Author: tim

I went to the doctor this morning to see if something could be done about me feeling crappy for the past 2 weeks. Well, the good news is that it all turns out to be a simple case of allergies. That’s something people don’t tell you about when you’re younger. Every year your allergies will get worse until you feel like you are going to die the second that first leave falls from the tree or first flower blooms.

Anyway, back to the doctor’s office.

So, after the nurse but before the doctor, an intern comes in the room to ask me some questions. Since she’s still learning, she proceeds to ask me way too many questions about my stuffy nose and sore throat. My entire medical history was reviewed, she asked about any family medical problems and if I’d done anything out of the ordinary recently. “Well, I went mountain biking and camping about 3 weeks ago.”

She acted like I had neglected to tell her that the ax murderer was the one responsible for my deep flesh wound.

“Hmmmm. Did you go swimming on that camping trip?”

“Yes, actually, I did.”

“Did you know that in southern lakes there is an amoeba that can crawl up your nose and will kill you within 10 minutes?”

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“But don’t worry, you’re still alive, so I doubt it’s the amoeba.”

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