50 Hilariously Wholesome Things Doctors Did To Put Their Patients At Ease (New Pics)
“Laughter is the best medicine” is a common saying amongst the young and the old, but is it really true? After all, how much can your mood really affect your body?
Turns out, a lot. Studies have proved multiple benefits of laughter, such as stress reduction, increased pain tolerance, and a boosted immune system. On top of all that, it also does wonders for our mental health, helping us cope with the sometimes-tough ordeal of being a human.
The doctors from the list below certainly know the importance of a good joke. That is why they do their best to lift the mood of patients in their offices. From therapy dogs for anxious patients to creative art pieces on the waiting room walls, doctors are quick to prove that they not only have compassion but also a few funny bones in their bodies.
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Scary-Sad, But Comforting To Know You Can Be Safe
Options like this should be in every place where an appropriate intervention is possible.
This is great but not sure it should be on this list. Wouldn't describe this as cheeky or side-achingly funny, more the opposite
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Load More Replies...Wow, that is next level cool. Never seen or heard of that, but I kinda feel that should be common in any obstetrics office.
Any doctors office where it's common for caretakers to accompany, as well. Sadly caretaker abuse is a big thing.
Load More Replies...This breaks my heart that this is needed. However, options like this can help save so many people from continued abuse and violence.
Excellent idea but I am slightly confused as to why it is included in a post listed as funny.
I was always hesitant to respond to anything like this because my fear was always were would my kids and myself go? I didn't know there were safe places for women and that fear of being homeless was what kept me in a bad situation.
Another one of those sayings that many keep mentioning is that humans only use 10% of their brain. The claim first appeared after Harvard psychologists tested energy reserve theories with a child protégé in 1890. Only a few decades later, in 1920, the claim started spreading through self-help literature and eventually found itself in the world-famous book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
However, this time, the claim is false. The truth of the matter is that, throughout the day, we use 100% of our brain. Sure, the neurons aren’t all firing up at once, but they are active. That’s because it’s not only thinking that happens up there. The brain coordinates our motor functions and keeps involuntary actions like breathing going.
To do one single task like pouring yourself a cup of coffee takes quite a few brain regions to light up. There's getting the idea, then physically getting the coffee pot, deciding on the cup, and remembering the creamer in the fridge—way more elaborate than it might seem at first glance.
Sweet Support Dog Who Gives Comfort To Children At The Dentist, Priceless
Awe! My favorite new place is a therapy dog training center that specializes in these and other service dogs. They’re almost all labs and many are trained for hospitals and have this “horizontal comfort” training. They get the “visit” command and they just snuggle up like the big spoon blanket like it’s their proper place to be in the world. So comforting…
Dog is loving life, gets to lie down and be fussed all day AND get praised for doing so.
Cats would do a better job. We'd (kind of) root from afar. You can't trust human kittens not to grab tails or slobber. We would, however, present the human kittens with their very own mousie toys. We'd climb up the soft can-opener with the funny toys, and well, you know what? It sounds like actual work. Nevermind. Let the dogs do it. We'll give the tuna cans emotional support instead.
I Got Sent To A Dentist Who Treats Patients With Really Bad Anxiety, And They Have Therapy Dogs There To Help Calm You Down Before You Go In
I have relatives with Berners. They're like giant lovey pillows 💕
Load More Replies...I wish my dentist would have a dog or two in his office. Then again, I might end up playing with the dog, instead of getting my check-up😁
When talking to Scientific American, neurologist Barry Gordon said it’s pretty obvious that we employ the whole brain when living our everyday lives. “Let's put it this way: the brain represents three percent of the body's weight and uses 20 percent of the body's energy.”
Gordon thinks the prevalence of this myth is caused by the fact that we all want to believe we are capable of grand things, things that are only possible if there is some untapped brain power at play. However, unfortunately, there’s no such thing.
The Radiology Waiting Room In Local Hospital Has The Usual Naff Floral Decor, Except... They’re X-Rays
What a clever idea. Would they sell this as a charity for the hospital? I would buy a couple.
So what in a flower is dense enough to have such high reflectivity in an x-ray? Nothing. And you certainly wouldn’t get such 2-D definition and separation from a 3-D object in an x-ray machine
That's normal in the hospital departments I've been in.
Load More Replies...My Dentist Has Jokes
Love it! However, my dentist said that while those little flossers are definitely better than nothing, they don't do as good a job as regular floss. They can't get down around the base of the tooth like regular floss can. Also, and this one is from me not him, lots of extra plastic waste. Sorry to be the downer in the comments.
You can buy them made from bamboo or wheat, now. Those are biodegradable and they are awesome!
