the wrong side of the bed
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
miracles of modern medicine
so, i had my follow up appointment with my neurologist today. he told me that, given the structural problem with my brain, i'm likely to not respond completely to the medications. after i saw some information about botox on his desk, we had this conversation:
you do botox here?
yes.
wow. i wouldn't have thought so. it seems so unnecessary.
oh, well, we use it for some problems with the brain.
oh, good. i guess i think botox for cosmetic reasons is sort of... frivolous, but i can be sort of judgemental.
well, i think some people have too much money.
this coming from a neurologist.
later...
i'm trying to find a job with a non-profit, but so many of them require driving. do you know what kind of coverage i have under ADA?
(insert boring stuff about ADA and driving with epilepsy)
but, you don't have to work for a non-profit.
yes, but i don't want to work for evil.
there is no such thing as evil.
yes there is! but, in any case, i want to have a job will let me do good. i don't want to work for some big corporation.
you may have to.
but, i'm a sociologist!
i know. that is one of the things we are trying to fix here.
so, i may have started it by pointing out that he is well-paid as a neurologist, but he implied that my chosen field is the result of a brain abnormality!
you do botox here?
yes.
wow. i wouldn't have thought so. it seems so unnecessary.
oh, well, we use it for some problems with the brain.
oh, good. i guess i think botox for cosmetic reasons is sort of... frivolous, but i can be sort of judgemental.
well, i think some people have too much money.
this coming from a neurologist.
later...
i'm trying to find a job with a non-profit, but so many of them require driving. do you know what kind of coverage i have under ADA?
(insert boring stuff about ADA and driving with epilepsy)
but, you don't have to work for a non-profit.
yes, but i don't want to work for evil.
there is no such thing as evil.
yes there is! but, in any case, i want to have a job will let me do good. i don't want to work for some big corporation.
you may have to.
but, i'm a sociologist!
i know. that is one of the things we are trying to fix here.
so, i may have started it by pointing out that he is well-paid as a neurologist, but he implied that my chosen field is the result of a brain abnormality!
10:23 AM
4 Comments:
well, i've gotta hand it to him, that was pretty funny. though i don't think i'd let him do surgery on you or anything - he might try to sneak in a lobotomy to get rid of your problematic critical thinking.
I have a thing for neurologist, you know.
Sounds like an amusing neurologist, and, maybe he will change your brain to make it more compatible with corporate greed.
i take this to mean that sociology causes epilepsy. better steer clear.
also it sounds like the neurologist is tinkering with your brain to make you like wal-mart.
ok, she likes haliburton, "you're cured!"
this is how it starts out with the stepford wives.
also it sounds like the neurologist is tinkering with your brain to make you like wal-mart.
ok, she likes haliburton, "you're cured!"
this is how it starts out with the stepford wives.
