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Kethry Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-29
Posts 9082Victoria Australia 
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Lying on the table Voices in my ear I heard a doctor saying Words I should not hear Whoops there goes my watch I heard the soft voice say Did you attend the party? I drank too much today What is that thing spurting Should we cut it off? Can you please remove my mask? Thanks! I have to cough. Hey she needed that! Why did you take it out We'll say that it went septic That should stop her pout. My I'm feeling dizzy And a little sick Maybe we could close early Would that do the trick The voices murmured round me They faded out and in Discussions of their holiday Made me want to grin Until a distant talking Made me stop and think Let's finish now! we are done I need another drink I heard all these scary things As comatose I lay But the scariest part of all Is the bill I'd live to pay. Here in the midst of my lonely abyss, a single joy I find...your presence in my mind. Unknown |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Keth, I'd say you rang out the old year pretty good Enjoyed. |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
i remember i was just coming out of anesthesia,.i heard someone say take her to room 221 but i heard the nurse say she was taking me to room 212 and i had to tell her the right room number haa..i was more alert than her.. It is scary sometimes...isnt it? ha..enjoyed Kethry  ~Vic |
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N orth Carolina Girl Senior Member
since 2001-12-04
Posts 962NC,USA |
Kethry,I hope the bill were`nt too much.Enjoyed it!  Juanita |
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Irish Rose Member Patricius
since 2000-04-06
Posts 10263 |
I've been in this situation! And besides that, it's cold in that operating room!!!!!!!! My perception of truth will somehow never quite be the same..and so I write. |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
Now that I've been to my selection of quack doctors, and can say so confidently since I was once a medstudent...this sums up how I feel when I walk into a doctor's office..I start to hear little voices about what they don't know!!Nicely done  |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Big grins here! Well done,indeed! |
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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
liked the read but I hope it never happens to me arthur |
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Startime Member Ascendant
since 2000-10-03
Posts 5918Canada |
I agree....the bill would be the scariest of all. **big hugs** Hope this year runs more smoothly.  Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I love this, Kethry... even as I fear it may be all too true! *S* Great work!!! |
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his poet II Junior Member
since 2001-12-20
Posts 18 |
Hi Keth, Humorous approach to a sometimes not so funny dilemma. That new twilight medication causes you to hear lots of things but you're never quite able to reply. Happy New Year. Cheryl |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Funny write Kethry...but, I hope it really didn't happen, did it? Oh my....how odd! ~Hugs, Nancy~ ~* A dream is a wish your heart makes... *~ |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Fun to read, Keth, and a little too true for comfort Sandra |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Keth darling sister of my soul I really love this poem it is UTTERLY utterly fabulous. You know that this really does happen, the tales I could tell you. There was one nurse who had a really bad cold and doing the right thing moved away from the patient. But then removed her mask and sneezed all over the anaethetist. Talk about fallout. Luckily there wasn't any nasty consequences but there could have been. I shan't add the story about the nurse who was discussing a new man friend who turned out to be the patients partner. The fallout from that little scenario wasn't at all pleasant. As always Mushy   To give light to them that sit in darkness..... to guide our feet into the way of peace St John ch2 v1 |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Kethry - hope things are well with you, and the bill was little... BC |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
LOL Keth.....Its very scary to be unconscious.....You never know what they are going to remove.....or even worse, what they are going to leave inside. There have been some very unfunny things left inside people during surgery. Things such as latex gloves, metal surgical instruments etc. A great topic for a poem.....and as usual, Very well presented. I hope it wasn't taken from a real life experience.  copyright2001 Lyra Nesius |
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Virgo_Rains Member
since 2001-12-03
Posts 54Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. |
Kethry, I enjoyed...humor is always welcome...wishing you well... VR |
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amusemi Senior Member
since 2001-12-08
Posts 1262A State of Disarray |
Great write and incredibly original. Never would have thought about doctors in a poetic sense...it's an oxymoron thing!! Ya pulled it off! |
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GenXer Senior Member
since 2001-12-15
Posts 583USA |
Keth - Hey, writing poetry sure doesn't pay those large doctor bills, but a good malpractice suit does.lol Thanks for the laugh. I wish I could write an amusing piece, but nothing ever comes to me when I try. Nice write. Dave |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Hey...good chuckle out of this...layed it down you did and in such a neat way. Loved it Keth...jwesley |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
OMG Kethry!!! This is priceless!!! I too hope it didn't happen to you.. but I wouldn't be surprised... oh the best thing I remember about my last surgery was the warm blanket.. it is cold in there... Hugz Pepper |
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strbbux Member Elite
since 2001-12-19
Posts 3859 |
HAHAHAHAHA Keth this is simply wonderful. I cant stop laughing,, hmmm kinda scary too. LOL very good job. floria |
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