Load More Replies...I could not floss my teeth my gums hurt too much. but I found a way. I started with two teeth on each side up and down. I did any old teeth like this for a month then doubled the teeth each month I added a few and before you know it I was doing all my teeth. I never was careful at what teeth I flossed. as long as I flossed the proper amount. I guess my gums got used to it slowly. it worked. I floss every day several times.
Cousin Gave Birth On Halloween Night. This Was The Doctor During The Delivery
On the other hand, who doesn't?
Load More Replies...Yep, no need to slap the baby's behind; and proof that the baby's lungs are healthy.
Load More Replies...Newborn babies don’t see very well, so no problem there.
Load More Replies...I also gave birth on Halloween and the doctor was not dressed up (he barely got their with enough time to deliver my baby) but the nurses were and it was a little surreal to be going through childbirth with a fairy helping you and having a vampire wheel you in to your room. That birth was so fast though I didn't have time for an epidural so I hardly even noticed.
Another thing that your mom might have told you when you were young is not to go outside with wet hair, especially when it’s cold. According to many, this is a surefire way to get a cold.
Today My Dentist Had A Service Puppy She Was Training. He Laid In My Lap While I Was Getting My Teeth Cleaned
When I told the receptionist at my dentist office that I got a puppy she told me to bring him with me next time. I did, but then she wasn't there. Luckily they let him lay on me while I got my teeth cleaned. He was so good and well behaved 🥰
Awwwh. I'm so happy they let your puppy lay on you. Were you able to bring your puppy again, after that? I hope so.
Load More Replies...Wowww, dentists in my country will never do that, unfortunately. I wish a puppy would sleep on my lap
I Ate This Camera-Pill Yesterday Since The Doctors Wanted To See My Whole Digestive System From Inside. It Takes 2 Photos Per Second And Even Has LEDs Incorporated
I was going to use one of those but my insurance won't cover it. I was so excited thinking it was so cool! Totally bummed I won't get to try it 😕
I did the first one in Charlotte many yrs ago. It went against everything your Mom tells you about swallowing things that blink & aren't food!
You don't. After you commented, it's now explained above that the photos are sent wirelessly to a device worn by the patient, so it can just be flushed away.
Load More Replies...My Uncle Sent Me This Picture Of His Prosthesis Doctor
Ah! anti-mugging prosthetic! Wicked! (oh, and pay your bills on time...just sayin')
However, that is not the case. That is because it’s not the cold that makes you sick, it’s viruses and bacteria. So, whether you go outside with wet or dry hair, your chances of getting sick are the same and dependent on what kind of germs you come across.
My Local Dentist Doesn't Have Enough Patients
I enjoy the fact that you didn’t mean Penis Wonka but the censor acted as if you did.
Load More Replies...This Pain Scale At My Local Foot Doctor's Office
I always loved when patients said there pain was a 10, while talking on their cellphones, or watching TV & laughing. Nope
Load More Replies...I got stung by a bee for the first time in 35 years yesterday. I cried and screamed, maybe because the stinger was still in. Only lasted about an hour. That would be a good 5 on the pain scale. It's almost impossible to rate pain except for by the other pain you have experienced. 10 was a breast biopsy.
I always use to think that when 10 used to be "the worst pain you can imagine". One man's 10 might be another's 8. They have since come out with a standard scale with explanations of how you should be physically feeling and reacting. Like someone explained above, if you can still play on your phone, it's NOT a 10.
Load More Replies...I always compare my pain level against the pain of a twisted bowel, it was more painful than giving birth.
My Eye Doctor's Place Has Eye Exams In Different Languages
"No, I can't read any of that. No, neither this one. No. No. Still can't. .. There you go: emojis."
They must have staff who speak a lot of languages, because otherwise they wouldn’t know whether the patient is reading the right one.
I could use any of these charts and still come up with the same result. That I'm losing my eyesight in all languages.
What’s true, though, is that going outside with wet hair when it’s cold can damage your hair. Dampness makes your hair vulnerable and, paired with the cold, it can lead to breakage. So there is a reason to avoid it, just not the one your grandma told you about.
Nurse Used An Infrared Vein Finder Today To Place An IV
I’m an easy stab and an excellent “practice patient” for training phlebotomists and IV pushers. However, I SO want someone to use one of these on me. They are really cool
I'm the opposite. I'm a difficult stab. This has been useful for me (also butterfly needles).
Load More Replies...I was recently in hospital. No criticism of the staff, but I really wish they'd had these.
You would think that after having 33 surgeries in 36 years, I would be great with bloodwork and IVs. Nope. The last surgery I had, they had to call in Natalie the IV Fairy from Geriatrics to try to get the IV in. She got it in one try at the base of my wrist (right where it bends). Took her about 15 seconds to get the line in and this was after two hours of other people trying (four nurses, two anesthesiologists, the surgeon himself, and some random lab tech they seemed to have conjured up from the depths of the hospital basement).
