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Scene from a Doctor's office....
« on: Jul 21st, 2004, 4:33pm » |
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So I was in to see my Primary physician the other day, (she does not treat my clusters )(come to think of it, neither does my a-hole neurologist but that's another story)...and the following occured.
While having a pleasant visit with Dr. Hadley (who I absolutely love) I start to get a cluster. DAMN! She's got her hand on my head while she's looking at my eyes and I say:
"Sorry my head is getting hot, but I'm starting to get a headache"
Dr. Hadley puts some notes in her chart and then looks up at me. "Why is your eye tearing?" she asks.
Me: "Because that's what cluster headaches do"
Dr. Hadley: "oh yeah, that's right. You know, I diagnosed a patient the other day with clusters. She had had excruiating pain in her eye and tearing, and stuffy nose, and been to 3 eye Dr's and they found nothing, blah, blah, blah, blah"
At this point I want to say "please STFU, I need total silence during 1 of my headaches"...but instead I just tuned her out....
Dr. Hadley: "Do you want to stay in here until you feel better?"
I nod.
Dr. Hadley: "do you want me to turn the lights out?"
I nod.
Dr. Hadley: "do you want some oxygen?"
I hesitate. Is this a trick question? A primary physician who knows about oxygen for clusters?? How is this possible?
I say no. I figure by the time she gets it in there, it will be the wrong liter setting & the wrong type mask. I'll just wait it out. It's not a 10.
Dr. Hadley as she's leaving the room: "do you want to lay down?"
Me: "no, that will make it worse"
Dr. Hadley "oh, that will make it worse....".
In the hallway I overhear the following exchange between Dr. Hadley & 1 of the nurses.
Dr. "She's having a cluster headache right now so we're going to let her stay in there until she feels better."
Nurse: "what's a cluster headache?"
Dr. "It's as if someone was stabbing you in the eye with a steak knife"
Nurse: "a STEAK KNIFE or an ICE PICK?"
Dr.: "DOES IT MATTER???"
Awwww the medical community!! 
I can LMAO about this now but at the time all I could do was shake my head!
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #1 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 5:00pm » |
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sheeeeesh! why can't they get that right? it FEELS like an ice-pick. the steak-knife is for RELIEF!
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #2 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 5:14pm » |
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Glad the nurse didn't bring you in an Advil to ease the pain.
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #3 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 5:20pm » |
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Clusterheads...
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #4 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 5:42pm » |
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on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:20pm, Big Dan wrote:
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #5 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 5:57pm » |
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Should'nt that have been a red hot flaming streak knife? LOL
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #6 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 6:38pm » |
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Please give me a call (at work) when you get a chance. I can't find your number...
Thanks!
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #7 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 9:33pm » |
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I was having one in the exam room at my GP's office. She had a nurse bring me an oxygen tank with nasal canula. They set it for 4L/min and walked out. When they walked back in, I had it cranked to 12L/min and the nasal canula stuck in my mouth. They gave me a look like this: 
My GP is quickly becoming an expert on CH, and what's more, she's willing to learn. I love her. If she weren't married and if I weren't married, I would ask her to marry me. LOL
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #8 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 10:36pm » |
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Should have whipped out a tin foil hat and started pacing up and down the hallway chanting "steak knife, ice pick, steak knife, ice pick".
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #9 on: Jul 21st, 2004, 10:47pm » |
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on Jul 21st, 2004, 9:33pm, Jeepgun wrote:...When they walked back in, I had it cranked to 12L/min and the nasal canula stuck in my mouth. They gave me a look like this:
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LMAO! Pretty descriptive!
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Re: Scene from a Doctor's office....
« Reply #10 on: Jul 22nd, 2004, 12:20am » |
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Only if they try to bill your HMO.
Actually, that sounded pretty good....for a PCP.
Nice post too.
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