I don't know why I need to go to the doctor

Being on the phones is always a fun week.  You never know what kind of crazy is waiting for you on the other end of the line.  Today was the mean-crazy.

The patient calls requesting an appointment. 

"Ok." I said "What did you need to see the doctor for."

"I don't know."

"Ok, can you tell me what is hurting."

"I don't know, my doctor just gave my your number and said to make an appointment."

"Well I can't make you an appointment if I don't know why we are treating you."

Loud audible sigh. "My ear hurts ok!  Gosh!  Does that help?"

"I'm sorry I'm just trying to get some information for the doctor about why you are being seen."

"Well I'll just tell him when I get there."  Click


Ok buddy, you do that.

I have no idea how to start this blog, so I've experimented a bit with the "Hi" post and the "watermelanin" post. The main reason for this blog is so that we can remember the funny stuff that happens 'round here ('round here = un-named doctor's office. We are employs of said doctor's office), whether it is stuff we say or stuff patients say. Expect anything. Our boss should have said that to us when we started working. "Girl Employee, expect anything."

Because I have not yet, I will explain watermelanin. A friend of mine started taking sleeping pills called melatonin. I thought it was funny because melatonin is the stuff that gives your skin color (it's not. I know this now). When I shared this with my friends at work, Giuliana said "isn't melanin the stuff that gives your skin color?" and I said "Don't be dumb. It's melatonin." Then she said, "Well then what's melanin?" and CoCo said "Is it watermelanin?" hahahhHHAHAHhHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHHH.

Many of you have probable heard of watermelon, so you know that watermelanin is not.

Also, melanin really is the stuff that gives your skin color. Melatonin is nothing but a sleeping pill.

watermelanin

Hi.