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In a recent visit to my
physician’s office, I heard the following conversation
transpire between an elderly couple. The husband was a new
patient and seemingly hard of hearing, his spouse was trying
to be helpful as they worked together to fill out the new
patient form.
Wife
(In loud voice)
“It says here that they want to know if you have had any
problems urinating.”
Husband
“What?”
Wife
(In yet louder voice)
“Do you have frequent painful urination?”
Husband
(whispered response)
”Sometimes”
Wife (Still reading questions from the form)
“Do you have blood in your urine?”
Husband
“Shhh,”
Wife:
(In voice to wake the dead)
“Well, DO YOU HAVE BLOOD IN YOUR URINE?”
This went on for at least a half an hour more. I have
never wanted someone to be called into the doctor’s office
before me as much as this gentleman, for his sake as well as
mine.
Gary Barg
Editor-in-Chief
gary@caregiver.com
