AngryToxicologist is a scientist in the public health sector, knows plenty about toxicology, and is occasionally angry about it all. Drop me a line at Don't go to the ER.
So yesterday I was excersizing relatively strenously and after about 40 minutes I started to have some chest pain on the left side along with tightness in my neck and shoulder. Hmmm...good time to stop. It wasn't really severe so I took a shower but the tightness and some pain remained but decided to head home as it was likely just some pectoral strain. Then I realized that if I heard about me, I'd call me stupid so I thought I should go to the hospital just in case. Well, that was the dumb idea. I was directed to an urgent care: "You'll get seen right away, but in ER, unless you've lost a limb, are unconcious or got shot it'll probably be 6-8 hrs". How sad a statement is that? (The IOM agrees) I got the picture and went to an urgent care and got seen within 20 mins plus it was probably cheaper for my insurance. (I'm fine by the way, they also think some chest muscles are spasming). Today, I'm feeling fine, eating a doughnut, but exasperated with ERs to the point of laughing.
The Gov from Illinois
You've all heard of this but I implore you to read the transcript if you haven't. It's just way too good. (the first part is dull, you've got to get to the wire tapped stuff). Rod isn't stepping down (just like you don't name your daughter Candy if you don't want her to be a stripper, you don't name your son Rod if you don't want him to be a mafia hit man, foulmouthed corrupt pol, or crack-showing plumber). Why isn't he stepping down? He doesn't say. I've been trying to contemplate his possible defenses.
1) I was rehersing for a play called "Rod Blagojevich sells his soul and Illinois down the river".
2) My wife made me do it (reading the transcript this may be 10% true).
3) Um, isn't that how politics work, you [expletive] [expletive]?
4) Do your worst, my hair will protect me.
Others?
Weekly Aural Pleasure
Yes, it's Mr Scruff again. I love his music and find his videos...um, charming is the word I think I want. The pear dance at 2:31 especially makes me smile. Happy Friday.
PS That's the wonderful Alice Russell on vocals in case you're curious.
Comments
You are eating a donut? So you want go again to the ER/Urgent Care with chest pains, this time for real? Please reconsider ingesting sugary wheat flour bombs fried in unnatural vegetable oils. Really.
Posted by: Anna | December 12, 2008 5:06 PM
It's not the ER's fault. It was allowing primary care socialized medicine to be destroyed that caused the ER mess you're all stuck with.
Posted by: nm | December 14, 2008 7:00 PM
Anna,
As today is tuesday I've had a banana, and orange, and a bowl of Cream of Wheat. Not only does that make it okay to eat my friday doughnut, but it makes it all the more fun. All things in moderation. Really.
Posted by: AngryToxicologist | December 16, 2008 9:53 AM
thankss.best regards..
Posted by: spor haberleri | January 1, 2009 5:48 PM
I love that song and the video is awesome!!!! However, I kept worrying about how bruised the fruit would be after a couple of takes :-P
Posted by: JJ | January 30, 2009 11:02 AM
Stockport viaduct and an angry toxicologist are not two things I thought I'd find on the same webpage. That I have found them together has cheered me up enormously for some reason.
Posted by: James | February 10, 2009 8:08 AM
I love that song and the video is awesome!!!! However, I kept worrying about how bruised the fruit would be after a couple of takes
Posted by: netlog | February 15, 2009 10:03 AM
Thx.
Posted by: muhabbet | March 18, 2009 10:18 PM
I kept worrying about how bruised the fruit would be after a couple of takes
tks
Posted by: wholesale jewelry | April 7, 2009 8:32 AM
Yes, it's Mr Scruff again. I love his music and find his videos...um, charming is the word I think I want. The pear dance at 2:31 especially makes me smile. Happy Friday.
Posted by: sac ekimi | April 25, 2009 12:26 PM
Great to watch such a entertaining video.
Posted by: luton dentist | May 14, 2009 7:18 AM
Your eating habits could be the reason of your pain. Use acai berry and resveratrol to keep fit and healthy.
Posted by: Resveratrol | July 24, 2009 3:37 AM
It's not the ER's fault. It was allowing primary care socialized medicine to be destroyed that caused the ER mess you're all stuck with.
Posted by: chat | July 25, 2009 7:40 PM
I had seen the video it's great.I liked the fruits dancing.
Posted by: Acne treatment | August 14, 2009 3:49 AM
My husband had a similar crap experience at an E.R. recently. He had stabbing pain in his upper abdomen for a week.. night sweats, fever the whole shabang. He went to the E.R. and was there for seven hours.. only to be seen for by a nurse practitioner, who drew blood, and told him he was extremely healthy and he probably pulled a muscle. So.. a waste of a $100 copay and a huge waste of time!
-Sylvia
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