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Funny and Bizarre Stories
- by TalkinCardio
- 2012-09-03 02:09:17
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Hello everyone...I thought it would be interesting to read some of the funny or bizarre experiences we have had with doctors, nurses, or hospitals. I'm sure we all have some.
One of mine was when the ER doctor listened to my heart and then went over to the metal garbage can in the room and starting pounding on it like he was playing the drums! I asked him what he was doing!!?? He said, that is what your heart sounds like! Needless to say I am glad he wasn't the cardiologist! :)
Cant wait to start reading your responses. Cathy
20 Comments
My GP
by jane32 - 2012-09-03 10:09:24
always says my heart sounds like a vacuum cleaner. I have got a mitral valve prolapse and regurgiation, which is probably what is causing that.
Cheers Jane
LUV Some FUNnies ~ ~ ~
by Carolyn65 - 2012-09-03 10:09:41
Love to hear Funnies on the PM site ~ makes the mundane problems/feelings better.
Having been a member since mid May, 2009, we love to hear lots of 'Gratitudes' and FUNnies ~ This is the site to be for good advice ~ Brings back past Memories of 'Pookie', a member, always soooo FUNny ~
Keep the FUNnies coming ~ A laugh a day keeps the doctor away ~
THANX,
Carolyn G. in TEXAS ~ Rain Dancing in TEXAS ~
Try this one:
by donr - 2012-09-03 11:09:17
Walked into the cardiac procedure room for a TEE (Trans Esophageal Echo) & the first words out of the nurse's mouth were "Has anyone spoken to you about having a cardioversion?"
I told her "No, & if anyone does, I'm walking out the door!"
Don
Long end of stick
by Laben - 2012-09-04 01:09:11
While in CCU the nurse came in to start a new IV on the topside of my hand above my pointing finger and I could see that the needle was longer than the vein but I thought she must know something that I didn't. She shoved the needle in and it just came right on out the other end of the vein. Her response, "hmm...it won't fit there". .........Laben
More ER
by donr - 2012-09-04 02:09:01
I was in the ER once following my attempt to stop a Jeep Cherokee w/ my right shoulder.
I'm lying there drifting in & out of coherence while under the influence of morphine & in walks the ER Doc, all chipper & happy & asks "How are you doing today?"
My response was "Lousy! that's why I'm lying here on the gurney talking to you!"
Don
ER
by Tracey_E - 2012-09-04 02:09:45
I was in the ER once and they did a chest xray. The technician was a young kid. Guess he hadn't seen the chart because he popped his head back around the corner with huge eyes "do you have a pacemaker??" If I'd been thinking more clearly, I would have said "no, why?"
Busted Valve
by Tattoo Man - 2012-09-04 04:09:06
ike jane I had a ripped valve that buzzed for 8 months before surgery.
When I was admitted to hospital my surgeon Richard Firmin examined me and turned to the little gaggle of Registrars that were with him and told them
"I once had a patient who had self-diagnosed his condition by using a plastic stethoscope that he had won in a darts competition the week before"
I had been told that Firmin had no sense of humour...mmm...not so sure about that !!
From a glorious UK...Tattoo Man
Keep them coming!
by TalkinCardio - 2012-09-04 04:09:14
You're all making me laugh!
Congratulations Tattoo Man! That is wonderful. Congrats to Mrs. Tattoo!
Cathy
Gotcha !!
by Tattoo Man - 2012-09-04 04:09:51
Cardiologist...."So Mr Tattoo Man, do you ever experience tightness in the chest and loss of breath ?"
TM..." Well actually Doc, there are times when I do "
Cardio (excited)...."Mr TM tell me more..."
TM..."Doc, I usually feel like this after a particularly tough 10 kilo offroad race"
Cardio..."Mr TM ,...kindly bugger off"
NEXT !!!
TM
PS its our 41st wedding anniversary today. We met in a coffee bar at the age of 16 1/2...yup, it can be done !
