My dad was a Dentist, now retired. He was seating an inlay for me and it popped out of the forceps and flew across the room to be lost… He said Hmmm… and proceeded to seat a temporary until he could get another gold one cast… When I asked him about it he said a Medical practitioner should never ever say Oooops in front of a patient or another doctor. (or I guess, judging from yesterday’s Non Sequitur, a lawyer).
@wrwallaceiiMy dad was also a DDS. He was trying to extract one of my wisdom buds when I was 13 and was trying to figure out why it was so difficult. He took an X-ray and saw that he was tugging on the bone! He retired before the practice was crazy with insurance, Hep B, HIV and he didn’t need to wear gloves and face protection. And the malpractice premium on his insurance was only $50/yr. Anyway, one fear I didn’t have was going to the dentist/doctor.
You got that right. I heard that from my surgeon. Then he said, “Can you save it?”. In the recovery room, a nurse looked under the blanket and said, “Well, he doesn’t have one now, did he have one when he came in?” Such a laugh, surgery.
I was having some “routine” surgery in Guam and right before they took me in, my wife and I overheard the Navy doctor say to a nurse, “what else can go wrong today?” Well, two hours into a forty-five minute procedure we had learned the answer…
Last thing I would want to hear would be the Doctor , on the phone trying to explain to a former patient that setting off a metal detector is “normal” in his case! :P
I can count mysef fortunate, then, that I never had ‘emin my head — only in abdomen after a hernia op. Notespecially painful, as I recall…. I don’t envy you!
Best thing my dad ever did for me was to bring Bill Cosby albums home from the radio station he worked at….Smother’s Brothers, too…..Yeah, I got bent early…..
Varnes about 10 years ago
What are you doin’ here? You’re still alive? Wow,………………………………. Um, can you help me with my laces, cuz they seem to be…
Ida No about 10 years ago
Doc: “It’s ok, my hot glue gun still works fine.”
wrwallaceii about 10 years ago
My dad was a Dentist, now retired. He was seating an inlay for me and it popped out of the forceps and flew across the room to be lost… He said Hmmm… and proceeded to seat a temporary until he could get another gold one cast… When I asked him about it he said a Medical practitioner should never ever say Oooops in front of a patient or another doctor. (or I guess, judging from yesterday’s Non Sequitur, a lawyer).
finkd about 10 years ago
No, the last thing you will EVER hear is Ooops !
Superfrog about 10 years ago
Aw Geez. At Medical school, he tied for last place.
keenanthelibrarian about 10 years ago
Just have to use staples – oh, hang on, they do …
pelican47 about 10 years ago
Doc doesn’t know how to tie shoes. Patient doesn’t know how to tie the johnny.
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 10 years ago
Bi-partisan cooperation to create real progress that does not deny the inevitable fall of the doctor, but rather manages it in an intelligent fashion.
AKHenderson Premium Member about 10 years ago
Velcro!
2578275 about 10 years ago
@wrwallaceiiMy dad was also a DDS. He was trying to extract one of my wisdom buds when I was 13 and was trying to figure out why it was so difficult. He took an X-ray and saw that he was tugging on the bone! He retired before the practice was crazy with insurance, Hep B, HIV and he didn’t need to wear gloves and face protection. And the malpractice premium on his insurance was only $50/yr. Anyway, one fear I didn’t have was going to the dentist/doctor.
gjsjr41 about 10 years ago
if you hear an Oops, it probably will be the last thing you hear. lol
roctor about 10 years ago
Nurse! Close this up please.
ladykat about 10 years ago
Have you seen my Rolex and my other stethascope?
Wiley creator about 10 years ago
“No Wiley, the last thing you want to hear is Ooops!”-—————————————————————————-
That was Bill Cosby’s joke from about 45 years ago. Not about to steal that!
puddlesplatt about 10 years ago
The one I like is when the Doctor says, getting better! I hope not, your helping me send my daughter to college.
dabugger about 10 years ago
How to raise blood pressure.
dr_dolittle_rwc about 10 years ago
How about…. ‘Now where did I leave my….’
1MadHat Premium Member about 10 years ago
The one thing I know I don’t want to hear when I’ve got general anesthesia….…. is anything at all.
Gokie5 about 10 years ago
Or when I rushed to the eye doctor for him to rule out a detached retina, and he scoped my right eye and said, “HOLY COW!!”
YatInExile about 10 years ago
I went to my doctor for a rash on my back. He looked at it and said “Holy $#!+!” I said, “Uhh…you HAVE seen this before, haven’t you?”
Fenshaw about 10 years ago
You got that right. I heard that from my surgeon. Then he said, “Can you save it?”. In the recovery room, a nurse looked under the blanket and said, “Well, he doesn’t have one now, did he have one when he came in?” Such a laugh, surgery.
watmiwori about 10 years ago
@ George Tirebiter
Better than hearing what the dentist is doing, feelingthat you can’t feel, and knowing what you’re goingto feel when the anaesthetic wears off.
Robert Stroud about 10 years ago
I was having some “routine” surgery in Guam and right before they took me in, my wife and I overheard the Navy doctor say to a nurse, “what else can go wrong today?” Well, two hours into a forty-five minute procedure we had learned the answer…
spaced man spliff about 10 years ago
Nice thing to read here, as I’m having cataract surgery next week.
Caddy57 about 10 years ago
Last thing I would want to hear would be the Doctor , on the phone trying to explain to a former patient that setting off a metal detector is “normal” in his case! :P
watmiwori about 10 years ago
I can count mysef fortunate, then, that I never had ‘emin my head — only in abdomen after a hernia op. Notespecially painful, as I recall…. I don’t envy you!
westny77 about 10 years ago
This don’t look good run for your life.
Varnes about 10 years ago
Wiley….“Ice cream, we’re gonna have ice cream…”
Varnes about 10 years ago
Best thing my dad ever did for me was to bring Bill Cosby albums home from the radio station he worked at….Smother’s Brothers, too…..Yeah, I got bent early…..
Noseconer about 10 years ago
Especially if you are under anesthesia.