he he he
I've caught some people with really good medical stories. But this one is real. Its ironic that even that comes off as funny
:-)
I am known as a joker at work, in fact people have warned me I might get into the Little Boy Who Cried Wolf scenario.
Late one night I went down to the trauma casualty department and the doctors were all in their little staff room eating their reheated pizzas and talking about the night's events. This is what happened:
X-ray: (wide-eyed expression) You guys won't believe what is going on in 165. (165 is a medical casualty department)
DR 1: what are they doing there?
X-ray: There's a guy with a huge lump on his forearm, its like a boil, weeping a bit, and he screams whenever you touch it. They've found infected puncture marks on the edge of the lump. The consultant lanced it and -
DR 2: Druggie. Dirty needles, get you every time.
DR 1: As long as he didn't break it, I'm not involved.
X-ray: Ja, but there's more to it. They lanced the thing and a whole load of pus came out together with tiny little green spiders. The sisters won't go near them because they reckon they're poisonous...
Dr 1 throws down his pizza and stands up. The other two doctors get up straight away.
DR 1: This I gotta see.
DR 2: Ja, you got your camera? (Asking Dr 3)
DR 3: I can get it.
I couldn't hold the expression and I gave it away with a grin.
DR 1: Hook, line and sinker...and a copy of the Angler's Times.
DR 2: Yussus (shaking head)
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We had some good times down there in Johannesburg. I suppose having a laugh every now and then is good to break the tension in a busy trauma unit like that.
