For One Thing, It Interferes With Neurological Exams

[bloodyrosemccoy]

We are seriously considering adding a "don't be falling-down drunk" line to our Welcome To The Doctor's Office letter. There seems to be some confusion on that point.

Comments

[redbird]

Um, right.

I can see being seriously wired on caffeine because you weren't warned not to--I don't think any of my doctors have ever seen me with no caffeine in my system--but it really doesn't seem comparable. You aren't working in Urgent Care, are you?

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I'm not. Dad does when he's on call, so it's then that he gets a lot of people who were not expecting to be at the doctor. You'd expect alcohol to feature in that case--mostly because you are a lot more likely to hit your head when you aren't entirely sure where it is in relation to anything else. But for scheduled office visits, or showing up in the hopes of MAKING an office visit, we suggest NOT being completely shitfaced.