tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post344217345142405008..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: A Night In Medical PurgatoryCommander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-81578874246953951822010-08-19T23:02:42.015-04:002010-08-19T23:02:42.015-04:00PENolan: It was even worse than that, not only did...PENolan: It was even worse than that, not only did they play the 30minutes episodes they played the 90minute Barney movie.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-21744282049715576602010-08-19T21:01:25.451-04:002010-08-19T21:01:25.451-04:00They had Barney showing in the ER waiting room?
No...They had Barney showing in the ER waiting room?<br />Now that's torture.PENolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920921974302444898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-7036237705702608722010-08-19T08:12:36.396-04:002010-08-19T08:12:36.396-04:00Tim: I skip that emergency room totally now and ha...Tim: I skip that emergency room totally now and have had to drive further into town a few times to a whole hospital.<br /><br />Will: Thankfully my daughter skipped Barney completely but I still harbor ill feeling to that purple dinosaur. <br /><br />Rhia: I mean you no hard feelings but I deleted your comment because I am tired of your habit of giving unwanted marital advice. I have tried to ignore it but I have had several people contact me asking just who in the Hell you are. Take care of your own life.<br /><br />And somehow you missed me clearly stating that this happened in 1998.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-65960174330213706792010-08-19T04:32:31.820-04:002010-08-19T04:32:31.820-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533771985725095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-64806975583527274812010-08-18T17:13:25.416-04:002010-08-18T17:13:25.416-04:00While I generally eschew sadism (and you already k...While I generally eschew sadism (and you already know that I'm an animal lover), double b, I have to be honest with you here. Deep down, I think that I may in fact have some impulses - especially in regards to this individual (i.e., Barney). Perhaps it is best that I continue to keep my distance from him.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-43201615762376151092010-08-18T06:54:29.598-04:002010-08-18T06:54:29.598-04:00Unfortunately what you experienced is way to commo...Unfortunately what you experienced is way to commonplace. I've had to change Doctors a few times myself.<br />I guess that why they call it a practice, I want the Doc.that's ready for the big leagues.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183815338714438681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-65110832587312078622010-08-17T21:04:00.508-04:002010-08-17T21:04:00.508-04:00Tnlib: We have had pretty good luck since then but...Tnlib: We have had pretty good luck since then but you are right.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-41816008437213306852010-08-17T19:11:12.337-04:002010-08-17T19:11:12.337-04:00Ouch. I've had some similar experiences. The t...Ouch. I've had some similar experiences. The trouble with assholes like this doc, they think they're God. Always get a 2nd opinion.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-80713457767919591092010-08-17T17:07:43.078-04:002010-08-17T17:07:43.078-04:00Lime: For about twenty minutes its wasn't funn...Lime: For about twenty minutes its wasn't funny but after we both thought about it for awhile the whole idea became a joke, especially after we arrived at the other hospital when my first thought about her appendix was confirmed. Now, I think its a riot.<br /><br />Randal: I figure that red headed doctor could very well be the person Palin was worried about. As for the money, you are about right. Insurance got most of it but what it didn't cover was strange but that's the insurance racket for you.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-63073839980520537732010-08-17T11:44:01.426-04:002010-08-17T11:44:01.426-04:00A trial run for liberal death panels no doubt!
A...A trial run for liberal death panels no doubt! <br /><br />And I bet all this only set you guys back a couple of grand.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-88674799229506676082010-08-17T09:53:57.599-04:002010-08-17T09:53:57.599-04:00good lord, what an awful thing. first of all the ...good lord, what an awful thing. first of all the delay and how it could have caused significantly more dangerous problems for your wife. second of all how the misdiagnosis sowed such seeds of doubt in a time of crisis.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-74193206876352862842010-08-17T09:22:20.046-04:002010-08-17T09:22:20.046-04:00Will: Hell to me is anything that involves Barney ...Will: Hell to me is anything that involves Barney the Dinosaur. Thankfully my daughter skipped him completely.<br /><br />Rainboy: The free apple juice did help things along.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-54317526172315684242010-08-17T06:47:06.802-04:002010-08-17T06:47:06.802-04:00oh my... that stupid Doctor.
