well, it has been an eventful day

michelle2677 · #1 01-03-2007, 06:53 PM

to say the least.
where shall I start?
woke up this morning, fine enough. Then I got to work.

Our first patient was in a car accident on saturday and had displaced his bottom front for teeth. We had never seen him before so had NO idea what we were about to get ourselves into. So he shows up-polo shirt on inside out. The wreck occurred because his "girlfriend" was drinking and driving. She was in court today dealing with that. And the fact she was in her current "husband's" car. Whoops. Moving on. He insists that he has a "high tolerance" for pain med

and needs oxycontin or something similar. He had been to the ER twice since the wreck. I happen to walk in while our other (pregnant) assistant goes to the restroom. I had to babysit him so his ass wouldn't jump out the damn window or something

He realizes I am fresh meat, so he's asking me if we have samples of pain med. um. no. Then wants me to go get the doctor because he has another..."question". His question? He wants to know if we can give him Dilaudid. I told him we don't prescribe that kind of pain med.
"well...uh....uh...see...my back...it really hurts and I need it for that"
I wasn't even in the mood for that ****. I have absolutely NO tolerance for this crap because my dad has a problem with prescription pain meds. (and don't think I'm being a cold-hearted bitch-it gets better)
so I inform him that
"no. we are a dental office here to take care of your dental needs. If you have back problems you need to see a physician or chiropractor"

dude FUKCING freaks out and hands start flying everywhere...hit me..(I guess accidentally...I'll assume that even though we still called the police). All this happened AFTER he took our overhead light and thought he was in the movie star wars and he was driving off to the final frontier. Or was that start trek? who can keep up?

If I could even BEGIN to make this **** up...I would be a selling books.

SO THEN. I told a story a long time ago about my patient with alzheimer's. A while back he took a stroll out in the back yard, but no one knew where he was and his wife and I were running up and down the street looking for him. Well, he came in today because his front crown came out. I asked him if he had it and he told me he did. He whipped out his billfold and gave me a $20

It was so sad. I didn't want to embarrass him, so I told him he could hang on to that for now and we would get it later.

So to end on a GOOD note. I run into him (alzheimer's guy) and his wife ALL the time at pizza hut. She asked if after his procedure he would need to stay away from anything. I told her "no...I won't deny you pizza hut!!" they invited me, but I couldn't go for another 2 hours. They came back about an hour later with a box full of pizza!!

I gave her a big hug and kinda started crying it was so sweet!!! I nice ending to the morning I had!!!

DrummerDeanna · #2 01-03-2007, 06:56 PM

Good Lord!! what a day indeed!!! I'm glad it ended on a better note though, the alzheimer's patient and his wife sound like really nice people. How sweet...

Did the dude hit you hard? Like did it leave a mark anywhere? Are you ok?

JazmenFlowers · #3 01-03-2007, 06:57 PM

um, er...so exactly where are you on finding another job?

cause this **** is better than the soaps I watch.

michelle2677 · #4 01-03-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Good Lord!! what a day indeed!!! I'm glad it ended on a better note though, the alzheimer's patient and his wife sound like really nice people. How sweet...

Did the dude hit you hard? Like did it leave a mark anywhere? Are you ok?

no. it wasn't that hard. Hard enough to leave a red mark at the moment, but I don't think it will swell or bruise. If he does I swear to god I'm going after his skank ass and kicking it.

We'll know tomorrow

how's clancy. you still taking her tomorrow??

michelle2677 · #5 01-03-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

um, er...so exactly where are you on finding another job?

cause this **** is better than the soaps I watch.

dude. I swear. This kinda **** ALWAYS happens to me. My friend always tells me
"**** rolls downhill...and lands on you"

some of it I ask for.
Then there is this.

It's kinda funny to me. Actually the patient that has alzheimer's got to me more.
nah...I wouldn't leave because of that. I've had my fingers bit, stabbed my fingers with instruments, had blood fly in my eye. This is nothing...

bretonbanquet · #6 01-03-2007, 07:05 PM

Christ, I don't get that much excitement in 6 months

I hope you're writing memoirs or something

And I'm glad you're OK

jannieC · #7 01-03-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle2677

had blood fly in my eye.

Speechless on that one.

Glad you're okay. Pill seekers can be really dangerous (Curtis can probably fill you in on that, though). xo

DrummerDeanna · #8 01-03-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle2677

how's clancy. you still taking her tomorrow??

She's good today - but I'm still taking her tomorrow - mostly to try and get some wicked powerful pain pills

Dude..after the day you've had hope you have a night of heavy drinking ahead

mikeschmike · #9 01-03-2007, 07:13 PM

Damn! That is really messed up! Glad to hear you're okay though.

Blood in the eye, stabbed, bitten...Where is your dental office? Inside Thunderdome?

michelle2677 · #10 01-03-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

She's good today - but I'm still taking her tomorrow - mostly to try and get some wicked powerful pain pills

Dude..after the day you've had hope you have a night of heavy drinking ahead

ha ha..you bitch. how are those neighbors working out for ya??

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Originally Posted by jannieC

Speechless on that one.

Glad you're okay. Pill seekers can be really dangerous (Curtis can probably fill you in on that, though). xo

well....that kinda goes with the territory.

I know. We usually have about 1 or two a week. Sometimes more. Usually they are less obvious than this guy. I guess becuase they are getting them to sell them. I think it's also usually the case that the people that sell them don't take them. So they can keep their cool a little bit easier that someone who is desperate. I can have compassion, but that flew out the window pretty quick.

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Originally Posted by bretonbanquet

Christ, I don't get that much excitement in 6 months

I hope you're writing memoirs or something

And I'm glad you're OK

god, I know. I thought I was out of luck because I haven't written everything down up until this point, but I see there is more **** in store for me

thanks

michelle2677 · #11 01-03-2007, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeschmike

Damn! That is really messed up! Glad to hear you're okay though.

Blood in the eye, stabbed, bitten...Where is your dental office? Inside Thunderdome?

It gets rough!!

this mechanic came in one day being a bad ass talking about how his hands looked. I said.."you wanna see my bite marks??" hehe..I really don't have them, but I've been biten more times than I can count

on 7 fingers...

DrummerDeanna · #12 01-03-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle2677

ha ha..you bitch. how are those neighbors working out for ya??

The neighbors suck, as always..but this thread gave me some great ideas of crazy behaviour that may put them off

danax6 · #13 01-03-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

The neighbors suck, as always..but this thread gave me some great ideas of crazy behaviour that may put them off

Dude, just send them to Michelle's Dental Office From Hell. Problem solved.

michelle2677 · #14 01-03-2007, 09:28 PM

and so it gets better. My best friend (the one in all my pics) who is pregnant called and told me she was in labor.

she lives in nashville (2 hours away) so i'm already half-way loaded up in the car and she tells me she's kidding. I thought "i" went into labor

but she is 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced so it's any day now *squeal*

estranged4life · #15 01-03-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by michelle2677

dude. I swear. This kinda **** ALWAYS happens to me. My friend always tells me
"**** rolls downhill...and lands on you"

be a distant relative of mine cause when it rains it '****storms' (And people ask why I developed a FUBAR'd sense of humor)

Brian "Would you like a chocolate covered pretzel?" j.