Today in work a patient about to go to sleep for major surgery said I can't believe how calm I am. We given him 4mg of midazolam, I was surprised he was still able to talk! ? I said to him that might be the drugs! He replied I like to think it's the people I have praying for me. Nay it's the drugs mate, unless you'd like to see them try to pray you through your surgery ?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Hello Josephine. Sorry I didn't use your name. I figured you already knew it. But seriously, I like your photo for some reason I can't name. I mean, obviously you are cute. And anyway, a beautiful face is reducible to a series of mathematical equations.
Objective
Level 3
July 13, 2018
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Funny. I don't even believe in spirits. Or any kind of mysticism. You seem interesting. And atractive. But Arizona is a long way from Oregon.Let me know if you own a private jet. Seriously though, long-distance relationships don"t work. But, pleased to make your aquaintence.
Objective
Level 3
July 13, 2018
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Yeah, that "this will just relax you" drug will put me out. I tell them if they want me to move anywhere they better wait to give me drugs.
sewchick57
Level 7
July 12, 2018
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First, i sincerely hope you didn't say that to the patient, @Josephine.
Every person needs something different, especially in moments of crisis.
So in my opinion, no one has the right to say they're wrong if they're receiving comfort from a belief system to which we don't prescribe?
No one has that right. 
josephr
Level 7
July 12, 2018
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I recently told a preacher friend that people trust in doctors and hope in God. Thank you for your service to mankind!
DavidLaDeau
Level 8
July 12, 2018
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Had a stent implanted in my leg a couple of weeks ago. Woke up during the procedure and asked, "So, how's it going?"
Also woke up during another surgery, several years ago, and asked the same thing.
I seem to be resistant to both anesthesia and prayer.
KKGator
Level 9
July 12, 2018
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With all those advancements they're making in the lucrative field of Technical Theocracy, who needs medicine? Did you tell him Yuri Geller would be the attending physician?
chalupacabre
Level 8
July 12, 2018
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I expect we can see a faith healing and prayer department at the local hospital very soon, at least it will thin the herd of idiots.
Surfpirate
Level 9
July 12, 2018
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@surfpirate Only if somehow insurance companies can get a billing for it.
@AmelieMatisse Easy fix, just leave a collection box at the front door and people can pay according to the value of service they felt they received.
@Surfpirate ugh. You'll have Joel Olstein setting up shop in every hospital
@AmelieMatisse Somehow I doubt that the Faith Healers would want to have to put their 'divine healing powers' to the test on real trauma patients. Laying on hands isn't going to have much effect on a guy with a sucking chest wound.
@Surfpirate but you know, if the patient doesn't live it is God's will
@AmelieMatisse The patient would probably have a better chance of living if the faith healers didn't have the poor bastard upside down by the ankles trying to shake the last dime out his pockets before he died. 
That's funny.
We ran a patient the other night that was obviously drug seeking. Told us they were allergic to everything but that one that starts with a D...
fiferguy
Level 5
July 12, 2018
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The conversation went something like this. Mind you, this was while the patient was texting on their cell phone.
"I have 11/10 abdominal pain. I'm allergic to everything but that one...what is it... starts with a D..."
"Dilaudid?" (Hydromorphone for those that don't commonly use brand names)
"That's it! That's the only thing I can take."
"That's nice. I'm not giving you that."
I'm a medic on an ambulance. I don't break out heavy duty narcotics like that for abdominal pain. If I can see bone, you're actively having a heart attack that I can see on my monitor, or you're burned--you bet. I'll load you up. But for "abdominal pain?" Nope. You're getting saline and a ride to the hospital.
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