Patient: My doctor sent me in to see a neurologist.
Me: OK, why?
Patient: I don’t know, he just said I should.
Me: OK, who is your doctor?
Patient: I don’t remember.
Me. When did you see him?
Patient: I have no idea.
Me: OK, who did he say you were supposed to see?
Patient: I don’t know, I think it is supposed […]

It really sucks when it is so busy that you don’t get a chance to eat for 8-12 hours. I am not counting poaching a Jello cup from the patient refrigerator - I mean able to sit down for 10 or 15 min and eat some left overs from the night before or some semi-edible […]

I don’t know but I guess I can understand. Some people define themselves by their career. When they retire, they essentially lose their identity and get really depressed. Still, I think it gets to the point where you need to turn your stethoscope and enjoy other aspects of life. I know for sure […]

 
OK, quick non-medical post here. I really enjoy the winter Olympics. Growing up on skis, I think it kicks butt over the summer ones - although the excitement of many watching it may be due to the distinct possibility of crashing big time, being seriously injured or even killed (RIP Georgina Luger […]

Occasionally I meet a flirtatious patient. I mean, come on, I am so Uber-Hott that it comes with the turf of being me! (Cue the cymbal crash). Anyway, sometimes a chief complaint or at least the description of symptoms don’t lend themselves well to making one’s self sexually alluring. GI complaints […]

Mr Palpitation (a vibrant appearing man in his mid 80’s): Doc, I got chest pain and felt my heart beating really fast yesterday.
ERP: OK, what were you doing at the time?
Mr Palp: I was on a plane flying back from Puerto Rico - I have a bakery here in town and I […]

Me: “OK, Ma’am, it looks like everything came back fine. I think you can go home and follow up with your doctor next week.”
Patient: “Great!”
Patient’s Husband: “Doc, can’t you keep her for a few days, she is driving me NUTS!”