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This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« on: October 04, 2013, 12:12:30 PM »
Bastards  evil:

It is what nurses say innit? "You will just feel a small prick"

Perhaps they have been talking to LL  rubschin:

Any others. "Does it hurt when I press here?"  Patient levitates  evil:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2013, 12:17:28 PM »
Well what do you expect them to say? "This is going to hurt like hell" when they take blood or give an injection.  noooo:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2013, 12:18:25 PM »
So why do they lie?  evil:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2013, 12:22:39 PM »
Because the more you tense up the more it hurts, a good nurse or phlebotemist can stick a needle in without it hurting by distracting you at the same time.
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2013, 12:29:22 PM »
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2013, 12:51:20 PM »
evil:
evil: evil: seconded

They lie and so you never trust them again so you worry even when they tell you it's OK

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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2013, 12:54:24 PM »
I once got an inflammation of the cartilage in my chest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietze_syndrome

It was agony  sad24:

To confirm his diagnosis the doc poked me in the ribs. My screams had people running all through the hospital.   evil:

He seemed really pleased that he was right  cussing: cussing:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2013, 12:58:04 PM »
I once got an inflammation of the cartilage in my chest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tietze_syndrome

It was agony  sad24:

To confirm his diagnosis the doc poked me in the ribs. My screams had people running all through the hospital.   evil:

He seemed really pleased that he was right  cussing: cussing:
until you hunted him down, cut off all his limbs and burnt the rest to death on a stake? 

Twas what he deserved after all
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2013, 12:59:41 PM »
They are all sadists who enjoy experimenting on us  cussing: cussing:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2013, 02:12:25 PM »
Shouldn't this be in the medical centre....?  rubschin:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2013, 02:14:17 PM »
No, it is about lying bastards cussing:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #11 on: October 04, 2013, 02:14:50 PM »
They are all sadists who enjoy experimenting on us  cussing: cussing:

Call it a hunch but what did you say to piss her off beforehand?  rubschin:

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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #12 on: October 04, 2013, 02:15:16 PM »
No, it is about lying bastards cussing:

Lying medical bastards....  whistle:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2013, 02:17:06 PM »
Move it then you baldymong  cussing: cussing: cussing:
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Re: This may sting a bit and other medical understatements
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2013, 02:18:09 PM »
tee-daaaaah!
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