- "It’s not bad enough pain to use one of those strong pain medications." – patients not wanting narcotics are wonderful (Narcotics make life complicated for physicians).
- "Waaaaaaa……" – during a tense c-section. You are really fearing the baby will be really sick. As the pediatrician in attendance, the best thing to hear is that loud cry.
- "I don’t want any antibiotics for this. Isn’t it a virus?" – This has actually gotten more common since I started practice. People understand much better than they used to.
- "I feel Wonderful" – Treating a patient with prednisone for Polymyalgia Rheumatica – a muscle disorder. They get almost immediately better.
- "She used to be scared to come to the doctor, but you make her laugh." – Mother talking about her 4-year old child.
- "I just love that new doctor you hired." – having hired many doctors, it is really important to me that patients like our new physicians. We have had some bad experiences in the past.
- "aaahww…..ggghhhhh" (2-Month-Old smiling and looking in your eyes).
- "I’ve been sober for a year now." I have great admiration for people who overcome addictions. They really have to fight a hard fight.
- "Wow, that didn’t take long." Comment when I walk into the room.
- "My Urologist does my prostate exams." – no explanation necessary.
Any others?
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