Last month, I shared a post with funny patient sayings (here) from working in the Emergency Room. Y'all asked for more and so here it is...round two. Be prepared.
Patient: "I was giving myself an enema and the tip of the tube broke off in my butt and I think it traveled up to my heart because now I'm having chest pain. Can y'all get it out of my heart?"
Patient: "My toe has been hurting ever since I stubbed it three months ago."
Nurse: "Okay, we don't have any beds right now so you can have a seat back in the waiting room."
Patient: "Oh really? Well now I'm having some chest pain, too."
Nurse: "Okay. Have a seat and I'll call your name when we get a bed."
Patient: "But I have chest pain now, shouldn't I go straight back?"
Patient: "How come you called him to go back before me? I was here first."
Nurse: "It's not based on who gets here first. It depends on what you sign in for."
Patient: "Well I have stomach pain, what's he have that is better than that? He don't look that sick."
And one to end on...
Doctor: "You tested positive for gonorrhea. That's a sexually transmitted disease."
Patient: "Awesome, that's the one that's treatable right? Give me my shot and I'm good to go."
Have a nice day. : )
65 comments:
Oh, the things people say ...
Not gonna lie, this makes me a little sad and a little happy that I don't really deal with the public at my job (engineers aren't allowed to talk to the "end user")
Hahahah! I can't believe you posted this tonight! I was JUST thinking about you today, and hoping you'd do another installment!
LOL at the enema tip in the person's heart! How on earth do you deal with these people without smacking them over the head!? I think I would want to cry.
Ah yes! All of these sounds about right. What would we do without those humorous situations?
Haha so funny!! :)
hahahaha! I love the last one! That's treatable right? I wish I had a job where I got to deal with people!
Hope you have a great day!
Bahahahahaha Thanks I needed that today!
Oh.My.Goodness!
ohhhhhhhhhh my......
HILARIOUS! I have def. seen my share of crazies! Love these sayings! Please continue!
Hahaha...the stuff that people say lol
Lawd.Have.Mercy! What is wrong with people!?!?! Thanks for sharing!
xoxo
Ahhh I can't believe said those things... I think I would accidentally laugh or smile at the ridiculousness of it. :) Very entertaining!
Oh my word the last one is classic! That is definitely not the reaction I would have if I was given that news, ha!
xxx
Jenna
Hahaha oh this made my day, some people, Lawd!
haha wowwwww! these stories are so funny! xo
hahahahahaha!!! when I read things like this, I am more and more positive that there needs to be a common sense AND an IQ test for leaving your house and interacting with other people. what is wrong with people!? I could NOT take these people seriously AT. ALL. It is probably just shocking what people say, so your reaction happens later lol
haha I love this! Stupidity is a scary but hilarious thing.
WOW!
Wow... and I thought people at the bank said stupid things.. haha!
Bahaha.. People are CRAZY!!!
I have no words!
Awesome. I miss my days in the ED, clinic life is so boring compared to the ED action;)
This post makes me feel very fortunate to not have to work with the general public.
Ha- I seriously love these. I hope you continue this series. I deal with a lot of crazy people at my job, but for some reason when it's about medical stuff its' SO MUCH funnier! :)
hahaha! Too funny! Thanks for sharing!!
this is so funny, but so scary! I can't believe these people are walking around our world living on their own! ha!
hahaha so funny :-)
MERCY.
OH my word haha! The last one..."it's no big deal, just get me outta here!" Perfect.
I worked in an ER for 12 years. This is all so true and sad and pathetic. You just get jaded after a while to the insanity and you start to think everyone is dumb and ignorant. SAD!
Soo funny! Love all of these! :)
Happy Wednesday!
Oh my! The STD one just brings up sooo many questions. I mean, if they're so chill about it, what ELSE are they chill with?
Oh Yikes. How do you keep from "telling them how it is"?!?!?
I really need to make a post similar to this! Things citizens say to the police!! Last night I had a guy call and say that his neighbor was mad at him because his son kicked a chicken. Yup. Never a dull day
Ha! Nurses are so patient with people! I couldn't do it!
Oh goodness. I just could not be a nurse...I would spend all day hiding behind a desk laughing!
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com
these are all so hilarious. i've read your blog for a while, but haven't "officially" followed it 'til now. i love it and i loved the first post of stories, too!
I probably said this last time, but seriously, sometimes I'm ashamed to be part of the human race. These people vote?
Awesome post of ridiculousness. Have missed stopping by. I am swamped all the time. Ugh.
HAHAHAHA!! These posts are my favorite - working with the public is hilarious!
Haha. You always brighten my day!
Never a dull moment in your neck of the woods ha ha!
Oh my gosh! The enema one...PRICESLESS! Could you image being the person that has to admit something like that!? HAHAHA! Thank you for the giggles, Meg! :-)
Well, you certainly see a penny's worth of all kinds! No comment on the last person. Heaven help me.
these are so entertaining! that gonorrhea one... so bad. but so funny.
Omg these are tooo entertaining :) Thanks for sharing!
These are amazing! The things that people say always surprise me, or maybe they don't.
Thanks for sharing. These certainly gave me a laugh today :)
Ah yes, please continue to stick your thing in others to spread your 'treatable' sexually transmitted disease.
We need more of you out in the world.
Emily at Amazing Grapes
can i shadow you one day?
thanks
That is too funny! Thanks for sharing.
haha the first one about killed me
!! LOVE that you post these :)
i ALWAYS love these posts of yours :)do more! do more!
WOW. Just WOW. haha That sad thing is... non of this totally surprises me! haha
The ER is the best place to hear these things! haha. Love it. Keep it going!
lmao, I used to think people at the library said hilarious things but I can't even compete
Hahaha, this is like my stuff my students say thing!! I love my job but some of my student comments make me say "really?"
Ahahhaa, patients kill me. Each time mine says something ridiculous I think of you! :)
Haha. The things people say... :)
We have the 'chest pain' problem all the time! My favorite is "Sorry, we don't check in patients for pregnancy tests" 20 mins later they return to the window "I'm have stomache pains"
I sit at the window so I repeatidly have to explain the triage system & the fact that we only have 4 beds (small Naval hosptial in SC) so I can't give them an estimated time on when they'll be put in a room.
Oh the joys of an ER!
Our best friend is a doctor and was head of an ER in Dallas for 25 years....Oh the stories he has told me....most I could not post...some I still laugh about today....
Michaela's comment made me laugh! Hahah, perfecttttt. When Jen went in for her kidney stone, she said she was sitting in the corner, sobbing... while everyone else was watching tv, eating candy bars, and drinking cokes. She didn't know the ER was the place to go for a mini-vacay!!! Hahaha! This was funnyyyyyyy!
Omg the last one... at least this guy saw the positive side of having an STD? Who knew! Bet these random, hilarious moments keep you on your toes!
these are hilarious! how do you keep your composure?!
hahaha :) thanks for making me laugh!
xo
hahahahahhaha the last one.
People are CRAZY!
oh my word, these are amazing!
speaking of tubes breaking off, my patient tonight said "my fallopian tube broke off inside me, i think." yikes.
also another patient came in saying she had some "stomach tightness"...i put my ultrasound probe down on her stomach...yeah she is literally 34 weeks pregnant and she had NO clue. cray cray.
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