A dozen sentences most doctors use and what they actually mean:-
1. - “This should be taken care of right away.”
- I’d planned a trip to maasai mara next month, but this is so easy and profitable that I want to fix it before it cures itself.
2. - “Well, what do we have here…?”
- He has no idea and is hoping you’ll give him a clue.
3. - “Let me check your medical history.”
- I want to see if you’ve paid your last bill before
spending anymore time with you.
4.- “Why don’t we make another appointment later in the week.”
- I need the money, so I’m charging you for another appoimtment.
5.- “We have some good news and some bad news.”
- The good news is, I’m going to buy a new Mercedes Benz. The bad news is, you’re going to pay for it.
6.- “Let’s see how it develops.”
- Maybe in a few days it will grow into something
that i understand.
7.- “Let me schedule you for some lab tests.”
- I own 50% interest in the lab.
8.- “I’d like to prescribe a new drug.”
- I would like to use you for a guinea pig and be paid by the drug company.
9.- “If it doesn’t clear up in a week, give me a call.”
- I don’t know what it is. Maybe it will go away by itself.
10.- “This may pain a little.”
- Last week two patients bit off their tongues coz of pain.
11.- “This should fix you up.”
- The drug company bribed me to prescribe this stuff.
12.- “I’d like to run some more tests.”
- I can’t figure out what’s wrong. Maybe the kid in the lab can solve this one.
Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you.” ― Rashi