This is why I hate the doctor
 

I go in today because of my sleeping problems and I leave to messed up to drive. I have no idea exactly how much blood they took from me today for testing, but it was more than enough!

The nurse comes in after I finish up with the doc and tells me "We are going to have some fun". I knew they needed some blood, and I was thinking it would be a small vile like most times.

She counts out four large ones, I estimate they were the size of 6 or 7 smaller viles that my old doctor's office used. She says she only has to stick me once but halfway through the 3rd vile the blood stops coming, and my arm is soild purple. She sticks me in my other arm and gets the rest, but by this time I am light headed, my vision is blacked over, and I'm sweating like I just ran a three mile race. I couldn't even drive myself home, lucky for me someone came with me else I would have been stuck there for awhile.

I do like my new doctor though, he listens to me while my old one treated me more or less like a stupid teenager.

My new doctor is having me sent in for abdominal scans next thursday to find out what exactly is going on to cause my acid reflux. He's doing blood testing aswell, we are basicly looking into the cause of this weight loss I'm having.

He also gave me 'sleeping pills', which I just found out are antidepressants. Do they normally give this stuff to people that have sleeping problems?

Anyway I'm just happy to be seeing someone that gives a damn about the people he cares for, he's the best doctor in town imho.

Hope you feel better Brad. No more Deer or Grease, that's what causing the acid reflux!

/me throws fruits and vegetables at Brad.

I just ate BBQ, and washed it down with a pepsi ;).

Pork is gooooooooood

In a perfect world that would be:

But Alas, this isn't a perfect world. :(

Hope all goes well with the scans, Brad. I may have to check in with the doctor if I continue to lose sleep. At first, I just thought it was due to my eating habits, but I've been eating much healthier and increasing my protein intake (protein whey mix, poweder) and drinking water instead of caffeine, but nothing is really working.

I am normally up most of the night and function well enough on 1-2 hours of sleep (as in 1-2 hours will fly for the next 24-72 hours without a second thought).

Not sure what the cause is but if it doesn't change, I'll be heading that way as well.

It's "vials" not "viles". ;)

Believe it or not, how nice a doctor to you may not reflect how good they are. Take House MD for example. He's mean, but he's good. ;)

hey what happened to my plate?!

[high]* TyleR crys[/high]

I know this one is good, he's the one that handled the whole thing with my uncle :)

I wasn't sure about that word and I couldn't be bothered to look, I'll leave the post un-edited to preserve the humor.

To everyone: Thanks

Erwin you watch house?, that is actually the ONLY thing like that I watch..other than that new show what about earl 0_o

~Curt

However that's a TV show and not real life. ;)

Usually nice doctors are good. Mean doctors don't like their job. :p

Hope you get well soon Brad.