Amanda, the nurses and doctors gave up on my veins and had a PICC line (inserted right into the vein in my upper left arm using an ultrasound) instead to make everyone's life easier for my last few surgeries and hospital stay
Load More Replies...I don't know why everyone doesn't use these. I have tiny rolling veins. Not one person has hit a vein the first time.
I had a young girl came in to take a blood sample. I told her, I was difficult, she nodded and jabbed it in as if it had been 3 cm wide. When I marveled at her, she simply said, that she could see the vein (that nobody else could). Many years later I read a story about a man who had his lenses exchanced for artificial ones, and could afterwards see UV light, so the eye can "see" it but the lenses will ordinarily stop it (for protection perhaps). I have wondered if her lenses were not opaque to UV light.
Load More Replies...I need these for my 3 monthly blood tests. 3 times is the average for getting my veins!
I had an MRI. I need to be sedated for them. 9 freaking times before they pulled this out. I love these!
Load More Replies...I'm super hard to canulate on as I have a condition that means my veins are very small and because I have to have bloods drawn so often and need IV's often, they're very scarred too. They use this on me thinking it'll help and instead it just shows how shocking bad (and deep) my veins are. For IV's now I usually end up with a mid line or if that fails, a central line. It is cool to see your veins suddenly visible though!
Sounds like they should give you a port. I had a patient that was really hard to get an IV in and since she had to have blood tests frequently they put in the port. It made drawing her monthly labs so much easier.
Load More Replies...I have small vessels and they roll so I've gotten to know where the best spot on my
Fuzznuts... ok, I know where on my left hand that works best.
Load More Replies...At My Local Pediatrician's Office
I love cats but I don't know that I'd want to eat them...or what they consider food. I'll skip their café.
Load More Replies...My Mom's Dentist's Office Has Therapy Dogs For Nervous Patients Like Her
As someone who is someone scared of dogs, therapy dogs are trained to be gentle so I’m not scared of them. Doesn’t help someone with a severe phobia though.
Load More Replies...I am never nervous about dental procedures, but I will not have a cold or mean dentist. When I went to my current dentist first, nine years ago, I broke out I to hives from sheet anxiety. I would have loved these. P S my dentist is a friendly, delightful guy. Their whole staff is.
Where are these dentist's offices? Maybe, I should start going there.
Have you ever been told off by somebody for reading in the dark? Stop doing that or you will worsen your eyesight, they say. But they are, again, wrong. At least for now. Sure, reading in the dark can cause eye strain, but researchers haven’t proved that it has any lasting damage.
Our Hospital Left The Old Facade And Built Around It
This is James Whitcomb Riley hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. My son was a patient here for years (brain tumor survivor) Amazing hospital, amazing doctors and staff. I was a patient at the same hospital when I was a child and wall you see is part of the old hospital. Some of the best days and worst days of my life were spent in this hospital.
This Tip They Were Handing Out At My Doctor’s Office For People Experiencing An Anxiety Attack
Just tried it, but i still want to cry. Already had a few breakdowns today and im trying to hold on before I have another 'cause I've still got 5 hours before I can clock out from work T-T
It often helped me to do some additional toilet breaks. Hugs for you!
Load More Replies...I'm curious if anyone ever got to the last one and just licked the person waiting next to them :D
This is also very helpful for people who suffer from dissociation - grounding exercises are key.
I'd been fine until 2 as i have very little sense of smell, then i'd be more anxious about that lol
I honestly skip the last two because I can never identify them. The first 3 are still helpful!
Load More Replies...I have this printed out on my bedroom wall just in case I ever need it.
I learned this in rehab from an amazing counselor. It really works well. I so grateful to him for taking the time to show me. Thanks Mike - you rock!!
When I worked at a summer camp with kids, this was an easy way to calm a kid down if they were overwhelmed or upset. The candle blow out trick also worked; you stick your arm out, lift one finger, and tell them to blow out the candle (your finger) so they can take some deep breaths.
I like that Wysteria, will try and remember for use in the future. Thank you.
Load More Replies...The Bike Rack At This Dentist Office Looks Like It's Being Squeezed Out Of A Tube Of Toothpaste
Oh my god you my friend, are a genius
Load More Replies...Fun fact; in Dutch, when someone has a larger space between (Front)teeth, this we call a bike rack (fietsenrek)
Nearsightedness is way more likely to be inherited and could be worsened by continuously looking at something from a close distance (like a screen), the so-called close work. That being said, no one has looked into the long-term effects of reading in the dark, so we can’t be 100% sure. So, it’s always best to err on the cautious side and ensure you’re reading in a well-lit environment.
This Kids' Door At My Dentist's Office
My Eye Doctor's Office Uses Laminated Forms And A Wet Erase Marker To Cut Down On Paper Use
Mine does for the depression-test fill out things
Load More Replies...Everything is difficult if you are left-handed....those damn desks in high school about killt me
Load More Replies...I have never heard it called a "wet" erase marker, just a dry one. Is that the correct term I should be using?
