Medicine PGY3: Hey, PGYx, I saw your consult on Mrs. Swollen Shoulder. It was really good! I read through the whole thing and thought it was done by a real rheumatologist until I saw your name at the bottom.
Me: Man, I'm going to miss Rheumatology.
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Dr. Bones: I can't keep giving you a steroid if you don't really need it. The medicine has side effects. I'm worried about your bone density.
Mr. Arthritis: Just give it to me. I'm 85 -- I've only got 5 years left, max!
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Me: So other than your inguinal hernia repair and lung biopsy have you had any other surgeries?
Mr. Details: Yeah, they did something to my balls.
Me: Do you remember what they did?
Mr. Details: No.
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Wow. Considering how treasured the 'balls' are you'd think the details would stand out in his mind!
Hilariously awesome quotes.
And sweet props too!
I laughed so hard at Mr. Details. I'm glad I wasn't in the room when that conversation went down. I'd be the guy turning towards the corner biting my tongue. I'm still a little kid when it comes to 'potty words'. The normal/scientific stuff won't faze me though. Thanks for the laugh. I needed it today. :)
ABB: Yeah, it's unclear how one could forget such a momentous event. He seemed to genuinely not know what had been done or even what problem required a fix!
flusteredgrad: Glad it made you laugh! I guarantee you will learn to adopt a facial expression that says, "Everything you just told me is completely unsurprising. Tell me more." Even when patients say inadvertently hilarious things. :-)
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