Dear Editor: A.T.’s letter really struck a tender spot for me. I had never had a pre-employment physical before being hired for my present job, but this one time was a doozy. I’m 26, female, brunette and a professional secretary. During my last job interview my prospective boss, a handsome middle aged man, said he’d […]
Category: Medical Story
Head Nurse
I describe myself as a healthy male age 44 with little or no medical problems. However it has been some time since I had a good thorough checkup. As one gets older he or she see others around them having medical troubles and become concerned with their own lives. Looking through the yellow pages of […]
Jennie Visits The Doctor
I had to leave work at 1 o’clock to go to the doctor’s appointment so I told the boss about it and went to get the bus. I’d gone to him for some period pains, and now he wanted me in for twice-weekly checks, through one month of my cycle. I felt a bit full […]
Doctor Story
John was a registered accountant and at the moment working on the administration for doctor Johanson. He worked at the doctor’s office because it was more easy that way. At 16.00 PM the doctor came to him and told him he had to go, but that John could stay to finish his work, so […]
Company Physical
It was a routine physical at the health center of the company that was giving me a job. I got there early in the morning and was the first patient there. The receptionist took me to an examination room where I waited. Finally a woman entered who identified herself as a “nurse-practitioner” who was going […]
Nurse Karis
The doctor told me that it was a relatively minor procedure but I would still be in the hospital for four or five days. I was having surgery to correct a minor bowel problem, nothing serious, but I wanted to get it out of the way while there was a lull between seasons. I’m a […]
Alex Gets Examined
As you sit in the waiting room, having completed all the forms and now reading an outdated Time magazine, the office door next to the receptionist opens and a woman calls your name… Alex. “Hi Alex, I’m nurse Ellen. How are you today? Good. Please come this way, we need to weigh you first. step […]
A Taste Of His Own Medicine
“Well, you look awful, ” I heard Libby say from the supply room. “And a gracious good morning to you, my dear,” came the dulcet tones of Dr. Worth Burns. But they weren’t quite so dulcet this morning. In fact, he sounded a bit raspy. I walked into the storage room. Before I go further, […]
Kellie’s Treatment
I wandered into the pharmacy, and headed for the prescription counter. The pharmacist’s assistant looked up, and saw me. “Hi, Dr. P. Your order’s ready.” I looked through the box of meds and supplies he’d handed me. It all seemed to be there, and I made ready to go. Then I was distracted by an […]
Almost True Story
Once upon a time when I was so much younger than before, I woke up on a Sunday morning with a searing pain coming from deep inside my anus. This was no two bit little annoyance that would go away after a good wash and a good bowel movement (or the other way around I […]