It is. You wipe the ink of these markers off with a damp towel instead of a dry one. It's so that you can still easily erase what you've written but not so easy that you erase something by smudging it by mistake.
Load More Replies...The Parking Lines At This Dentist’s In Dublin Are Toothbrushes With Some Toothpaste
The crooked part is actually efficient since you can get your kid out of the backseat but you are still within the line
I think that's an illusion from a dip in the pavement
Load More Replies...Even kids can figure out that's not to scale. I've never seen an actual toothbrush so large that using one end of the bristles to the other that someone is going to od on toothpaste. 🙄
Load More Replies...So the next time you hear some sort of medical fact that seems to be based on popularity and not logic, be sure to double-check its validity. And if you’re ever not too certain about how to proceed, check with your doctor—they’re always ready to clarify any confusion.
The Hospital I Work For Was Originally Designed To Be A Hotel
I like how they left the original lighting to liven things up a bit. Well, actually... a lot.
Next time I'm in the hospital I want it to be here.
Load More Replies...Bit different from the hospital I work in - It's been standing since 1939 and has paint peeling off the ceilings down some of the corridors.
Dang, that's a nice hotel... errrr, hospital. Sure looks more appealing.
Seen At My Doctor's Office
Being launched into the sun. I have fibromyalgia and stepping on a Lego is mild annoyance in comparison to feeling like you are burning from the inside out. Thankful for my Gabapentin!
Hi Amanda, gabapentin helps with my sciatica, diabetic neuropathy, and occasional shingles. Yes, yay for gabapentin! I'm gaba-glad it helps you, too.
Load More Replies...I'm confused about the grammar, shouldn't it be 'stepping on Lego' or 'stepping on a piece of Lego'
True, or it could be 'stepping on a Lego brick', all make more sense to me, but I suppose they wanted to keep it brief on the sign.
Load More Replies...What if the pain is like stepping on a Lego, and while whirling around in agony, you catch your little toe on the chair leg?
Our Low-Budget Hospital Christmas Tree
Sometimes low budget creations can make the biggest difference. As an adult, this would be so cool to see at the local walkin clinic.
Maybe it needs a cowbell to use for the star, then.
Load More Replies...Fortunately, some gloves 🧤 are now biodegradable. I’m hoping that is the case here.
Load More Replies...Dentist's Office Showing How Much Sugar Is In Regular Items
I had to do this when my colleagues kept buying juice and sweets for our diabetic patient... (DM2) They were quite shocked at the massive bowl of sugar next to the pineapple juice.
I think it's a great idea, especially for kids. As parents we can preach all day something is bad for them or has too much sugar. They learn a lot when they can physically see it for themselves
yepsies! nugatti is better than nutella tbh. and tine is from norway
Load More Replies...I'm so glad I gave up the sugary drinks. I no longer feel like I'm on a constant sugar come down.
Congrats! How did you manage the withdrawals? We love drinking juice, but we cut it with water.
Load More Replies...It’s sad how much added sugar something supposedly healthy like yoghurt or skyr can sometimes have especially when they are marketed as "good-for-you" options.
Ours has that too and now my son has some idea of how bad some things are
A Swedish beauty vlogger mentioned how hard it is to find food without sugar in it in the US. Thank you US Sugar (google them on Open Secrets. The money is FLOOOWING)
Oh, that's for sure. It is more possible now when Keto comes into "fashion", but simple beef jerky, difficult to find without sugar. And relatively big amount of sugar.
Load More Replies...My dentist had this type of a display in his office back in the 60's. I have always thought of it when I'm eating even canned vegetables (lived in the US at the time).
Reasons i hate being American, literally everything we eat is sugar. Also i drink alot of sugar free and diet drinks whenever possible
My doctor has a huge glob of yellow gelatinous gunk on display labeled as "Five pounds of fat" and it definitely makes you think!
Ewwww. That WOULD make me think.....about spewing.
Load More Replies...Went To The Doctor's Office And Asked For The Men's Washroom Key
Because they can never find anything even if it's right in their hand? Check.
If they'd only sit to pee. Cleaning would be less eye watering and it's better for the prostate.
Bathroom At My Dentist's Office Has A Picture Of The Bathroom At My Dentist's Office Hanging On The Wall
And the picture of the bathroom at your dentist's office that is hanging in the bathroom at your dentist's office has a picture of the bathroom at your Dentist's office..
Plant is missing from the top of the toilet and the soap on the right hand side of the sink.
And the towels and Poo Pourri. We might have played too many of these “what doesn’t fit” games…
Load More Replies...Seems like dentists have a better sense of humour than doctors do. But given just how many people are afraid of them it makes sense as they have to do all they can to put their patients at ease.
