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sarge43

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16. Hand them a bunch of jars

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 07:59 PM

Jul 2018

then tell them you'll need a full jar of each one of their body fluids, a full bottle is critical, starting with tears through fecal material. Just to be sure, some dander and toe jam would be a good idea.

Yeah I know, you'll be yelled at for being a smart ass

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Clinical pet peeve: Patients who want me to order lab tests to "check for everything." [View all] Aristus Jul 2018 OP

Ask me to go through the mail at the post office in case something got put in the wrong bin gratuitous Jul 2018 #1

Well said. Aristus Jul 2018 #2

Do they know what they're getting into when they ask to "check for everything"? greatauntoftriplets Jul 2018 #3

Are people reading WebMD and freaking out from self-diagnosing The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #4

Actually I was around pre-Salk days---it was a scary time,some years worse than others,of course. virgogal Jul 2018 #5

Me, too, but I was just a little kid. We weren't allowed to go swimming in pools in August The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #6

We could go the the ocean,but no pools,ponds,river coves,or lakes. virgogal Jul 2018 #7

I'm a master gardener and people think soil tests are "magic" LeftInTX Jul 2018 #8

Master gardener here, too. It depends on where you get the soil tested and what you ask for. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #10

We're on caliche with soil pH of 8 - 8.5 (Tap water is often 8.5) LeftInTX Jul 2018 #13

Your conditions are so much different from ours. I don't think we even have caliche here. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2018 #15

Great to see another MG on DU!!! LeftInTX Jul 2018 #14

My sister wanted to get a CT scan earlier this year csziggy Jul 2018 #9

Here's a pint of blood... malthaussen Jul 2018 #11

Tell them they have to donate a whole pint... MicaelS Jul 2018 #12

Hand them a bunch of jars sarge43 Jul 2018 #16