Ready for post operation :)

I know I´m looking tired. I am!
I´ve been all day with my mum. And at last they succeeded with an operation they´ve tried three times before!

The forth time is lucky! not the third actually...

Got a mail today from a friend in UK btw. She don´t know my mother is in hospital. Then maybe she hadn´t sent it. I´m glad my mother is at hospital in Sweden ;)

Do you ever worry about the NHS ? (NHS =National Health Service - UK)

You should - These are sentences actually typed by medical secretaries in NHS Greater Glasgow area).

1. The patient has no previous history of suicides..

2. Patient has left her white blood cells at another hospital.

3. Patient's medical history has been remarkably insigni ficant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.

4. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.

5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

6. On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it disappeared.

7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993. (Den doktorn måste vara urtråkig!!)

9. Discharge status:- Alive, but without my permission. (Skrev ut sig själv alltså..)

10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert, but forgetful. (David kände igen sig där :)

11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

12. She is numb from her toes down.

13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.

14. The skin was moist and dry.

15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.

16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.

17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid. (Sköldkörteln ..sitter vid 'halsgropen'!!)

18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she got a divorce. (..är väl inte så konstigt ..haha!!)

19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our care for physical therapy.

20. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

21. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized. (Hört fel?! tihi..)

22. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function

23. Skin: somewhat pale, but present.

24. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.

25. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.

26. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities

27. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.

28. The patient was in his usual state of good health until his aeroplane ran out of fuel and crashed.

29. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

30. She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.

31. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr Smith, who felt we should sit on the abdomen and I agree.

32. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stock broker instead.

33. By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better.

Stay away from hospitals !