My Dentist's Office Accepts Walkens
Saw a sign across a parking lot from a chiropractor which said "We accept crawl-ins"
That, or would The Continental give us a champana to ease our pain?
Load More Replies...UV Lights Burning The Room I Just Cleaned In The Hospital I Am A Janitor At
This is new technology that helps sterilize an environment, like a hospital room. It is really cool as it helps combat cross room contamination and is very effective at killing super bugs that other sterilization methods struggle doing.
Not really new, just rediscovered. They used to do this in the 60/70s in eastern Europe. Couldnt find quickly a source on the Internet, but remember reading memoirs where they discribed patients needed to leave their rooms every so often and the staff came with an UV C light to sterilze the rooms.
Load More Replies...This is also how they sterilize airplanes between flights. I don't know if all airlines do this but I've seen videos of it. Theirs is sort of a robot with wings. So they fold out its 'arms' so the light is passing over multiple seats and then it apparently slowly wheels itself down the aisle. And then of course they do the other aisle.
So brilliant. There are some pernicious little contagions that can otherwise linger and infect both patients and healthcare workers. Even the best manual cleaning can use a little technological boost
I need to work pernicious into my regular vocabulary
Load More Replies...I was lucky to find a uv cleaner on amazon many years back and I love it. It's not huge but it works amazing. You can smell the clean.
used since at least the 80s in labs and hospitals to kill bacteria and disrupt viral dna and rna
People at the CDC will just shake their heads, but I know about a guy who says that if you stick it in your butt it kills COVID.
I should have pointed out to the dumb health department where I live that closing the park during COVID was dumb because it was receiving UV on a daily basis from a giant UV emitter in the sky
A Guide To Yellow Stripey Things According To My Doctor’s Office
I, uh, can't help but take note of the Bored Panda levels of censoring that have happened to some of the words on that poster XD
It looks more like the doctor censored it to me. Would make sense with kids in the waiting room
Load More Replies...We used to get yellow jackets inside the house and they always congregated in the bedroom. That is not something you want to see crawling on the bed towards your face.
They ambush the meat I bring out to the grill every time. Have a few videos of them feasting
Load More Replies...I disagree about the yellow jacket. They are really chill if you just ignore them. I've handled many dozens of them (one at a time over the years) and never been stung. Only times I got stung was if they felt threatened like if I accidentally put my hand down on one or stepped on one barefoot. But getting them to crawl on my hand so I can take them out of the window and let them outside - never been a problem.
I got swarmed by them just giving my dog some food and water. They can nest in the ground and just walking above their nest is enough to p*ss them off. Doggo got moved immediately and I'm pretty sure my grandpa took care of the nest with gasoline and fire. That wasn't the first time I got swarmed by being near their nest either. Are you sure you play with yellow jackets?
Load More Replies...They do! I've only been stung by them by my own actions tho. One got shut in a jewelry box when I was 8 with it's stinger sticking out. I didn't notice, popped the box under my arm and that was my first wasp sting. Later on, I stuck my hand on one on the ground on accident. They hurt but if you leave them alone, they won't sting
Load More Replies...Some bumblebees can sting but even the ones that can usually don't. I don't see as many of those in my yard but they seem really chill. Much more interested in their flower or whatever than you, even if you are close. == "Only bumblebee workers and queens have a stinger, as is the case with honeybees and wasps. "
Load More Replies...Yellowjackets aren’t that bad. Went camping at a place full of them, and they’d go all around you if you had food or water, but they never stung anyone (I went with around 60 people). Just stand very still. They will stick to spigots and taps, but if you turn the water on they’ll either drown or fly away from it.
Walk by their nest and they will try to murder you. I speak from experience.
Load More Replies...They mostly seem to make holes in my deck posts - which doesn't thrill me since those posts are actually holding up the deck!
Load More Replies...Bumblebee, is a flyng panda......... ..again , bears are dangerous
This LEGO Schematic At My Doctor's Office
but at least we know what their skeletons look like
Load More Replies...Please remind your children, this is not what the inside of a Lego looks like
This Hospital Has A MRI Playset For The Kids
A radiology place in my city has the MRI machine set up so you can watch YouTube videos in there.
wait that's so cool. i've had like 5 MRI, the first one was when i was 7. i would have been so happy with this.
Load More Replies...Good way to get kids used to it, and also perhaps inspire them to work in the medical field.
That a really great way to help children feel better and get used to the procedure.
HELPS THE KIDS NOT BE SCARED OF THE NOISE, I'LL BET. DOES IT MAKE NOISE?
Dentist Knows What's Up
Not really, the last pic is MeGusta and is for something you like very much
Load More Replies...Enlightened doctors are now aware that there is a biome of beneficial bacteria in the mouth and throat and that using mouthwash kills that beneficial bacteria. Kind of like overuse of antibiotics kills the beneficial gut bacteria.
