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Title: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by 9erfan on Jul 21st, 2004, 4:33pm 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!! ;;D I can LMAO about this now but at the time all I could do was shake my head! |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by brain_cramps on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:00pm sheeeeesh! why can't they get that right? it FEELS like an ice-pick. the steak-knife is for RELIEF! ::) |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by echo on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:14pm Glad the nurse didn't bring you in an Advil to ease the pain. |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by Big Dan on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:20pm Clusterheads... ... painfully educating.... one doctor at a time.... -Big Phd |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by brain_cramps on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:42pm on 07/21/04 at 17:20:55, Big Dan wrote:
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by Tim_Z on Jul 21st, 2004, 5:57pm Should'nt that have been a red hot flaming streak knife? LOL Tim [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by SFChris on Jul 21st, 2004, 6:38pm V, Please give me a call (at work) when you get a chance. I can't find your number... Thanks! Chris |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by Jeepgun on Jul 21st, 2004, 9:33pm 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: :o 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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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by don on Jul 21st, 2004, 10:36pm 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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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by brain_cramps on Jul 21st, 2004, 10:47pm on 07/21/04 at 21:33:38, Jeepgun wrote:
LMAO! Pretty descriptive! |
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Title: Re: Scene from a Doctor's office.... Post by Charlie on Jul 22nd, 2004, 12:20am Quote:
Only if they try to bill your HMO. Actually, that sounded pretty good....for a PCP. Nice post too. Charlie |
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