I had to laugh at this. Dr. Saleem is my new doctor. I booked a physical with her 3 weeks ago for our first appointment. Today was a follow-up, and our second meeting.
Dr. Saleem: "Hi, Andrea Grassi? We've met before right?"
Me: "Yes, once. For my physical examination."
How could she forget the previous (and possibly the most complete) "meet and greet?"
Whenever I am left alone in the doctor's examination room, I always want to steal the weirdest shit. Everything is so new and clean, you almost have to touch it. I blew my nose, just so I could take a tissue. I wanted a tongue depressor or a swab (giant Q-tip) really bad, but resisted. Cotton balls? Hand sanitizer? Each new item, on display in pretty, unlocked glass jars. I even considered the crinkly paper you sit on, gauze, and the black, conical applicators that fit over the ear/nose/throat inspector (the telescope and light duo device has a technical name, but I have no idea what it is called). An empty doctor's office is thus a free-for-all for new, sanitized shit. This is probably why doctors always wear their stethoscope. That would be the first thing to go.
