Comments on: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/11/doctors-eye-apologies-for-medical.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Saint Natehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2004/11/doctors-eye-apologies-for-medical.html#comment-51732 Saint Nate Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2004/11/17381.html#comment-51732 I'm not sure what would be scarier: Hearing a doctor say, "Sorry" after a procedure or "Oops" during one. <br /><br />I've actually been in the latter situation while in an emergency room. My eyes were covered and my lip was numb with Novocain, so when I heard the physician say "Oops' I communicated the only way I could: by tensing and spreading out my fingers. Fortunately, he only said that because he missed the eye of the needle while threading stitches. I’m not sure what would be scarier: Hearing a doctor say, “Sorry” after a procedure or “Oops” during one.

I’ve actually been in the latter situation while in an emergency room. My eyes were covered and my lip was numb with Novocain, so when I heard the physician say “Oops’ I communicated the only way I could: by tensing and spreading out my fingers. Fortunately, he only said that because he missed the eye of the needle while threading stitches.

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