Will never go to any ...oh my... that stupid Doctor.<br />Will never go to any hospital where I ever had any experience close to what you had.<br /><br />though I won't mind endless supply of Apple Juice :Drainboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884782002088989668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-12365325927346699342010-08-16T23:34:16.508-04:002010-08-16T23:34:16.508-04:00Whenever I think of "Barney", my mind in...Whenever I think of "Barney", my mind inevitably goes back to that SNL skit - the one in which Barney goes one on one with (Sir) Charles Barkley (the latter, I believe, hosting that week). I swear, the first time I ever saw it, I thought that MY appendix were coming out. LAUGH, man did I ever laugh!Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-47544407445791632522010-08-16T23:23:17.294-04:002010-08-16T23:23:17.294-04:00Sunshine: We talked about sueing the guy but being...Sunshine: We talked about sueing the guy but being that my wife is an attorney I found out through a long lecture that proving malpractice is not as easy as the television court shows seem to suggest.<br /><br />Gwen: Glad you are okay, truthfully even though I work in a hospital they scare me.<br /><br />Pixel: I guess you can pretty much figure out what hospital the red headed doctor was working in. We had a few other bad times at that emergency room but never anything like it was that night. <br /><br />The funny thing is that we have actually gotten excellent care from their local Urgent Care facilities. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and every doctir we have encountered their has been the best.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-55115800815980014632010-08-16T20:42:59.072-04:002010-08-16T20:42:59.072-04:00Like a nurse in my gynecologist's office said ...Like a nurse in my gynecologist's office said to me many, many years ago: "Doctors don't know nuthin."<br /><br />The last time I spent an entire night in the emergency room was with a screaming 8-year old with an ear infection. After that, I swore that nobody in the family would ever set foot into an ER unless blood was spurting from a large opening in the body that shouldn't exists.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, Barney. Aaaah, the memories!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-43981716683533391932010-08-16T14:58:29.980-04:002010-08-16T14:58:29.980-04:00It's all too typical, isn't it? I conside...It's all too typical, isn't it? I consider that I've been very lucky. A year and 1/2 ago I finally couldn't take the pain in my gut and what had traveled into my back...any longer. I was certain that my Marlboro's had caught up or some such. But everyone told me post surgery they had been worried from months because of my color, etc. I called my little sister and she took me to a horsepistol near her.. a state one, since I was not insured. Delray. And you know, they were on top of it and kind. The 'medical techs' they hire to replace LPN's now (which is such bullshit) were actually the only problem. They were mean. I mean really ugly mean and on through the wee hours of the morning. They had to 'build up' my blood and vacate the infection and THEN they wheeled me (8 days later) into surgery. Gall bladder gone and apparently with an unending supply of stones that were not mirco. LOL You wife was probably in and out? But, you have to double down any more on docs. And you have to double check what they are doing! Ask questions and get past your fears. Glad the Dragonwife is good to go!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419040049480437384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-606882021464839822010-08-16T09:05:46.192-04:002010-08-16T09:05:46.192-04:00I am So lucky. My Dr. is wonderful. He is, without...I am So lucky. My Dr. is wonderful. He is, without a doubt, the best Dr. ever. :)<br />He does too much though and every couple of years needs a few months stress leave. He just bolts and that's it! :P<br />It's worth the inconvience at times though because he is so great. <br /><br />Lucky for your wife, a nurse caught it. Obviously she could have died if you had just gone home and put the pain down to what the Dr. had told you guys. <br /><br />((Hugs))<br />LauraLaurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226811839348899360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-11113771141443020882010-08-16T04:14:57.634-04:002010-08-16T04:14:57.634-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533771985725095499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-58373462876664198322010-08-16T02:48:16.654-04:002010-08-16T02:48:16.654-04:00Liberality: This story of mine ran on far too long...Liberality: This story of mine ran on far too long but one thing I left out was that the red headed doctor did not order a blood test for my wife which would have confirmed the bad appendix. <br /><br />Something the two nurses at the other hospital was completely stupid. Long story short I don't know where that doctor got his license either.Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-83839034027030654862010-08-16T01:56:04.849-04:002010-08-16T01:56:04.849-04:00Hi. We have doctors like that up here too. One w...Hi. We have doctors like that up here too. One wonders how they ever got their license to practice medicine. But to be honest, anymore I don't trust many doctors at all. They want to run you in and out in a few minutes and proscribe a "medicine" that only stops the symptoms but doesn't cure the problem. Then the drugs they put you on have side effects that you need to have addressed and they give you another prescription and so on.Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.com