Ok.....;) 2005
by pacergirl - 2012-09-04 08:09:20
I was admitted to the Kansas heart hospital and was assigned a room. The nurses were not very attentive and actually I was feeling as if I were a bother to them. I undressed, climed into bed and relaxed. The nurse came in and took my vital signs and said to me that I looked just fine.... "Ah ha I thought", Another bunch of people who don't believe me when I say I don't "feel well". So.... At around 3am they burst into my room! I woke up with them hitting my chest and yelling at me! I quietly asked " why are you hitting me" her eyes were Massive!.. And she said to me that my heart had totally stopped and alarms were going off! I quietly replied "now you know why I'm here". I heard them muttering on their way out of the room "she looked just fine!"
Hosp experience
by donr - 2012-09-04 09:09:16
More post stopping a Jeep cherokee:
I spent 3 days in neuro ICU, then moved to the regular room. I had rather messy internal torso injuries, but looked fine in a gown. Not a mark on me, even though my head went through a window (I was wearing a skateboarder's helmet - long story). I had not had a bath in 4 days & was pretty ripe. The techs did not refuse, but made it pretty clear that they had no intentions of bathing a patient that was obviously capable of doing it themselves.
Wife finally had enough & told them to bring her the stuff & tell her how to do it & she'd do it herself. Grumbling, they brought the stuff & told her they would do it. As soon as they took off my gown & saw the upper right quarter of my thorax black, blue, green & yellow, Their attitude changed & life was decent from then on. Nine more days we stayed there till they could drain my lower right pleural cavity & re-expand a collapsed lung.
Don
Heaven here I come !
by IAN MC - 2012-09-04 11:09:35
Immediately after having my PM installed a good friend turned up at hoital reception to visit me. He asked them " Could you tell me which ward IANMC is in please "
The receptionist looked at her computer screen. and replied. " I'm very sorry but IANMC has gone to the other side ! "
My friend admitted to twinges of disappointment when she clarified my exact whereabouts. ( he was hoping to inherit my golf clubs ! )
Ian
Oooooh,..Don !
by Tattoo Man - 2012-09-05 04:09:06
Quote..."I looked fine in a gown"
Hey its ok,, a Guy needs a hobby !
TM
its MY foot!!!
by Hope - 2012-09-05 07:09:10
Have always been a barefoot, beach loving girl. Some years ago, I was hospitalized with a raging infection in my left foot. Was put on IV antibiotics with terrifying words that I could lose my foot. With me semisedated, the doctor and a couple of nurses began a lancing procedure for drainage. In the process, I heard the doctor say, "Just cut it off right there". Out of reflex, my leg flew straight up, almost leaving the man jawless. He was actually referring to the bandaging. I still have my foot, and if the doctor learned to watch what he says when cutting on semisedated patients, I guess he still has his jaw. Hopeful Heart
TM: Our wives should compare notes...
by donr - 2012-09-05 08:09:10
...I think they would have a lot in common. Rolling eyes, grimacing at jokes they've heard a thousand times, standing behind us & shaking their heads all the time mouthing "Don't believe him!" - etc.
Many times people look at her & ask "How long have you two been married?" Her standard reply is "53 yrs, can you believe it?" Their standard rejoinder to that is to shake their heads in disbelief & say " You're one tough lady."
Our cardio is a real hoot. Last time we were in for me to see him, he came into the room right after the Medtronic techs had finished, trailed by his note taking nurse. We shook hands, passed the usual pleasantries & I told him we 'd heard he & his wife were leaving on a vacation in two days. To the veldt of South Africa. Going on a safari? Yes. How long? three days. Doc, watch out for snakes - they have spitting cobras there that are dangerous at 6 ft range. Be sure to wear your glasses - they never miss the eyes when they spit - & I'd hate to see you come home blind. There followed a lengthy discussion of the venomous vipers of the veldt (& the elapids). And another 15 min scheduled appt turned into an hour.
Don
I'll bet
by TalkinCardio - 2012-09-05 08:09:22
he never said that again! :)
Still enjoying the stories!
Cathy
TM, You are...
by donr - 2012-09-05 08:09:33
...one sick puppy! Guess that's why I like you.
Beats the daylights outa the garb you described as wearing out in the streets once.
I'll get even..
Don
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by ebfox - 2012-09-03 05:09:38
When they wheeled me into the EP lab for my PM insertion, of course the first thing they ask is your name. The nurse said "Are you etc etc etc..." giving my full given name. I said, "They call me E. B."
The nurse took a step closer and said with a smile, "They call me E.Z..."
It was a fun afternoon.
EB