Nearly fell off my chair, laughing!!!

Jennie@ifish · 12-22-2003, 05:25 PM

I belong to a list serve about Marfan Syndrome, of which I am affected.

Most of it is very serious talk, and sometimes depressing. We marfs get anneurisms alot, and when I read this I nearly popped a new one!

This one had me rolling on the floor. Not because of the seriousness of the message, but the last paragraph.

Do you think many would catch this? It hit me immediately as hilarious!!!

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Eleven years ago I had my aortic valve replaced and an ascending aortic aneurysm repaired. Last year I noticed a bulge behind my right knee which was determined to be an aneurysm on the popliteal artery.
As part of an arteriogram ordered by my vascular surgeon, I was found to have bulges on my abdominal aorta, my other popliteal artery and an iliac artery.

The surgeon opined that a bulge is not considered an aneurysm until it is double the normal diameter.
Fortunately, mine are smaller than that. As the weather persons like to say about budding hurricanes, he'll keep an eye on them. Currently that involves ultrasound every six months.

When my neurologist heard about the bulges, she
ordered an MRI of my brain...and of course, nothing was found.

[ 12-22-2003, 06:27 PM: Message edited by: Jennie@ifish ]

STGRule · 12-22-2003, 05:32 PM

And to admit it to all the world....

crabbait · 12-22-2003, 06:19 PM

I have been accused of that.............recently!

Jennie@ifish · 12-22-2003, 06:26 PM

Do you think that he meant to write that?

I just wonder!

Jen

frankenfish · 12-22-2003, 06:44 PM

Jen,

A female patient of mine came to the office worried about a breast lump. I examined her, and sent her for a mammogram and an ultrasound. She came back to the office the next day, and we reviewed the preliminary mammogram report. It read: "Unremarkable breasts". She was insulted, until I explained that in medical terms, "unremarkable" is good.

Frank

Lured In · 12-23-2003, 08:16 AM

This summer I went in for a physical and while waiting for the doc to show up, I was looking at the stuff on the wall. There was print out of an email that read...

"These are reportedly true

Top 10 Things Heard by Proctologists"

I don't remember them all, but here are a few..

"Can you hear me now? How about now?"
"Boldly going where no man has gone before!"
"Can you right me a note for my wife, stating that my head is really not up there?"

I wish I could remember them all.

DAB · 12-27-2003, 03:05 AM

Sounds like something one of the reporters for the local paper here in Portland would write.
DAB

FishinMission · 12-27-2003, 05:53 AM

I think he meant to write that...just neglected to proofread it. ???

Mark

Birdnest · 12-27-2003, 06:59 AM

I use humor to relax my patients. One of my cheesey canned lines is..."No brains, no charge".

Once I was scanning this crusty ol fellar's pelvis. After the scan I told him that I found his head. :grin:

Joe the cheesey MRI Tech

fishncliff · 12-28-2003, 12:43 AM

I was diagnosed with a possible blockage of the artery in the back of your head and neck. :shocked:
they sent me to get an MRI.Since I worked around aircraft, they said I had to get an x-ray to see if there was any metal in my skin around my neck and head.
The nurse came out with the results and announced to the whole waiting room that" Mr. Pepper, the x-ray of your head showed nothing."

The other patients were reduced to tears and I thanked her and went for my MRI.