! They love to discuss all sorts of medical problems, and when they would first get a whiff that you were a doctor it would make their collective day. Run Forrest, run!<br />On a similar note, I once had a receptionist at the hospital show me her "oh so terrible" scar with pride telling it had once got infected; I had to lean forward and squint and she parted the folds of her neck with pride. To this day I don't understand why she did this.(Sympathy? attention? kinship?)Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204635978443190089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7558528804236989500.post-11687423478458668042010-01-15T12:23:40.193-05:002010-01-15T12:23:40.193-05:00"Go ask my son; he's a doctor." A c..."Go ask my son; he's a doctor." A compliment born from pride, I am sure. Should that be repaid with a wedgie? ABSOLUTELY! <br /><br />Aren't you familiar with William Osler's First Law? The depth of the wedgie should be directly proportional to the irritation factor of the bogus consult. <br /><br />By the way, while I have your attention, I've had this runny nose for a few days. Any chance of a rx for a z-pac...?t.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15078067225523297368noreply@blogger.com