But one of my bands was called "Four Out Of Five Doctors" and we always played with lab coats. Real lab coats.
But I play one on TV. I know the names of hundreds of meds and can pronounce them perfectly. Diphenhydramine hydrochloride? I know not only how to spell and pronounce it, I know its interactions and side effects. Fentanyl? Propofol? Michael Jackson?
So why not pass myself off as a doctor? Frankly, half the doctors I see seem to have got their degrees out of a Happy Meal.
So next time anyone asks me what I do I'm going to say "I'm a thoracic surgeon." Who the hell is going to argue with me except another thoracic surgeon? "Well, how was your last colonectomy?" "Oh, last week, doctor, and it was a great outcome! The colostomy bag is venting nicely."
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