It did take 2.5 hours to get some pain meds. I begged for some pain meds from the triage nurse and said then I would be happy to wait my turn. No meds for me.

Men who have had kidney stones say it is the most painful thing they have ever had. Women, including those with children, say the same thing.

Sorry to bother you with my kidney stones that are “all in my head”.

-government (’voting and politics’… giving us the appearance that individuals have ultimate control),

-media (’call in talk radio’, asking the average person on the street ‘what do you think?’, and ‘everyone’s 15 minutes of fame’) and

-Big Business by pandering( ‘comment cards’, and ‘Have it your way!’ mentality, etc.)

all constantly tell us we are very important…it just creates a monster in the end… like a spoiled, bratty child. thus, bad behavior when we don’t get our way! And I know, I’m a baby boomer and we are the worst!

In realty, we are just not that important…but that is hard for the endulged, puffed up ego to swallow.

1) hinge sign - where the patient leans against the doorsill of his room and swings in and out as you go by.

2) relative hinge sign - see above, except involves a relative.

3) curtain crack syndrome - patient opens the curtain at least 30% to watch their case progress.

4) Patient murmur - Occurs when you are with aother patient in the next room and the patient is loudly overheard complaining about the wait/care/doctor/nurse/food/cleanliness/lack of pain meds. Graded on a scale of 1-6.

5) How-do-you-do sign. Patient or relative comes to nurses station and engages busy staff in meaningless banter.

6) Administrator sign - when the end of the visit results in the patient giving the customary salutation “I am a friend of the CEO of this hospital and he is going to hear about this”. Often followed by a visit from a representative from the carpeted section carrying a clipboard with the standard voluminous “You are a meaningless piece of crap for insulting one of our guests” paperwork.

7) Hyperdocumentation - when the patient starts writing everything you say down, for their lawyer.

Brush with rush sign - occurs when the patient is on the cellphone, making you wait, and tells the harrowing tale of how he “rushed” to the emergency, had to wait 6 hours in the waiting room, followed by patient murmur (see above).

(By the way, why is the only verb applicable to arriving at the Emergency the verb “to rush”? Most of the people rush to the ER to wait for hours. Evening news shows love that verb!)

And, ED Pharmacist, not to quibble, I believe the correct term is hypodilaudidemia referring to the low level of dilaudid in the bloodstream. I believe dilaudopenia refers to my prescribing habits for this syndrome.

IglooDoc

Foolish.

80-120 million afflicted in the USA, alone! Secondly, 98% are ego syntonic with its’ characteristics. Therefore, it is as effectively cured as Pancreatic Ca, regardless of the treatment.

The best you can do is to isolate yourself from it, as it is contagious.

Predilections include Irresponsibility, Egalitarianism, and Lack of Integrity.

Despite following infectious patterns of spread, it is definitely familial.

Truth, Reason, and Faith are know to confer modest protection.

If you don’t believe me, you very well may be so afflicted, already… and it won’t be helpful to call your lawyer to see if they can shut me up.