Work Party

[cincycub]

We had the first (of many!) office holiday parties today at lunch. For the last few years, a few brave souls have put "entertainment" together, and it usually merits a hearty laugh or an eyeroll. That's the best we can do on the cheap. Today's was interesting: Four-part "sketch comedy," sort of. First, one of our pharmacists pranced out in a reindeer suit (pictured at right) and volunteers shot nerf darts at him. Odd.

Second, some people came out dressed as penguins, and did a penguin dance along with a stuffed penguin that played music. Again, odd.

Third, a host of volunteers were given metal bars that each had a number assigned (a pitch). They each rang their bar at the prescribed time to play holiday tunes. Very cute, and festive.

Finally, we got a powerpoint slideshow that made laugh so hard I was crying. You all know I work for a student health clinic. We recently moved to electronic medical records, but before that, we collected a piece of paper from each student describing why they wanted to see a medical provider. These are some of the ACTUAL PATIENT COMPLAINTS we received this year from our brilliant students:

• My Hyperthetis B antigen is positive
• Stumic pain
• Stomic issue
• Tissue paper lodged in ear canal (6+ mos) causing extreme discomfort and swelling
• Privet part
• Crotch rot
• I have a problem in my sex ... I would like to see a Ginecologist
• Dumbness in the left thiegh
• Pain in my pain
• Soar throat
• Chapped lips
• Experiencing a tingling sensation and discomfort in the genital area
• Referral for pediotry & mammogram
• I get some buttons on my body and I don't know what is it
• I've got a fever for 3 days and taken medicins for two days but it doesn't work. I get a headache and shaved at night, and have pain in throat and teeth.
• rash on thy
• My poor little foot is efing killing me.
• Cold soar question
• Kidney pain. Swellness of vagina.
• Possible cancussion
• Something in my toenail
• I think I have a fishbone in the passage behind my nose that connects to my throat
• Hot and cold flashes, diaria, pain in abdomen, can't hold down food
• Stratiera prescription
• Prickly heat, I think
• Chess pain (pressure)

Hate to tell you this, but yes, your medical team does make fun of you if you are an idiot.