Shingles

MarkD · July 29, 2003

Doesn't it seem that more and more physicians are running their practices like an assembly line? Here's what happened to Buford:

Buford walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked him what he had.

Buford said, "Shingles,"

So she took down his name, address, and medical insurance numbers, and told him to have a seat. Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aid came out and asked Buford what he had.

Buford said," Shingles"

So she took down his height, weight, a complete medical history and told Buford to wait in the examining room. A half-hour later a nurse came in and asked Buford what he had.

Buford said, "Shingles."

So she gave Buford a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram and a bottle for a urine sample. Then she told Buford to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.

An hour later the doctor came in and asked Buford what he had.

Buford said, "Shingles."

The doctor said, "Where?"

Buford said, "Outside on the truck. Where do you want them?"