Since I lost my medical insurance a couple of years ago, I haven’t seen my own doctor. Now that I think about it, I didn’t even see him before that, although I saw his assistants and nurses when I visited the office. I take my mother-in-law to the same doctor’s office, and never see the doctor. Is it possible that he doesn’t even work there anymore? My mother-in-law was in a car accident a couple of months ago and spent ten days at one hospital and four days at another, but doesn’t recall ever seeing a doctor. The followup records don’t list one, but just told us to ask for such-and-such “team”, which meant she would have seen a medical student who had no knowledge of her case at all. So we didn’t bother. They didn’t notice. Maybe doctors are just a figment of our imaginations. Or just a rumor!



Psychopharmacologist (via OmniBrain)

Sung by Stephen M. Stahl, MD, PhD, of the Neurosciences Education Institute, with apologies to Gilbert and Sulivan.

The Ten Most Insane Medical Practices in History.

An Illustrated History of Trepanation. The illustrations aren’t as bad as you might think, but it’s still not for the squeamish.

The Astonishing History of Vibrators.

Dr. Swift’s Cure for Hysteria.

6 Mind Bending Ailments.

The 6 Most Unsettling Medication Side Effects.

NameThatDisease.com - Test your disease knowledge

Bizarre but true stories from the emergency room. (via Bits and Pieces)

In the game Crazy Cat Scan, you have to keep your eyed peeled during the scan to see what crazy things the patient has swallowed. Also, be aware that the patient probably swallowed two or more things!  (via Ursi’s Blog)

Strange anatomical charts from 14th century Persia.

HOSPITAL FUN

A young woman was in the hospital, recovering from major surgery. She hated being stuck in the tiny little room all day and to make matters worse, the daily routine was starting to get to her. Every morning, for example, the nurse would bring her breakfast (which always consisted of an egg, piece of toast, and glass of apple juice). She would then return a little bit later to empty the urine bottle.

And so it continued...

Finally, one morning, she decided to have a little fun. She ate the eggs and the toast, but went to the bathroom where she cleaned the urine bottle out, then poured the apple juice into it. When the nurse returned later that morning, he took a look at the bottle and a frown came over his face.

"Obviously, you enjoyed your breakfast, but something must be wrong because this looks a little cloudy," he said, pointing to the urine bottle.

"Oh, really?" the patient replied, picking up the bottle in question and putting it to her lips. "In that case, we’d better run it through again..."

PRAYER MEETING

(via Bits and Pieces)
The pastor asked if any one in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers.

A lady stood and walked to the podium. She said, "I have a praise."

"Two months ago, my husband, Jim, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and the doctors didn't know if they could help him.” You could hear an audible gasp from the men in the congregation as they imagined the pain that poor Jim experienced.

She continued, "Jim was unable to hold me or the children and every move caused him terrible pain. We prayed as the doctors performed a delicate operation. They were able to piece together the crushed remnants of Jim's scrotum and wrap wire around it to hold it in place." Again, the men in the Congregation squirmed uncomfortably as they imagined the horrible surgery performed on Jim.

She continued, "Now, Jim is out of the hospital and the doctors say, with time, his scrotum should recover completely." All the men sighed with relief. The pastor rose and tentatively asked if any one else had anything to say.

A man rose and walked to the podium.

He said, "I'm Jim and I want to tell my wife, ONCE AGAIN, the word is STERNUM!"

The X-Ray

Previously at Miss Cellania: Medicine,Bad Medicine, Doctor, Health Insurance, Gynecology, and Psychiatry,

Thought for today: My wife came home from the doctor’s office and said that he told her she couldn’t make love. I’ve always known this, but how he find out? (Thanks, Rich!)

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