Posted on 03/25/2013 6:57:04 AM PDT by marktwain
Seen your Dr. lately? My doctor did NOT ask me these questions at my annual physical today, but many will ... live a great day ...
A Medical Appointment ......
I visited a physician last week. It was a new doctor in the practice -- a young lady (at MY age, EVERYBODY is "young" -- when I was born, the Dead Sea wasn't even sick) who was quite enthusiastic. I was thinking of hitting on her, but I don't like the phrase, "You remind me of my grandfather."
She asked me what was wrong, and I replied, "I have a cut on my leg; and I think it may be getting infected."
She said, "Before we start, I have to ask you a few questions. Are you allergic to any medications?"
I replied, "No."
She said, "Do you have any guns in the house?"
I said, "HUH?"
She replied, "Guns. Do you have any guns in the house?"
I asked, "Why?"
She said, "I've got to ask this question. It is required under the Affordable Care Act."
I asked, "What are you going to do with the data?"
She said, "We compile it, amalgamate it, and submit it to the government."
I said, "Well, I have a Tommy Gun. I let my kid Tommy play with it."
She said, "What's a Tommy Gun? I don't think that is the kind of gun they are concerned with."
With THAT, I knew I had a live one. I said, "It's similar to a B.A.R., but a little heavier and shorter. I have a B.A.R. also."
She said, "A B.A.R.?"
I said, "Yes."
She looked puzzled. Then she brightened up and asked, "Do you have any assault rifles?"
I attempted to look puzzled, and said, "I don't know. What is an assault rifle?"
She said, "That's a gun that is used in wars."
I said, "As a matter of fact, I do. I have a replica of a Revolutionary War musket."
She began to look a bit exasperated. I pretended not to notice and kept up the appearance of trying to be helpful.
She said, "Do you have anything more modern than that?"
I replied, "Well, yes I do. I have a replica muzzle loader from the Civil War. Do you know the difference between a musket and a muzzle loader?"
She rather peevishly said, "No, I don't; and I don't want to. What else do you have?"
I said, "I have an M-1."
She asked, "What's that?"
I said, "A rifle."
She asked, "What kind?"
I replied, "It is called a Garand."
She rather loudly said, "I don't care if it is a grand rifle or not. Is it an assault rifle?"
To which I replied, "I don't know. I don't know what an assault rifle is. You say it's a rifle used in war, yet you say that my musket and muzzle loader are not assault rifles."
She calmed down (a bit) and asked, "Anything else?"
I said, "I have an MG-.30, and an MG-.50. I'm also part owner of an Apache. But they are not rifles."
She stated, "Well, then, I'm not interested in them. Anything else."
I replied, "Well, yes. I also have a 12-gauge and a 20-gauge pump. They are not rifled though."
She said, "I'm not interested in pumps; I'm interested in guns."
I replied, "Well, then, I have a Colt, a Luger, a Glock, a bazooka, a Parabellum, a Kalishnikov, a Henry, a Uzi, a Llama, and a Beretta -- but they are not rifles."
She then said, "I've had enough of this. I think you're toying with me. Let me see your leg."
I then said, "Excuse me, but before you look at my leg, I have a few questions to ask of you."
She replied, "Of course. What are they?"
I said, "I have given you a lot of information about my guns. I am somewhat concerned about your knowledge and ability to assimilate, make coherent sense of that information, and report it correctly. Do you know the difference between a .22 caliber and a .223 caliber? It's a rather fundamental difference."
She replied, "Actually, I don't."
I said, "I see. Let me ask some more relevant questions. "How much money do you make?"
She said, "That's personal, why do you ask?"
I said, "Well, in pushing the Health Care Act, my president cautioned the population about doctors who would amputate a leg rather than treat a cut because they make more money that way. Consequently, I wish to know if you are financially troubled. What kind of car do you drive? What are your house payments? How much is your mortgage? How much credit card debt do you have? Do you have a student loan; if so, how much?"
She said, "I'm not going to answer those questions. You have no right to ask them."
I then asked, "Do you have training and education in homeopathic techniques? Do you know the benefits/effects of CoQ10, ginseng, fish oil, Creatine, BCAA, and other such herbal treatments?" Do you know the difference between Panax ginseng, American ginseng, and Siberian ginseng?"
She replied, "Well, no."
I then asked, "Well, have you studied it at all?"
She replied rather defensively, "NO; it's all a bunch of hogwash anyway."
I said, "Oh, then you have read the research on it. What have you read?"
She then said, "I don't waste my time reading such things. Why are you asking me these questions?"
I said, "Well, if I'm going to turn my body over to you for treatment, I believe it is reasonable for me to know something about your motivation, training, experience, and competence. Do you know anything about the practice of holistic medicine?"
She said, rather angrily "No, I don't."
I said, "Oh. O.K. How much experience do you have in practicing medicine?"
She replied, "Well, not very much."
To which I said, "Well, we all have to start somewhere. What medical school did you go to; what is its rank in terms of other medical schools; where did you intern; and where did you do your residency? What is the rank of the hospital where you did your internship and residency?"
She rather peevishly said, "All my credentials are posted in the waiting room."
To which I said, "Really? The rank of your medical school is posted in the waiting room? Do you have any experience with leg injuries? If so, how much?"
I guess that was too much for her. She rather crossly said, "I think it would be best if you saw a different doctor," and started to leave the room.