I had a tooth abscess as a child while vacationing in Colorado and ended up at a Dr. Lister’s office, the real person that invented Listerine!
Act is good, use act. For some reason Listerine make my tongue get numb and tingly
Not literally, but it feels like it might as well be happening. It's brutal lol
Load More Replies...This Dental Office Trims Their Shrubs To Look Like Molars
That's nice and all but then I thought of those plywood cut outs that look like an old lady's butt bending over in her garden and now I see that instead of teeth.
My dentist has chairs in the waiting room that look like teeth. haha.
Google says there is a Curtis A. DeJarnatte, DMD in Huntsville Alabama. Same street number, too.
Load More Replies...The Knobs In My Dentist’s Office Are Toothbrushes And Toothpaste
You wonder why your prices are exorbitant. Those custom door handles are why.
So I'm At The Hospital With My Sick Daughter, And Suddenly Look Who Walks In. She Wasn't Amazed At All
I have never seen Star Wars. Any of them. I've tried. I just can't. I'm sorry world. Please don't hate me.
First Appointment With The New Doctor Just Got More Serious
Bet it's a lung doctor, and they keep the cigarette ashes of their patients.
My doctor has one of these too. He's also the one who says "Good morning, Miss Kelly," no matter what time of day I see him.
well, at least its a small "urn", can't be too many in there xD
Went To The Doctor For Dizziness, They Prescribed Me This
Quite a few medications are kill or cure, the anti emetic meds I have can also cause nausea.
Once got a migraine medication that stated that one of the potential side effects was headaches. I pointed that out to the doctor the next time I saw her and she just kind of shrugged.
Many common depression medications can cause or worsen suicidal ideation.
Love it when commercials for medications always state the side effects and say, don't take this medication if you are allergic to it. Lol!
When I was quizzed about medications by my instructor in nursing school, I could always list whatever it was supposed to treat as a side effect.
Betcha it's meclizine. I have that reaction to it. Also, the most common side effects, reported with virtually every medication on the market, include dizziness, nausea, headache, and drowsiness. These also happen to be common symptoms of a lot of other things, and it's pretty much impossible to prove whether the medication caused them or not. So when side effect reports during clinical trials for any particular symptom cross a certain threshold, they have to put a warning on it, just in case.
Doctor's Office. Every Room Has This Type Of Display With Different Scenes. All Completed By The Doctor
Imagine the screamy kids (wanting to play) and their Karen moms demanding it be opened!
awww i have a few of these! bottom right is the ghostbusters firehouse hq, one of my most prized possessions lol
The Colorful Button Panel On The Elevators Of Our Children’s Hospital
Star one is what would be street level floor. Street level floor is counted as first floor in USA.
Load More Replies...Used to work at a children's hospital - these buttons are some of the most filthy places in the whole hospital.
Different question, but you can press a button without using your hand, especially these big buttons.
Load More Replies...My Primary Doctor Has A Bobble-Head Doll Of Himself At The Front Desk
I wonder if this was a one off thing or if there is some place you can send your photo and they make you into a bobblehead.
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! Where can I get a Bobblehead of myself, please???
Load More Replies...This Cow In My Dentist's Office
Wildebeest nothing, that's a Cape Buffalo............RUN!!!
Load More Replies...I Was Surprised To See A Cat At The Doctor's Waiting Room. Then I Noticed The Sign
I've read an article on this before and the cat lives close by to the doctors surgery and the owner is aware and if I remember correctly is a patient there and one day their cat followed them to the surgery and the rest is history.
Load More Replies...I touched the cat and I feel better so I don't need to see the doctor now.
Load More Replies...My brother moved into a neighborhood that has lots of stray cats. One tried its hardest to move into my brothers house, even darting through the door. If the cat was human my brother could have gotten a restraining order. I kept telling him cats choose you, just submit. My brother can’t afford to take care of an animal though. And we think Kitty probably lived at that house and the owners dumped him when they left. ☹️ Bastards!!
After the old gentleman nextdoor to me died and the house was being emptied, my cat went missing. The man's family were there and the cat sneaked in but they didn't see it. He was in there 3 days and then the neighbour the other side had a key and found it. I think the old man used to feed the cat, so it went in looking for him.
Load More Replies...My Doctor’s Office Aquarium Is A Syringe
I ... feel so stupid.... I know this exact Dr office... was a patient there for years... it's in bradenton florida..... and I never noticed that it was a syringe... I could never figure out the weird circles on the sides.... now I feel like an idiot...
Doctor's Office's Waiting Room
Is your doctor Indiana Jones or an ex-staff member at the British Museum?
the waiting room for some doctors is the elba to which all decor vetoed by the doctor's spouse is exhiled
This Misprinted Patient Consent Form I Got From My Eye Doctor
I know, it makes me think that they're upselling the patient(s) to buy some glasses. I think, I have a headache now, just looking at that.
