Are You Sleepy?
Rumor has it I likely have sleep apnea. I suppose repeatedly ceasing breathing in the middle of the night is not a habit one should cultivate or continue. So off I went to a consult yesterday with a pulmonologist/sleep specialist.
Some people are just too serious. You can almost see their thought processes on a LED readerboard above their heads.
I am a doctor.
I have a form.
I am going to ask you questions on the form.
I will scrawl the answers in the appropriate spaces.
I will not deviate from this path.
Then, based on your answers, I will give you a rehearsed speech about the next steps.
I will not deviate from the script.
Want to make a doctor of this variety really uncomfortable? Use multiple-word answers.
WAIT, I have a box for yes or no.
I don't want to listen to a sentence, I wan't a monosyllabic response.
How serious was this guy? He's asking me if I'm sleepy during the day. I honest-to-goodness involuntarily yawned. In fact, I'd been yawning since I landed in this giant funky weird thronelike chair where I was seated for the inquisition.
I laughed and responded, "I suppose that should be evidence enough."
His response, "What? Are you sleepy during the day?"
Some people are just too serious. You can almost see their thought processes on a LED readerboard above their heads.
I am a doctor.
I have a form.
I am going to ask you questions on the form.
I will scrawl the answers in the appropriate spaces.
I will not deviate from this path.
Then, based on your answers, I will give you a rehearsed speech about the next steps.
I will not deviate from the script.
Want to make a doctor of this variety really uncomfortable? Use multiple-word answers.
WAIT, I have a box for yes or no.
I don't want to listen to a sentence, I wan't a monosyllabic response.
How serious was this guy? He's asking me if I'm sleepy during the day. I honest-to-goodness involuntarily yawned. In fact, I'd been yawning since I landed in this giant funky weird thronelike chair where I was seated for the inquisition.
I laughed and responded, "I suppose that should be evidence enough."
His response, "What? Are you sleepy during the day?"
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