Re: Sometimes this may be true with some doctors.

From: LNewman@milbank.com
Mon Feb 7 09:12:40 2000


This was most excellent!!!

> An e-mail friend of mine sent the following to me. Perhaps you may
> already
> have had some of these experiences with some of the doctors you have seen
> -
> and you may be able to add experiences of your own.
>
> ** What some doctors say, and what they may be really thinking **
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 1.) "This should be taken care of right away."
>
> (I'd planned a trip to Hawaii next month but this is so easy and
> profitable
> that I want to fix it before it cures itself.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 2.) "There is a lot of that going around."
>
> (That's the third one this week. I'd better learn something about this.)
> "Welllllll, what have we here...?" (He has no idea and is hoping you'll
> give him a clue.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 3.) "Let me check your medical history."
>
> (I want to see if you've paid your last bill before spending any more time
> with you.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 4.) "Why don't we make another appointment later in the week."
>
> (I'm playing golf this afternoon, and this a waste of time.) or (I need
> the
> bucks, so I'm charging you for another office visit.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 5.) "We have some good news and some bad news."
>
> (The good news is, I'm going to buy that new BMW. The bad news is, you're
> going to pay for it.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 6.) "Let's see how it develops."
>
> (Maybe in a few days it will grow into something that can be cured.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 7.) "Let me schedule you for some tests."
>
> (I have a forty percent interest in the lab.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 8.) "I'd like to have my associate look at you."
>
> (He's going through a messy divorce and owes me a bundle.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 9.) "I'd like to prescribe a new drug."
>
> (I'm writing a paper and would like to use you for a guinea pig.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 10.)"If it doesn't clear up in a week, give me a call."
>
> (I don't know what it is. Maybe it will go away by itself.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 11.) "That's quite a nasty looking wound."
>
> (I think I'm going to throw up.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 12.) "This may smart a little."
>
> (Last week two patients bit off their tongues.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 13.) "Well, we're not feeling so well today, are we...?"
>
> (I'm stalling for time. Who are you and why are you here?)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 14.) "This should fix you up."
>
> (The drug company slipped me some big bucks to prescribe this stuff.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 15.) "Everything seems to be normal."
>
> (Rats! I guess I can't buy that new beach condo after all.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 16.) "I'd like to run some more tests."
>
> (I can't figure out what's wrong. Maybe the kid in the lab can solve this
> one.)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 17.) "Do you suppose all this stress could be affecting your nerves?"
>
> (You're crazier'n an outhouse rat. Now, if I can only find a shrink who'll
> split fees with me ...)
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> 18.) "If those symptoms persist, call for an appointment."
>
> (I've never heard of anything so disgusting. Thank goodness I'm off next
> week.)
>
> >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^<
>

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