Hella day in clinic. And I'm on call tonight. No FNVB thread. I'm sorry. I love you all...

[Aristus]

[MontanaMama]

1. Put your feet up and rest your eyes when you can.

Thanks for the work you do. There will be time for cocktails another day.

[Aristus]

8. Thank you, MontanaMama.

After a good night's sleep, and thankfully no calls, I'm feeling much better.

Thank you for your kind words.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm so sorry, my dear Aristus . . .

Hope the rest of your day and your night on call go better than you expect.

[Aristus]

9. As a matter of fact, it DID go better. Got some good rest, and had no calls.

That's a minor miracle in itself right there. Just got to get through the end of next week, then a four-day weekend.

BTW, I'm expecting an offer from my old medical organization sometime next week. I hope it's a good one. I'll take a small pay cut if it means less stress; but only a small one.

[Boomerproud]

3. You owe us nothing.Take care of yourself.

[Aristus]

10. I have, and I will. Thank you.

[onecaliberal]

4. I hope you can at least relax after all that.

May it be a quiet night.

[Aristus]

11. It was. Thank you for that. So many Loungers expressed that wish that it must have come true.

That's the thing about Friday nights on call. It's either feast or famine. Hoards of people either call the after-hours line Friday nights to have their little aches and pains evaluated (as if they didn't know that someone is always on call all weekend), or they check out early and hit the weekend without bothering the call provider.

Last night was perfectly quiet.

I needed that...

[onecaliberal]

17. So happy and relieved for you.

I can’t even imagine the half of it. You deserve the rest and relaxation. Hopeful for
a peaceful weekend.

[CTyankee]

18. Having had to call 911 for emergency service recently, I can tell you one thing:

it is NOT the call I want to make! Hubby fell in bathroom, hit his head, blood everywhere. I was shell shocked, called 911, EMS there quickly, did a quick assessment and off we went to the ER. It went well, tho. He had stitches and we got home with a medical assist vehicle (TG I didn't have to call a cab!).

Now I know about lots of blood in that area of the head. TG for Yale-NH ER professionals. TG for blue state funding for these services.

You are the best. I wouldn't waste your time for anything.

[Aristus]

19. Oh my God! You totally did the right thing!

That's not the kind of call I'm talking about. That's the kind of call we medical providers suit up for.

I'm talking about nuisance calls like the one I got once at three o'clock in the morning:

"Yeah, I just have some questions about COVID-19."

"......AT THREE O'GOD-DAMNED-CLOCK IN THE MORNING!?!?!" - I didn't say but should have...

[CTyankee]

21. My dentist got a call like that at 3 am. The husband of a patient, who worked nights, called him to

ask about his wife's dental work plan! At 3 am!

My dentist is a real mensch, a great guy, a good Dem, who had me as an emergency patient on Jan. 6, for an extraction. I was weeping and couldn't stop. His assistant mopped up the tears running down my face. He called in a scrip for pain and said I was leaving his office NOW so please get this filled for her.

His goodness, and YOURS, should never be taken for granted. I can tell you are a caring professional. I am a little old lady who crumples faster than I used to and my husband is disabled. Life can get dicey.

[Aristus]

22. ...

[2naSalit]

5. May it be a quiet night!

[Aristus]

12. It was.

Good to see you!

[2naSalit]

16. Glad you survived it!

At least the biggest show of the night will be ongoing tonight so you can probably have cocktails tonight and not really miss anything!

Good to see you too!

[Aristus]

20. I could sure go for a nip of Lagavulin, even at this early hour.

[3catwoman3]

6. I hope you luck into a quiet night.

Is there a most frequent type of call?

In pediatrics, fever was the most common.

[Aristus]

13. Yeah, medication refills.

"Hi. I ran out of my medication. Can you refill it for me?"

"When did you run out?"

"Oh......about three weeks ago..."



They waited three weeks to refill their medications, and then waited until after office hours to call? One rather thinks that's an abuse of the 'emergency' after-hours line.

[3catwoman3]

23. Most on-call calls are not even close...

...to being emergencies, or even urgent.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

7. Sorry buddy. My lady and I will hold down the Vodka Buzz thread for you, in spirit :) (nt)

[Aristus]

14. 'In spirit'. (Snicker).

Good pun; I love it!

Next Friday...

[Hugh_Lebowski]

15. Glad you caught that ;)

[XanaDUer2]

24. Kick nt