Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

A professor stood before his class of twenty senior organic biology students, about to hand out the final exam.

"I want to say that it's been a pleasure teaching you this semester. I know you've all worked extremely hard and many of you are off to medical school after summer. So that no one gets their GPA messed up because they might have been celebrating a bit too much this week, anyone who would like to opt-out of the final exam today will receive a 'B' for the test."

There was much rejoicing in the class as students got up, walked to the front of the class, and took the professor up on his offer. As the last taker left the room, the professor looked out over the handful of remaining students and asked, "Anyone else? This is your last chance."

One final student rose up and opted out of the final.

The professor closed the door and took attendance of those students remaining. "I'm glad to see you believe in yourselves," he said. "You all get 'A's."

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Just what we need, more over confident under educated doctors.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

On July 14th, 2020 I fell on my right knee and went to the emergency the first doctor, looked like about 17

years old had x-rays taken and told me I inflamed my arthritis under my knee cap and told me to go home and

put ice on it. A week later I was back in the emergency because of my knee and now I am on crutches.

Doctor #2 who looks like about 18 years old has me go for more x-rays and he tells me (I am 71) that I have

shin splint and go home and put ice on it. A week later I am back in the emergency and this time I get a doctor

that looks like he is in his 40's and he does an ultrasound on my knee and he says there is fluid under my knee

and puts a tensor bandage on my knee and to go home and put ice on it three times a day. A week later

I go to see my rheumatoid arthritis specialist in Ottawa and he says after looking at all the x-rays that there

is more wrong than arthritis flare up and sends me for an MRI and that's when we found out that I had broken

my leg. Actually, I had split the bone (thus the shin splint diagnose) and after almost 5 weeks it was healing

but it should have been treated from the get-go as a NO weight injury for 6 weeks. Now they are not sure

if it is possible to replace my knee. I absolutely hate the year 2020.

pbearperry Loc: Massachusetts

Sorry for your misfortune of getting sub par medical help. It happens much too often.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Thank you, I am getting around OK just getting tired of listening to my knees doing the snap crackle and

pop thing. I have a big woodworking shop and even with the padded floor I am lucky to put in 2-3 hours

before I have to call it quits for the day. Before the fall I was good for 5-6 hours. Not giving up yet.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Where was he when I was in school

Hangingon Loc: NW North Dakota

When I was 14 we went to Regina to race motorcycles. Unfortunately I twisted an ankle bad and was taken to hospital. After waiting a long time another racer came in on a stretcher. I finally had an X-ray taken. After another wait we were told that there wasn’t anyone available that could read the X-ray. So we went to an after race party and then headed back to the US. Needless to say I am not a fan of socialized medicine. Turn out that it was a bad sprain and a broken blood vessel.

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Same here. I have this recurring pain in the left side of my body and have gone to 2 hospitals now and dozens of tests but they have no idea what is causing it.

2Dragons Loc: The Back of Beyond

Let us not forget the "legacy" students who get passing grades no matter how badly they do in some of our more prestigious universities, simply because daddy donated to his alma mater for many, many years. That is especially scary if they are med students.

traderjohn Loc: New York City

Last year Covid cut the ski season short. I then had a total knee replacement done in early May. I am back skiing at 77. I don't understand their statement about it not being possible to replace the knee. The knee is removed in its entirety and replaced.

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

The shin bone is leveled slightly but not cut off and a hole is drilled, it looked like

about 1/2 in. to 3/4 in. wide about 2 1/2 in. deep and here lies my problem

my shin bone was split about 2 in. down and the doctor is worried that the

hole he drills might split my shine bone again under the pressure of my weight.

MrMophoto Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"

My brother-in-law who is a doctor once told me a standard joke from medical school -
What do they call the person who graduates bottom of the class in med school?










DOCTOR

Xinloi6870

Should give you some idea of what Medicare for all will be like.

Dannj

This post seems like a paraphrase of the BeeGees’ song:

“I started a joke that started the whole HOG complaining” 🥴