tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post942620018814755497..comments2024-03-18T13:15:52.672-06:00Comments on Hyperbole and a Half: Boyfriend Doesn't Have Ebola. Probably.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04259303604002690708noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-22310898957499340062010-08-25T18:38:48.227-06:002010-08-25T18:38:48.227-06:00OMG! I got to # 7 and started falling off my chair...OMG! I got to # 7 and started falling off my chair, whilst stamping my feet and laughing so hard that my son kept telling me to breath, just breath. I just found you via your Alots and I love you, I really, really love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-48833944327131293652010-08-24T19:42:27.190-06:002010-08-24T19:42:27.190-06:00This should be in every doctors office, it would h...This should be in every doctors office, it would have been useful yesterday with my brother after getting knocked off his bike...without context he started treating the question like "I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10. Try and guess!"Walrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608261154284316277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-5437037578604083432010-08-23T21:01:51.747-06:002010-08-23T21:01:51.747-06:00old RN said... There is nothing more fun than havi...old RN said... There is nothing more fun than having some smart ass M.D. as a patient and pulling out the good ole pain chart to help them describe thier pain. Makes the shift go lots faster....espcially if he happens to be a short nuerologist....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-35699892149088674502010-08-23T13:44:21.670-06:002010-08-23T13:44:21.670-06:0075% of all doctors and 100% of all nurses to whom ...75% of all doctors and 100% of all nurses to whom this pain chart was shown laughed until either tears or a little bit of pee came out. <br /><br />Congratulations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-30088790298481142532010-08-22T11:15:44.454-06:002010-08-22T11:15:44.454-06:00I just happened to stumble across this post today ...I just happened to stumble across this post today and I'm laughing so hard I'm at least at Level Six on your improved pain chart. Level Seven is definitely my favorite. I'll have to be sure to show this to the people at my local pain clinic!Toninanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-61894624137840540832010-04-11T00:26:52.835-06:002010-04-11T00:26:52.835-06:00You need to patent this shit - I'm totally pri...You need to patent this shit - I'm totally printing it out and taking it to my specialist appointments. And kicking myself for not thinking of drawing something similar sooner. I'm actually cracking up despite cramps that rate a 6 or so. You rock.Indigohttp://meditativescribe.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-4782020038060759792010-04-09T08:23:42.973-06:002010-04-09T08:23:42.973-06:00This F'n rocks. I am laughing AND crying at th...This F'n rocks. I am laughing AND crying at the same time. Can we get a face for that? Love this!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858120563247068862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-9562352396124678772010-04-08T16:38:32.972-06:002010-04-08T16:38:32.972-06:00What? Create an arousal AND a depression chart? Wh...What? Create an arousal AND a depression chart? Why waste the time when one chart pull double duty on that front?<br /><br />Don't judge me...my neuroses are a model of efficiency.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094714703837337873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-91845600113946616232010-04-08T06:30:30.433-06:002010-04-08T06:30:30.433-06:00yeah, my sister just sent this to me. and i just p...yeah, my sister just sent this to me. and i just passed it along to my fiance. hilarious. thanks for the NEW rating system. it's MUCH better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-8660441351958347032010-04-07T12:25:18.544-06:002010-04-07T12:25:18.544-06:00OMG that is brilliant. I cried with laughter for a...OMG that is brilliant. I cried with laughter for about 5 minutes straight! You genuinely brightened my day - thankyou so much! I am so printing it out and giving it to my SO - currently a junior doctor who agrees that the current pain chart sucks. <br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />AJ<br />:)Sesquepadaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371616585737928805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-3196088237519388862010-04-06T13:49:37.264-06:002010-04-06T13:49:37.264-06:00I am printing out this pain chart and taping it to...I am printing out this pain chart and taping it to the white board in my EMT class. <3BBmGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-17745648222327400052010-04-02T09:33:13.921-06:002010-04-02T09:33:13.921-06:00*cries laughing*
Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes - I think...*cries laughing*<br /><br />Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes - I think I need to print this out and take it to my doctor.attack_laurelhttp://attack_laurle.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-48357180878764265232010-04-02T07:40:53.673-06:002010-04-02T07:40:53.673-06:00I was in a bad car accident last summer, and when ...I was in a bad car accident last summer, and when you're in ICU they ask you every six hours what your pain level is. My Boyfriend linked me to this, since this is pretty much what my mental chart was.<br /><br />Definitely printing this out for my doctors now. Super hilarious.Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18315517738374149692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-47628310081465405522010-04-01T15:59:16.918-06:002010-04-01T15:59:16.918-06:00This is SO going to work with me! : DThis is SO going to work with me! : DKimhttp://www.emergiblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-64038814460158178322010-04-01T13:55:17.625-06:002010-04-01T13:55:17.625-06:00it's not just that there is a disconnect betwe...it's not just that there is a disconnect between the faces and the words on the original chart. I mean, if the doctor is showing me this, I'm obviously already in the doctor's office. I'm not going in for a pain I can smile through. I regularly suffer headaches I'd rank a 10 on their scale. Pain elsewhere doesn't really bother me, I'm not likely to seek medical attention until it's a 5 or so on their scale. <br /><br />If I'm in the emergency room, it must already be worse than a 5 and/or fluids are escaping somehow. Anything less and I would have waited until the McHMO could make an appointment next Tuesday during regular office hours. So give me tests/drugs and a bed upstairs, STAT!Nil Zedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520824032188190823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-74908313040059038232010-04-01T08:20:29.827-06:002010-04-01T08:20:29.827-06:00Sooo good, I coined a new acronym just for you: RO...Sooo good, I coined a new acronym just for you: ROFLACUB ( Rolling on Floor Laughing And Coughing Up Blood) :)Markyhttp://deepfieldphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-34417270241817893762010-04-01T00:45:33.168-06:002010-04-01T00:45:33.168-06:00Haha, I'm in medical school right now, and the...Haha, I'm in medical school right now, and the pain scale is one of the things we're taught to ask in taking a history of present illness. I got to that part of my practical exam yesterday and cracked up laughing in the middle of the exam room. Other students probably thought I was nuts, this pain scale is awesome :)Darcy Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660692341984746281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-37283386905553459322010-03-31T23:58:32.217-06:002010-03-31T23:58:32.217-06:00First and foremost, this made me laugh so hard tha...First and foremost, this made me laugh so hard that I'm counting it as my workout for the day. In fact, since it's 12:43 AM, I'm calling it my workout for yesterday too.<br /><br />You should get grant money for this. It's a friggin public service. I just spent the last week of med school learning everything about diarrhea. This alone made up for the complete lack of funny in that week. Surely there is a ginormous government grant available for maintaining the sanity of medical students. <br /><br />I totally feel you and Boyfriend with the Craisins. One time I thought I had colon cancer but really I had just eaten way too much red velvet cake in a short period of time. So I like to think it's a common error.<br /><br />I love asking patients to rate their pain on a scale from 1 to 10; the looks they give me are ALMOST as good as the ones I get when I ask "how would you describe your pain"? (The number one response to that: "It hurts.") But this is important stuff for doctors to find out. Even though it's pretty freaking lame. I have always felt the need to be a smart ass and respond with "ummm, 5.2 maybe?" Take that pain scale. That's probably why karma always sticks me with the "it hurts" patients.osteopathosaurusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-69745468097102257612010-03-31T22:12:32.730-06:002010-03-31T22:12:32.730-06:00I have *multiple* chronic pain issues, and have al...I have *multiple* chronic pain issues, and have always hated these stupid charts. Your new one kicks all kind of ass. It just plain rocks. I've experienced the level 12 business- lets just say that shattering your hip is definitely a 12 and leave out the many cuss words I normally think of at the same time thoughts of that incident pass through my mind. Any time a steady stream of dilaudid and fentanyl keeps a person at an 8, you know it's not pretty. <br /><br />But while I'm utterly capable of smiling while in pain, I can smile and laugh right up to an 8. Comes from living every day at an average of 5.5. If I stopped smiling every time it hurt, I would never smile. So those stupid smiley faces make me want to punch people. Alas, going around punching out the stupid docs who are supposed to give me pain drugs is likely not a good idea.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06143599941651150754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-11328504734032097192010-03-31T21:31:43.358-06:002010-03-31T21:31:43.358-06:00During my last ear infection, the doctor asked me ...During my last ear infection, the doctor asked me how bad it hurt. Compared to giving birth a kidney stones, I said 4. When he talked about sticking a needle in my ear to relieve the pain, I got very excited about it. My husband and my doctor exchanged a weird look. I didn't understand it at the time. Now it makes perfect sense... According to your chart I should have said my pain is an 8.Beakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14270771903731071219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-11945360883664830982010-03-31T20:36:52.564-06:002010-03-31T20:36:52.564-06:00I have never been to your blog before but I have a...I have never been to your blog before but I have a crush on you based on this blog. So. Freaking. Funny. LOVE!Weekly Cupcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884351160879143060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-55645215974612216172010-03-31T19:52:52.215-06:002010-03-31T19:52:52.215-06:00This is epic. My husband is printing it out to ta...This is epic. My husband is printing it out to take to the office, to share with all the other migraineurs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050225265386579323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-33447592047017039682010-03-31T19:50:04.952-06:002010-03-31T19:50:04.952-06:00Damn! That's useful. And so much morre realist...Damn! That's useful. And so much morre realistic than the crap floating around in ER's.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-61005216521253228282010-03-31T19:29:57.885-06:002010-03-31T19:29:57.885-06:00This chart is actually accurate! Docs in hospital ...This chart is actually accurate! Docs in hospital keep telling me "there is no 12" and I screamed there was! I think it is because most health professionals have never suffered from a chronic or severe condition before. I am sending this to all my friends who get Twelves!Zja Noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740149971259106871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-3200501413735854612010-03-31T19:08:30.274-06:002010-03-31T19:08:30.274-06:00I'm totally bringing this to my migraine docto...I'm totally bringing this to my migraine doctor Friday...perfectly descriptive :) Made me laugh uncontrollably even though I was at a 6.Desireenoreply@blogger.com