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I hate all doctors.  They always tell you to pop a pill.  Never mind what the cause is.

Did you pop a pill to heal it?

Denali wrote:

I hate all doctors.  They always tell you to pop a pill.  Never mind what the cause is.

You need a new doctor.

The clinic I go to is a Family Medicine Residency Program.  The medical doctors there are all fresh and young and are far from being jaded and worn out.  They are eager to learn, help, listen, and please.  And, for any serious issue, I automatically have a senior doctor supervising and a second opinion built right in.  I think it's great!

As far as jerks with expensive degrees... working at a University, I know way too much about that.  Heh.

jeff-o wrote:

C. Ives wrote:

Did you pop a pill to heal it?

The first time I broke it, I took a single Tylenol 3 the day after.  After that I didn't take any more, and suffered through the pain like a real man.  The second time I broke my wrist I didn't take anything at all, and kicked pain's ass once again.

I like it the way some people like to spin suffering needlessly as if it shows character. Proper pain control speeds healing.

What was he given? Morphine?

DukeofNuke wrote:

I have to agree with Piriah on this one.
My brother-in-law had knee replacement a couple years ago.
Sister said he would sit around misirable all day, and wouldn't take his pain pill cause he didn't want to "get hooked".
It doesn't work that way, and his doctor should have made sure he understood.

Some people (including my previous doctor) don't understand how opiates work in response to the body's pain.  They are usually the same people who confuse physical dependance with addiction.

jeff-o wrote:

The first time I broke it, I took a single Tylenol 3 the day after.  After that I didn't take any more, and suffered through the pain like a real man.  The second time I broke my wrist I didn't take anything at all, and kicked pain's ass once again.

I hope that post was a joke.

Deadmanwalking wrote:

who ever hates all Dr's get a life you ignorant jerk.

What he said.

test wrote:

C. Ives wrote:

I wish I had an expensive degree.  Until then I'm just a jerk.

I have an expensive degree.

I'm a jerk.

I'm a doctor?

I have two expensive degrees.  In fact, I think people should start calling me Master.

bratboy wrote:

jeff-o wrote:

The first time I broke it, I took a single Tylenol 3 the day after.  After that I didn't take any more, and suffered through the pain like a real man.  The second time I broke my wrist I didn't take anything at all, and kicked pain's ass once again.

I hope that post was a joke.

It really wasn't!  Different wrists, separated by a few years.  And to be quite honest, the pain wasn't bad enough to require pain meds.  Heck, I played a round of UT after breaking my wrist the first time, before deciding I ought to get the damn thing X-rayed.  It was all swollen and somewhat S-shaped...

Maybe I just have a high tolerance, I dunno.

C. Ives wrote:

test wrote:

C. Ives wrote:

I wish I had an expensive degree.  Until then I'm just a jerk.

I have an expensive degree.

I'm a jerk.

I'm a doctor?

I have two expensive degrees.  In fact, I think people should start calling me Master.

I've got one cheap degree. Call me Blaster.