New school disease & New treatment regimen

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

In case this comes up at your school anytime soon...

I had a kindergartener come this afternoon with a new complaint:

He said he had a potato chip poking him in the stomach. I asked him to show me exactly where he was feeling this poking pain and he pointed just below his bellybutton.

After describing his lunch of potato chips and sandwich, I encouraged him to drink plenty of water to wash down said potato chips that were obviously poking his bellybutton from the inside.

He declined saying, "I've had like 10 sips of water and that hasn't helped. Do you have some medicine that will take care of this?"

So, he got a Tums tablet thanks to his mom checking yes next to the Tums on his health card back in August.

Then he announces, "I'll sit right here and let it melt on my tongue. It should be melted by carline, don't you think?"

Ha! You're hysterical...scoot yourself on back to class, buddy.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.

Sounds like therapeutic boredom may also be a treatment.

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Those jagged, greasy edges. You didn't call 911?

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Sounds like therapeutic boredom may also be a treatment.

I used therapeutic boredom today!! Worked so well I will make this a habit!

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I used therapeutic boredom today!! Worked so well I will make this a habit!

That's why my wife thinks I am too soft, but I don't get the repeats like she does. Normally takes 3-4 minutes and they are gone.

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That's why my wife thinks I am too soft, but I don't get the repeats like she does. Normally takes 3-4 minutes and they are gone.

Maybe your lack of face and impeccable hair freaks them out!

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That's why my wife thinks I am too soft, but I don't get the repeats like she does. Normally takes 3-4 minutes and they are gone.

I'm just gonna leave this here.

You dirty thinkers.

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
I'm just gonna leave this here.

You dirty thinkers.

She's menopausal, she doesn't care.

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She's menopausal, she doesn't care.

Now WAIT one minute here... WHAT??!

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Specializes in IMC, school nursing.
Now WAIT one minute here... WHAT??!

LOL is one of her symptoms, told it should be temporary.

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LOL is one of her symptoms, told it should be temporary.

No wonder your hair is impeccable. :blink:

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Specializes in School Nursing, Hospice,Med-Surg.

I'm dying.

Dying.

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