Load More Replies...I will now sit here until I figure out what every sentence says. Why am I so curious
My Dentist's Office Has A Train
I had a clock like this when I was little! Okay, it was on a clock face, but there was a little tunnel, and when I was sick, that thing was magical.
My Little Brother Decided To Celebrate His 8th Birthday At His Favorite Place - The Dentist
I love the dentist! It's like a spa day for my mouth.
Load More Replies...I too used to like the dentist until I was 10. Now whenever I go to the dentist, I am always on the verge of tears
I white knuckle the chair just for a cleaning...and I'm good friends with my dentist! Childhood trauma with a bad dentist still haunts me 45+yrs later. My kids think going to the dentist has always been a fun experience, and now my 4yo grandson thinks the same. I hope that never changes.
Me too, one of my earliest memories, and not a good one.
Load More Replies...My Doctor’s Office Has A Wreath Made Of Blood Vials
I'm going to have to look for a Kuzco sticker now. Thanks!
Load More Replies...My Doctor Has A 33000-Year-Old Cave Bear Skeleton On Display
I literally just watched a PBS program on this sort of thing - fossils are big business now as decorative objects for the obscenely rich.
Load More Replies...lets please not judge whether the size is proper without a bannana for scale ok ?
It looks a little bit small to be a cave bear. I once had the opportunity to hold a single tooth of one and it was larger than two of my fingers combined.
My Hospital Has A Fake LED Window On Their Ceiling
Probably because this one can project soothing images or scenes for people with anxiety.
Load More Replies...You are laying back in the chair staring up the 'window' and then a giant head slowly comes into view and stares down at you through the window. You could also do a Jurassic Park style T-rex version.
It's the cave-bear from the previous doctor's surgery.
Load More Replies...Ooooh, it would also be capable of stormy skies and night skies, ooh northern lights! Endless possibilities!
A similar ceiling helped me get through my cancer radiation treatments.
My OBGYN had one of those. You could only see it when you were lying on the exam table.
There is one in our hospital also. I can't remember where exactly but I think maybe Diagnostic Imaging.
This Doctor's Office Has A Chair For Wider People
All waiting areas should have these. Everyone needs to have a suitable chair, whether that means it’s wider, higher, with or without arms etc. It’s a matter of independence and dignity as well as health and safety.
Plus these are great for moms with toddlers or babies!
Load More Replies...I am five feet tall and nearly all waiting area chairs are too tall for me, so I sit there with my feet dangling and losing the circulation in my upper legs. There's no way to sit comfortably. A shorter chair or two would be so nice, or at least a footrest here and there?
I'm six foot six and most chairs are too low for me. My legs ache after any time in such a chair.
Load More Replies...My only wish would be that waiting room chairs would be more spaced apart. Nothing more awkward than having to touch shoulders with a stranger because they put the chairs so close together. I understand there's usually limited space. It's hard enough for me to be in a place filled with people, I don't want them to be physically near me. I usually just stand in a corner lol
Yes, that's often a problem, especially where people might have some infectious condition.
Load More Replies...Didn’t Know Harry Potter Had His Own Ward At The Hospital
Well. At least you're in the right place if you're a muggle and you run into the 9 3/4 Gate.
This Vase At My Dentist's Office Is Shaped Like A Tooth
That is cute, but if you have a whole plant growing out of your tooth you should be worried.....
It’s happened before. There is an incident r where a guava plant started growing in someone’s tooth.
Load More Replies...My daughter's ex gave her a decor vase very like this, it was VERY expensive for such ugly art.
Patient with dentist's fingers in mouth: you need to get a new toothpaste. Dentist heard they need to get a tooth vase. The rest is history.
Might Have To See Another Doctor For A Second Opinion On This One
We use a Zebra printer to print off labels for our logistics!
Load More Replies...We used zebra printers for ship from store labels when I worked at clothing retail store
Yup, it's a printer brand that also has printers that can print wristbands...
Load More Replies...Maybe a vet... not only 'zebra' but also that's Tigger's picture on the nappy.
That may be the way the keep track of the babies. Like in preschool. Every kid is assigned an animal.
I love this- Zebra is a big company that makes label/armband/legband printers and label stock.
My Dentist Has A Vending Machine For Toothpicks And Toothbrushes
XD We had a Wurlitzer piano when I was a kid. The Wurlitzer company no longer manufactures pianos, however - it now manufactures only jukeboxes and vending machines. I believe they stopped manufacturing pianos in the early 90s after their piano-crafting assets/brand was acquired by the Baldwin Piano Company.
Load More Replies...My dentists have always given me free toothbrushes, dental pics, and floss.
