Irritating spouses/family that don't understand?

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I understand that those who don't have medical experience dont understand some things. You don't know what you dont know....I get that. But sometimes I get so irritated by the converstions i have with my husband. He was seen in our clinic and was prescribed antibiotics. He reads his bottle and takes his pills and goes on and on about how his dose is "500 mg" and that's alot and he must have a really bad case and yada yada. I simply say "thats a pretty standard dose". And he's like "but its 500mg"! I try to explain by saying "you took 1000mg of tylenol the other day and it didn't touch your headache, but if you took 10mg of morphine you'd be flat on your @ss. " I get blank stares most of the time.....

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OldDude.

We'll agree when they stop bugging us. Do you know how many pictures of body parts I have on my phone from friends asking me if this looks infected?

LOTS.

When I say, "It looks okay to me, but if it hurts, go see your doctor!" they tell me what they Googled and how they must have xyz disease and Ruby Vee, pass me the gun please...

And I'm a liberal!

I have lots of those types of pictures as well. It seems in my circle of people LVN=Dermatologist. :up:

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

Dr Oz or The Doctors...UGH!!

Last week I was sitting in my neurologist's waiting room and had the wonderful opportunity to see most of an episode of The Doctors and found out my lady parts may be depressed and that we are being frightened into vaccinating our children.

:sigh:

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Dr Oz or The Doctors...UGH!!

Last week I was sitting in my neurologist's waiting room and had the wonderful opportunity to see most of an episode of The Doctors and found out my lady parts may be depressed and that we are being frightened into vaccinating our children.

:sigh:

How does one know if one has a depressed lady parts? Is the lady parts watching old movies and eating too many cookies? Is the lady parts not doing things it used to enjoy?

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Specializes in School nursing.

Last week I was sitting in my neurologist's waiting room and had the wonderful opportunity to see most of an episode of The Doctors and found out my lady parts may be depressed

Um...what? How...

Nevermind, knowing more about the episode will likely make me :banghead: even more.

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

I so totally get it. My husband is a aeronautic engineer and actually helped to design the parachute landing gear for the current Mars Roover.

Yet he tries to tell me how to do nursing tasks or what is safe practice. I just look at him sweetly and say "Do I come to your office and tell you how space craft fly." :)

Hppy

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Specializes in kids.
I want a T-shirt that states this now.

Me too!!!!

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
How does one know if one has a depressed lady parts? Is the lady parts watching old movies and eating too many cookies? Is the lady parts not doing things it used to enjoy?

Or is it a physical condition, like from sitting in one position too long? See, I'm keeping it nice.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
Dr Oz or The Doctors...UGH!!

Last week I was sitting in my neurologist's waiting room and had the wonderful opportunity to see most of an episode of The Doctors and found out my lady parts may be depressed and that we are being frightened into vaccinating our children.

:sigh:

LOL - Charlotte's lady parts got depressed one time on Sex and the City. If I recall, Charlotte made them all whisper in that conversation so that the lady parts couldn't "hear" them talk about it. And, presumably, become even more depressed.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Me too!!!!

I was reading from the bottom up and thought you guys wanted a t-shirt that said you had a depressed lady parts. Until I read a little farther back.

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LOL - Charlotte's lady parts got depressed one time on Sex and the City. If I recall, Charlotte made them all whisper in that conversation so that the lady parts couldn't "hear" them talk about it. And, presumably, become even more depressed.

The lady parts Whisperers!

I actually used to call the OBGYN I worked with at the clinic by that name, because he handled all the depressed lady partss.

Not "handled". Treated.

Ack.

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Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Does one's lady parts become depressed because it is 'isolating'?

Is more 'socializing' called for?

Will the ob/gyn prescribe a "hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin' love" for that?

Do you have to agree to a generic, or can you go with a name brand?

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
Does one's lady parts become depressed because it is 'isolating'?

Is more 'socializing' called for?

Will the ob/gyn prescribe a "hunk-a-hunk-a-burnin' love" for that?

Do you have to agree to a generic, or can you go with a name brand?

I really have quite a few suggestions but I'm just going to LOL and continue reading; since I'm so sensitive to the sensitivities of other sensitive posters.

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