Stupid things I have said.........

at work.....



At work I have to sometimes test diabetics for general sensory neuropathy. I use a Tuning fork to test vibrational sensations. However, at one time the name of the instrument totally was lost from my memory and I drew a blank while explaining to the patient what I was about to do.
I dont like to pause much and say "uh this thingamajig" so I said whatever came to my mind to describe the tuning fork at the time. I pulled the tuning fork out of the side drawer and said:
"And this is a uh ....... a vibrator...." I paused for a second realizing what I said then ignored it and hoped that the patient would not notice and I explained quickly after "it tests the vibration sensation on the surface of your skin, like on your hands or feet"





Also at work I treat patients while sitting in a chair, which is not good for our back after a while so we were told we should stand sometimes while treating patients.

So today a Patient comes in who is like ~ 6'5 ft? Who knows ?! And the situation holds that I cannot treat him while sitting, so I stand. He asks me about it and I mention how I need to stand because he is tall and also because it is good for my back anyways... then I say :
"I should do people standing up more often"

Seriously, maybe my singledom is getting to me, forcing my mind in the gutter, where I think the simplest things I say can be so perverse.