Seeing the Doctor

Mary Healy fell off her bicycle. She's in the emergency room at the local hospital. Dr. Singh is examining her.

Doctor: Well, hello, young lady. It looks Uke you've had quite a fall. What were you doing? Going too fast?

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Mary: Yes, doctor. I fell off going around a corner.

Doctor: I see. Well, let me take a look at you. Hm. That's a ba] cut. I'll have to put a couple of stitches in that.

Mary: I have a cut here too, doctor.

Doctor: It looks worse than it is. Only the skin is broken. The nun. will clean it up for you. It'll sting, but that's all. Now does it hurt anywhere else?

Mary: I have a pain in my arm. It's very sore, and it feels stiff.

Doctor: Well, there's nothing broken, but you've bruised your shoulder. It'll be sore for a few days. Did you bump your head?

Mary: Yes, I did. I fell on the bike. But it doesn't hurt now.

Doctor: Did you feel dizzy?

Mary: No, not at all.

Doctor: Look up there. I'm going to shine this light in your eye. Uh huh. All right. That's fine. I'll sew this cut up, and the nurse will put a bandage on it. Then you can go home.

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Jean Weiner has gone to see Dr. Carlos Valencia, her family doctor.

Jean: Good morning, doctor.

Doctor: Oh, good morning, Mrs. Weiner. What seems to be the problem today?

Jean: It's those pills, doctor. They don't seem to be doing me any good.

Doctor: Really? What's wrong?

Jean: What isn't wrong with me, doctor! It's old age, I suppose.

Doctor: You're doing very well, Mrs. Wiener! You'll live to be a hundred!

Jean: I have this terrible cough, doctor, and I still have that rash on my hands. And the backache! I can hardly walk sometimes. You don't think it's cancer, do you? I've been reading so much about it in the paper.

Doctor: No, no. No chance of that. You are in good shape ft» your age.

Jean: You can't be serious. Anyway, I'm almost finished with the old pills, doctor. Can you give me a different colour next time?