this is my story of medical goofiness. maybe you have one you'd like to share. or not. i couldn't help myself. it's kind of one of the symptoms.

 

 

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so, i go see my doctor, and i'm clearly manic. very extended mania for me, very unusual. could be the Taint, but he don't know from that.

 

i know what kind of mental status i'm wearing. rapid, giggly speech, elated mood, giddy affect, silly thought processes, bubbly thought contect, restless, bouncy motor behavior, eye contact shining with glee, digit span 5 forward, huh, what was the question? backward. serial 7's backwards from 100... better try 3's... from 20... maybe forward... huh, what was the question? insight, judgment and impulse control... not so much.

 

 

minimizing symptoms and declining med management. complaining of... nothing. sleep? no thanks, don't want any. edgy? yeah, like a razor, and i'm enjoying it. med adjustment? nope, feeling too good. why mess with it?

 

 

well, perhaps spending a bit more money than i need to ...

 

 

so the doctor asks - considering further purchases?

 

i figure he's concerned. so i say, well, i don't know, maybe? i guess with christmas coming up and all, i could buy some presents... but maybe i shouldn't go overboard...

 

 

now, this man's known me for years, and has never seen me this manic, or possibly happy... it's hard to say.... it feels pretty much the same until it doesn't... but he can probably count on the fingers of one hand the times he's seen me smile, let alone laugh. and he's definitely known me to get a good spend on. having gone to medical school, he should know what this suggests. i know what it suggests, and all i got was this lousy BA.

 

the doctor's advice?

 

a website to make spending money much quicker and easier. he brings it up on the computer in his office to show me all the cool stuff i hadn't thought of buying yet. he shares his own enjoyment of his many fine purchases. and he tells me about 3 places i didn't know about where i can find cool new toys i hadn't yet considered in the local area.

 

 

in his defense, he did tell me to be careful. like i could have a safeword with the stores... i'm guessing "declined" would work.

 

*sigh*

 

 

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anyway, that's my story. i'd love to hear yours.

That whole post made me belly laugh Cindy, till the end when I was cackling rofl

i laughed all the way home, myself.

jiggity jig.

 

I say you get everyone in the BT big screen tv's for christmas (except me, I'll just take a card thank you ) then sue the doctor for malpractice when you go bankrupt

sue him? with that kind of positive reinforcement? i know i don't get the "insane" stamp from him.

 

but i'll consider the TVs.

 

i should have know he had a problem that time i told him i'd spent way too much at the B&N DVD sale in january, and he asked me if i'd ever heard of a show called three's company, cause he really thought i should get that as long as i was in the red anyway.

lol are you sure it's not one of those weird things where they're trying to have a crazy person act like they're your psychiatrist just so you realize how sane you must be?

no, i think it's one of those overcome by the power of capitalism having left a country of crushing poverty kinda things. he like stuff. he like people who buy stuff. and, i kid you not, this is the symbol on his business card:

 

I think he has stock in your credit card company.

he was very bummed when the market crashed had a small correction...

he has a smilie on his business card? Then he's def looney

mania... that explains everything!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*stab*

you know it doesn't

 

true. :D

 

it doesnt explain why superman wore his undies on the outside.

 

 

 

I think i speak for many of us when i say - WHY?!?!!?

actually.. now that you mention it... they dont seem like symptoms of mania, cindy!

 

Something fishy is going on here...

 

 

bahaha busted!!!

i saw pictures of medical "goofiness" a while back.

 

x-rays of people who sued the hospital where surgeons have left scissors INSIDE them and then sewn them back up and the person has gotten sick later on. One person had a towel/cloth left inside them and was sewn back up. *Shudder*

 

I thought this story was gonna be one of those. i didnt realise YOU were gonna be the goofball :P

 

 

oh cindy. what are we going to do with you?!

not elective surgery, that's for sure.

 

Relax and try to hold still.

 

This wont hurt a bit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*stab*

lol

 

Do you know if he has gone to the right schools? Maybe he knows you well and think buying stuff will make you happy?

 

I have met a lot of docs in my life. I was stunned by the last doc, but in a good way. I have high blood pressure so I had to do some tests. Instead of just giving me (more) medicine she asked me a lot of questions - Do I smoke, drink to much, eat to much, work out to little etc. Others might feel that would be irritating but I liked that she took time to see the whole picture, which is rare for docs. (I was mentally ill for many years before they actually decided to examine my brain!)

i can't read his diplomas, but he's got the Rx pad, so it's good enough for me.