Comments for Editor @ Large- Your Chance to Score a $50 Gift Certificate to Lydia’s

Monday, December 1, 2008 by Kristi Hicks:

I have been buying my scrubs from Lydia's EXCLUSIVELY for several years now. I am very disappointed to discover the ONLY brand/style I ever buy is being discontinued. I have tried to order online & finally spoke to a cs rep over the phone. Not sure if this was manufacturer(Cherokee) discontinue or the company's, but I will miss dealing with your company as I have always been pleased with the products & service in the past.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 by Vicki C. :

My funniest work story was about 2 yrs ago. I was working in the Progressive Care Unit and got blood on my white uniform;therefore I had to borrow a disposable uniform from the OR. I worked over half my shift wearing this disposable scrub set. Not thinking anything of it I was doing all my normal activities such as bending, squatting, turning patients. Well, the funny part is once I got home my husband asked " Vicki, have you been wearing those all day?", with a huge smile on his face. I told him I had been wearing them since before noon, why? He placed me in front of the mirror and said take a look. I had this large rip down the back pocket, half way down the leg. I could not believe it and who knows how long the split had been there and who had seen my undies. Needless to say, no one at work said a word about it.

Sunday, December 7, 2008 by Chris L:

I work in an ER department and I had a patient who was having an MRI and he was asking me questions about how long it would be and if he could lay with his arms above his head and I told him it shouldn't be a problem and his wife who was at bedside told him this is not Burger King you don't get it your way and I started laughing so hard.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 by Lorraine:

I was a Tech at a busy health center with many different specialties in it. One day, a young man came up to the desk and asked if he could be seen by our doctor that day. The receptionist explained there would be about an hour wait, and the man sat down to fill out the paperwork. After getting authorization from his insurance and about an hour-and-a-half wait, I finally called the man into my room. I asked the man to cover his left eye and read the chart to which he exclaimed, "Read the chart? I wanted to see the dentist!"

Thursday, December 11, 2008 by Jennifer:

working as a tech on a medical floor i came across of people of all ages and different life styles but I will never forget my little lady in room 410 she was from a nursing home and she had forgotten her makeup so she was bummed well through out the day i was checking on her and talking to her and when i had went in the room she ask me for a black marker and i said yeah hold on so i got it for her and thought nothing of it well when i did my rounds again I walked in there and she has taken the marker and drawn eyebrows on...lol... it looked like she has two rolly pollies going across her fore head. I couldn't help but laugh.....

Sunday, December 21, 2008 by Michele Christie:

The cutest little old lady come in to our office for a skin biopsy. She was so friendly talking a mile a minute. After the biopsy, the doctor was quarterizing the spot, and the gauze caught on fire. As the medical assistant I grabbed the gauze and threw it in the sink. The patient continued talking, never realized a thing. She never noticied the smell....Guess nerves got the best of her...

Sunday, December 21, 2008 by Robbie Mccaslin:

My favorite funny story happened a few years ago. I worked at a busy radiology office. I was known for hiding in the darkroom and scaring my co-workers. One day, a young boy was in for a procedure and was curious about the darkroom. So a tech allowed him to go inside through a revolving door to check it out. She had no idea that on the other side another tech was running some films. When she heard the door, she thought someone was trying to scare her. When the door opened into the darkroom, she proceeded to twist the little boy's nose and lightly slap him on the face. When the door turned back out, the little boy rushed by the tech and ran down the hall. We rushed to the kid and his Father to explain what happened.

Saturday, December 27, 2008 by Nicki:

I work in a busy Mammography clinic and have crazy things happening all of the time. A few months ago I was saying goodbye to my patient when one of my rubber bands from my braces flew out and whacked her in the eye. After the initial shock, we both bent down to search for the rubber band. When I came back up I smacked my head on the Mammography machine. We both were busting up. When we came out of the room everyone kept asking what happened because I walked out holding an ice pack on my head while my patient kept blinking her one red, watery eye. What a sight!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Stephanie:

About 5 years ago, I was working in a military hospital in a very busy primary care clinic. We had 'sick call' hours where the active duty members could come in if they were having 'acute' issues. Well...this young guy comes in (no older than 19) and he wouldn't give us an exact reason for wanting to be seen. Finally he said he was having pain in his abdomen when he was urinating. We were able to get him seen fairly quickly since we figured it could possibly be a UTI or worse. The physician ended up in the room for a very, very long time. After coming out he asked me if I would chaperone him for a quick exam. He explained that the young airman was pretty cocky and that he had lied to us about what he wanted to be seen for. Our esteemed doc then walked over to the supply room and came back with a HUMONGOUS Texas Q-tip!!! I looked at him crazily and asked what in the world that was for! Those things are giant and would never fit anywhere that he may be planning on swabbing! He just looked at me, smiled, then said, trust me! Well, the particular physician was very well know for playing pranks on all of our staff, so I was curious what he was up to! We walked into the room and he began to explain to the very young airman that he was going to obtain a swab for an STD panel. The poor kid started to look very sweaty! Just then, our crazy doctor pulled out the huge swab, with a completely straight face and just looked at the young airman! The young man turned as pale as a ghost and stammered out "Y-y-y-you are going to d-do wh-what with THAT? I swear I am a virgin!" I couldn't help it at that point and I lost it! I was laughing so incredibly hard I was crying! The poor kid caught on shortly and let out a huge sigh of relief as the doctor was laughing and telling him everything was okay! I bet he never goes in for another 'pee-pain' check again! Poor thing!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 by Anita Pringle:

It's hard to pick just one funny story that has occurred to me over my nursing career, but one of the first things that comes to mind happened shortly after I became a nurse. I was working the 3-11 shift and had just received a new patient at the end of my shift. She was a frail, elderly woman in her late 90's and very, very hard of hearing. As I was going through the admission assessment, I came to the question regarding allergies. I phrased the question to her as "Are you allergic to anything?" In a loud, squeaky voice she yells back at me "Am I a virgin??" Now, I know that as nurses we do ask some pretty personal questions, but virginity is not generally a concern with a 90 year old patient. However, I'm sure that her roommate and every other patient on the hall that heard our conversation was wondering what exactly her admitting diagnosis might have been.

Saturday, January 3, 2009 by Shirley Fuerst:

I always look forward to getting your e-mail catalog; as there are so many nice uniforms.

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