| John the OFM | 04 Apr 2014 5:49 p.m. PST |
I am one of those Ancients who used to have (still have!) LP records.
Back in the 60s I bought a Bill Cosby comedy album. One of his routines was about what you never want to hear a doctor say. He was undergoing an operation under a local anesthetic, and he heard the doctor say "Oops!" Much hilarity ensues. But, no. That is not the worst thing you can hear a doctor say. THIS is:
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| ming31 | 04 Apr 2014 6:28 p.m. PST |
I have tose albums ….super funny |
| VonTed | 04 Apr 2014 6:35 p.m. PST |
Dad is great, gives us chocolate cake! |
 Jlundberg  | 04 Apr 2014 6:38 p.m. PST |
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| Korvessa | 04 Apr 2014 6:41 p.m. PST |
I still have my Cosby albums (stole them from my big bro) |
| Major Mike | 04 Apr 2014 6:55 p.m. PST |
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| Pictors Studio | 04 Apr 2014 7:03 p.m. PST |
I'm not saying it would be impossible that that could happen in the United States but it shouldn't happen. Doctors are not supposed to talk about organ donation at all. |
| Mako11 | 04 Apr 2014 7:05 p.m. PST |
So this is not a story about pudding? |
| Jakse375 | 04 Apr 2014 7:05 p.m. PST |
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| Charlie 12 | 04 Apr 2014 7:06 p.m. PST |
Horrifying, yes. But it does happen. Working for a major teaching hospital, I've heard similar stories. One case, an electrical worker had received a major electrical shock that left him paralyzed. He was pronounced dead and transported to the hospital's morgue. Only when a morgue attendant noticed one of his eyelids fluttering did they realize he was still alive. Luckily he made a complete recovery. |
 enfant perdus | 04 Apr 2014 8:04 p.m. PST |
Only when a morgue attendant noticed one of his eyelids fluttering did they realize he was still alive. Some years ago, I went in for a rhinoplasty to fix a deviated septum, including the removal of a lot of scar tissue/cartilage. As I emerged from the Versed, I thought it was a little odd I wasn't in the recovery room, but still in the OR. Surprise! The surgery hadn't started, so I was awake for the entire thing. From the minute the surgeon flayed my nose with the scalpel and flipped it back on my forehead until he sutured it all back in place, plus all the parts in between; wide awake. I mention this because, as he was working on my nose, he was frequently looking into my eyes as I repeatedly blinked SOS. Yes, I was sufficiently "with it" to do that. So imagine how much I enjoyed the whole procedure. When I brought this up in the recovery room, there were vigorous denials all around, as I "couldn't possibly have been conscious" with the dosage of Versed that was administered. When I described the conversations and music that was playing during the procedure, things got very quiet… |
| Charlie 12 | 04 Apr 2014 8:40 p.m. PST |
What happened to you is all too common, I'm afraid. |
| doug redshirt | 04 Apr 2014 9:10 p.m. PST |
I woke up during arm surgery once. I commented during the surgery that this was different and they realized I was awake. They asked if I wanted to go back under and I said no I was okay. Thanks to the nerve block I never felt any pain, just pressure as they cut and moved things around. Quickest surgery I ever recovered from. |
| MahanMan | 04 Apr 2014 9:42 p.m. PST |
Junior Barnes…Junior Baaarnes…you *gunky*! |
| bsrlee | 04 Apr 2014 10:00 p.m. PST |
He was also wrong about childbirth too – a friends Mum had 3 kids without the benefit of anaesthetic and later had a kidney stone – her opinion was that a kidney stone was worse, and blokes get kidney stones. But his delivery of the joke was great. |
| Privateer4hire | 05 Apr 2014 3:42 a.m. PST |
Fifty percent of what we will teach you here at medical school is wrong. The tragedy is we do not know which fifty percent that is. |
| Schogun | 05 Apr 2014 5:02 a.m. PST |
More Cosby: Why is there air? To fill basketballs! God: Noah!
Noah: Yes, God?
God: How long can you tread water? |
| elsyrsyn | 05 Apr 2014 5:23 a.m. PST |
Got out some of the Cosby LPs not long ago. Need a new cartridge for the turntable, but still enjoyed listening to them. Doug |
| vtsaogames | 05 Apr 2014 5:58 a.m. PST |
Brain damage. They all have brain damage. He was right on that one. |
| T Meier | 05 Apr 2014 6:38 a.m. PST |
"If a more experienced doctor had not returned from holiday three days after his accident, he is in little doubt that he would not be here today." That's the key thing right there, just because a person gets through medical school it doesn't mean they aren't a screw-up, though MD's are better at hiding the fact than just about anybody. |
| John the OFM | 05 Apr 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
When I was a grad student in Chemistry, I gave out a C to a pre-med student. He EARNED that C. It would have prevented him from going into med school.
Nevertheless, the chairman of the department strong armed me into changing it to a B.
I hope the lazy dork flunked out of med school, or he would be "practicing" medicine now. |
| Brian Bronson | 05 Apr 2014 9:22 a.m. PST |
I said to a guy, "Tell me, what is it about cocaine that makes it so wonderful," and he said, "Because it intensifies your personality." I said, "Yes, but what if you're an  ?" Sorry for the bleep. It's similar to donkey-hole. |
| Sundance | 05 Apr 2014 12:27 p.m. PST |
Noah and 200 M.P.H. are AWESOME! |
| Dn Jackson | 05 Apr 2014 1:22 p.m. PST |
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| Buck215 | 05 Apr 2014 7:52 p.m. PST |
Or how about explaining to the ER doctor you injured yourself because your kid smeared Jell-o on the kitchen floor because the kid was afraid of the Chicken Heart coming to get him? Also, Fat Albert's car had an airplane engine in it and sounded like an airplane… |
| John the Greater | 08 Apr 2014 5:18 p.m. PST |
What do you call the person who comes in last in his class at medical school? Doctor. |
 Mserafin | 09 Apr 2014 1:36 p.m. PST |
I once had a doctor take a look at an X-ray of me whose first words were "Holy s*&#, what's that?!" Not encouraging. Turns out he had discovered that I broke my pelvis when I was a kid. I was 40 when he pointed this out to me. No one else had ever diagnosed it before. |
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