Skeleton At My Doctor’s Office
I'm no anatomist, but Arthur's neck looks a bit. Well... long!
The neck was apparently made from his hipbones; that’d explain the lack of hips.
This is what you have to look forward to people.(especially if you make it to 75 )
The Hallway To My Dentist's Office Looks Like A Stanley Kubrick's Scene
Local Dentist Has Old School N64 Display For Waiting Room
I remember there was always a cue for these in video-game shops. Inevitably with some kid hogging it.
Queue. I know, it is a hard one to remember. Lol
Load More Replies...Gees...all we had was the "Highlights" magazine. They still publish? "Goofus and Gallant"
Took My Husband To The Eye Doctor
these fancy lens things have gotten even fancier. They used to have to manually turn all the knobs. On my last eye exam it was motorized so the doctor could stand or sit at the controls and change the lenses remotely. Possibly it also auto logged the results but I'm not sure about that part.
It prolly doesn’t look like a s*****m when he’s just walking around. I hope.
I Was At The Hospital And Found A Really Skinny Door
I think someone should look in there and show us what they found, please.
Load More Replies...Specifically for the 1% of people who actually have the correct BMI.
It is the door leading to the food storage, this is how you prevent that food from being stolen.
The Urgent Care Center Near My House Has A Slushie Machine In The Waiting Room
If you are in the urgent care, my guess is you might need something special
Load More Replies...My local pediatric hospital has these on several floors, within the wards. And playrooms, too. 😊
Went To The Dentist Today And They Gave Me Candy With My Toothbrush
Return business baby! How else do you think they got that boat? 🤣
My Nurse Practitioner’s Office Has A Lamp Made Of Speculums
If only men had to go through some of things us girls have to endure.
Load More Replies...Not sure how to feel about this....bad memories of the old metal ones..
It would be disturbing if it was at a dentist's office...
Demons At My Local Dentist's Office
That’s very bad crappy design. Once saw a version where a plush of Winnie the Pooh had realistic teeth
Met This Terrifying Thing At The Dentist's Office
With what else does one burn things? Acid, I spose, but it wouldn’t do what you’re hoping for. (Hint: Suggesting “fire” is redundant.)
Load More Replies...One Of The Drawers At My Doctor's Office That Always Annoys Me
The fact that there's a countertop connected to the cabinets annoys me. What can you actually use that piece of countertop for unless you're rolling something down?
I'm all for utilizing every inch of space, but how useful can that actually be???
There Is A Dunkin' Donuts Inside My Doctor's Office
More like Malnutrition. Being overweight is just as much a sign of malnutrition as being underweight.
Load More Replies...I gotta say. That to me, is shameful. Not only are they letting a corporation invade even the doctor's office, they're also letting them pump you full of processed sugars. 😡😡😡
It’s not actually in the doctor’s office. It’s just in the building that his doctor’s office is also in. This one is misleading.
Load More Replies...This Horrific SpongeBob Stained Glass Panel At The Dentist
My Dentist's Office Is Shoes-Free
Dont ever travel to asia then lol. When I visited India it took awhile to get used to taking my shoes off in clothes shops and doctors offices and most places really. Alot just walk around barefoot because it's easier lol
Load More Replies...I love being barefoot but not in a public area where the floors are covered in germs of every patient before you. Then you get home and take your shoes off and it's like all those people went home with you. Actually, did I make a new hallmark movie?!
It’s common for Japanese medical facilities to make you take off your shoes and put on slippers they’ve provided. It was NBD for me.
Euw. If I did that, I'd be charged for offences against the clean air act.
The dentist I go to also has this policy. Sometimes they provide us with one of those thingies to cover your shoes with
Do they clean floors and everything between patients or is it the same ?
Load More Replies...I cannot walk well without shoes due to arthritic feet. I am probably not the only one. I hope they would provide shoe covers.
Lots of stuff on here are interesting, cool, and/or useful. However, when I clicked on the list, it was labeled as cheeky doctors making people laugh, and there were very few actual funny, silly, and/or some kind of joke.
I am not afraid of dentists but I really want to pet all these good boys and girls 😍😍😍 Unfortunately, I have never heard of dentist support dogs around here (Switzerland)
Hello Yvonne, suggest a support dog the next time you visit your dentist. Take the research you have done about this subject and maybe they will decide to implement your idea.
Load More Replies...Lots of stuff on here are interesting, cool, and/or useful. However, when I clicked on the list, it was labeled as cheeky doctors making people laugh, and there were very few actual funny, silly, and/or some kind of joke.
I am not afraid of dentists but I really want to pet all these good boys and girls 😍😍😍 Unfortunately, I have never heard of dentist support dogs around here (Switzerland)
Hello Yvonne, suggest a support dog the next time you visit your dentist. Take the research you have done about this subject and maybe they will decide to implement your idea.
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