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Posted by Rainwoman on November 9, 2000, at 9:32:51
Howdy All!
A funny thing happened at my p-doc's the other day, and I thought, ya know, that could maybe make an amusing thread.
So, here goes!
What is the most amusing situation you've been in when visiting a doctor?
The thing that happened to me was, on Tuesday, right after work, I had an appointment. So I leave a little work a little early to get there on time. You know, impress my doc with how I am managing my ADD, you get the pic.
So, I get there right on time, and I'm just all proud of myself. So I have a seat. There is no receptionist, so you just wait for the doc to come get you. So, I sit down. There is this other guy in the room also, whose daughter is totally engrossed in pummeling her father with "punchbuggies". Then the daughter leaves, and the guy starts talking to me. And talking. And talking. His wife is after him, he's been reported to child protection services. He can't even have a beer without his wife knowing. He's learning to cook cause he got custody. I mean, if this guy is telling a perfect stranger all this crap, what the heck does he tell his friends. I was ready to charge the guy for a session.
Anyway, after sitting there for 20 mins or so, I'm wondering where the good doc is. I rummage through my purse and actually find the appt. card. Which was dated the day before! So much for impressing him with my handling skills, huh?
The only other slightly amusing thing that happened was with my ex-therapist, and I'm in the middle of this really emotional thing, and the guy lets one fly. It wasn't little either. Medium sized. But for the life of me, I could not stop laughing. I went from bawling to complete and total hysterical laughter!So, how bout you guys? Pullmarine, I'm sure you have several that are more than amusing!
Hope all is well with all of you!
Michele
Posted by noa on November 9, 2000, at 14:40:38
In reply to A funny thing happened....How 'bout you?, posted by Rainwoman on November 9, 2000, at 9:32:51
> The only other slightly amusing thing that happened was with my ex-therapist, and I'm in the middle of this really emotional thing, and the guy lets one fly..........I went from bawling to complete and total hysterical laughter!
Don't you know they teach that in the Introduction to Clinical Skills course in therapist school? Under the section on dealing with crying patients, I think.
Posted by Rainwoman on November 9, 2000, at 15:22:15
In reply to Re: A funny thing happened....LOL!!, posted by noa on November 9, 2000, at 14:40:38
> > The only other slightly amusing thing that happened was with my ex-therapist, and I'm in the middle of this really emotional thing, and the guy lets one fly..........I went from bawling to complete and total hysterical laughter!
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> Don't you know they teach that in the Introduction to Clinical Skills course in therapist school? Under the section on dealing with crying patients, I think.
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They must have to eat alot of beans!
Posted by coral on November 9, 2000, at 19:58:45
In reply to Re: A funny thing happened....LOL!!, posted by Rainwoman on November 9, 2000, at 15:22:15
The funniest (so far) thing that has happened with my therapist happened yesterday.
My therapist (who is absolutely outstanding) said that we were at the core issues of my therapy. I asked him to explain and he said, "In the process of deconstructing the personality . . ." (and he took a breath (big mistake), I said, "I hope you have plenty of Krazy glue."
He bit his lip at first to keep from laughing, then, finally gave it up --- laughing until he had tears at which point, I caught the double entendre (quite unintentional)....
Once we'd stopped laughing, he assured me that he ordered Krazy glue in bulk...
Good to know... :)
Coral
Posted by noa on November 10, 2000, at 6:36:42
In reply to Re: My funny thing...., posted by coral on November 9, 2000, at 19:58:45
GOL (guffawing out loud)
Posted by S. Howard on November 10, 2000, at 21:32:15
In reply to Re: My funny thing.... » coral, posted by noa on November 10, 2000, at 6:36:42
My funny thing didn't happen with my therapist but it relates. I was committed to a psychiatric
ward rather unceremoniously last summer. At the time I worked for a doctors' office, and though I had to call in to tell them where I was and that I didn't know when I would be back, I didn't figure that the details were any of their business. After a couple of weeks I returned to work and although everyone was very kind to me, I was still the subject of a lot of speculation and very strange looks, because everyone knew where I had been but nobody knew why (by that time my sense of humor had returned and I was keeping quiet on purpose, just to see if rumor turned me into an axe-wielding maniac).
On my first day back, a red pen leaked into the pocket of my white scrub shirt. I scrubbed the stain with hand soap several times but couldn't remove all of it. After lunch, I saw that the dried stain was still very obvious, so I took a bottle of White-Out (typing correction fluid)into one of the exam rooms and painted it over the red stain. I was in a very good mood and was humming "Penny Lane" while I painted my shirt with the
White-Out. It was a big stain and a tiny brush, so this took some time. Eventually I noticed that quite a few of my fellow employees had walked very slowly past the open door of the exam room, and it finally occurred to me that they thought I had completely lost it. I burst out laughing and said, "For God's sake you guys, I'm alright!" They all crowded into the room and shut the door and I explained everything.
People kill me.
Posted by Ted on November 14, 2000, at 14:38:19
In reply to A funny thing happened....How 'bout you?, posted by Rainwoman on November 9, 2000, at 9:32:51
My pdoc is boring, but maybe this applies:
After my wife had our child a few years back, I got a vasectomy. The urologist/surgeon was a *drop dead gorgeous* woman and her nurse-assistant was almost as good looking.
Enough said.
(And you should have seen their evil grins when they said "just lay back and put your feet in the stirrups". YIKES!)
TedPS: That urologist was the best doctor I ever went to. And it had nothing to do with looks. :-)
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