I said, "You know, doctor. You asked me irrelevant questions about my guns, and I answered them. Whether or not I own guns is really none of your business and has absolutely nothing to do with any treatment you might prescribe. On the other hand, I ask you questions quite relevant to my situation, and you refuse to answer them. Isn't that somewhat backwards?"
She said, "But I HAVE to ask those questions. It's the law."
To which I replied, "Actually, it is NOT the law. Here is what the law says -- taken directly from the Affordable Care Act:"
(1) WELLNESS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. – A wellness and health promotion activity implemented under subsection (a)(1)(D) may not require the disclosure or collection of any information relating to –
(A) the presence or storage of a lawfully-possessed firearm or ammunition in the residence or on the property of an individual; or (B) the lawful use, possession, or storage of a firearm or ammunition by an individual.
(2) LIMITATION ON DATA COLLECTION. – None of the authorities provided to the Secretary under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or an amendment made by that Act shall be construed to authorize or may be used for the collection of any information relating to –
(A) the lawful ownership or possession of a firearm or ammunition; (B) the lawful use of a firearm or ammunition; or (C) the lawful storage of a firearm or ammunition.
"You may verify this at: "http://wizbangblog.com/2013/01/10/obamacare-amendment-does-not-forbid-gun-and-ammo-registration/
"As you can see, you have broken federal law TWICE -- once by asking, and once by collecting data. It is perfectly legal for me to own guns; it is not legal for you to ask and/or collect such data. YOU are breaking the law, and yet YOU are the one who is angry. Not only that, but you erroneously stated that you must ask such questions, and you did it in a very authoritative and convincing manner. You gave me false information, which I then acted upon by answering your questions. On that basis, how can I be expected to trust your medical judgment? When I attempted to ascertain your medical competency, you became defensive and hostile."
"There is really no need for me to see another doctor in this practice. I'll go somewhere else, where my privacy is respected, and I can trust the information I receive."
Remember that info next time you a medical appointment and the doctor or nurse asks you those questions.
These days, you do. Rush always says that good satire requires an element of truth. Yours contains the entire Periodic Table.
Do I really have to say that this is satire?
Yes, because it is so close to the truth. On the other hand you did a MASTERFUL job of writing it. Thank you.
How about this... If they ask you if you have a gun, tell them you do but you go to a urologist for problems with that.
Funny and sad at the same time. What has become of our great country?
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There comes a time when skills must be developed to become a competent liar. This time has come when enemies, both foreign and domestic will use our confessions to destroy our freedom. Just say no.
“Out with the old doctors. In with the new.” - Stalin
“Just say no.”
Exactly what they want. Doc marks down a no answer. They cross reference registered guns. You lied, therefore you are a criminal, swat team raid, felon. No guns.
I wonder if its unlawful to lie to your doctor about that I would then type lol because its crazy stupid but I’m totally serious
As a LIVE, LIVING MAN, I reserve all unalienable rights without prejudice
my doc is a gun guy...we have plans of hitting the range this spring.
he is thinking of early retirement thanks to the new laws.
I have another take on it:
The year is 2035 and ObamaCare has been the law of the land for 20 years.
The character in the story has a cut on his leg. He calls the hospital for an appointment; a computerized voice replies that "The..next...available...time...is...Thursday...the...28th". The character is a bit concerned as it's Friday the 22nd, but no matter, he takes what he's given. Others have had it worse.
He limps into the hospital the next Thursday. No one greets him. There's a "ticket dispenser" and a sign on the wall tracks the numbers. "Now Serving #41". As the character's number is #87, he thinks "Not too bad, I'll get out of here today." He sits in an uncomfortable waiting room chair, and peruses (ironically) an old, dogeared copy of "American Rifleman".
#87 eventually comes and the character shows himself to a spartan, marginally clean, treatment area. The Practitioner (no docs, those are only for "political" cases) doesn't ask him any questions, because he doesn't speak English. The character points at the cut on his leg (now turning some interesting colors, and exuding a foul smell). Practitioner gives him a tube of unlabeled ointment, and a handful of bandaids (a couple of which had previously been opened, but clumsily resealed). The character hoped that those hadn't been used already, and mentally made a note to save them for last.
As the character exited the hospital and gingerly walked to the bus stop for a two hour ride back to his apartment, he smiled. All that treatment, and he hadn't needed to pay a penny for it. Truly, Obamacare worked.
The last time I saw my doctor he was at a new office, so I had to fill out all of the forms again. These gun questions, and other inappropriate things, were on the form. I wrote “MYOB” on every one.
When someone inquires about my guns my response is “I’d tell you, but that would spoil the surprise.”
I responded to my guy: “Yes, I have one right here in my purse. Do you want to see it?”
He got laughing. Sort of a nervous laughter though.
This country is doomed.
We are outnumbered.
Does a 4473 create a registered firearm? Not if there is no requirement to report its subsequent sale or transfer.
If the Feds are going to go after every citizen who ever signed a 4473, then insurrection is on the way.
This piece was satire, but what if the patient’s responses were recorded? SWAT raid? Under which law? One citizen in NJ said thus far and no further to several geared up armed cops. They went away cursing & threatening, but they went away. No warrant, the rule of law still applies.
On this topic I’m guessing that the extent of intrusive questioning has as much to do with the state board of medical examiners as it does with Obamacare. Liberal state, more questions.
Stolen valor act was deemed unconstitutional, basically saying that it is okay to lie.
I’ve seen about 90% of that in military health care clinics already. Now coming to the rest of the country thanks to ObamaDoesn’tCare!
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