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Cake day: July 12th, 2023

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  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.workstoComic Strips@lemmy.worldDoctors
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    6 days ago

    Ninety percent of the time it has no bearing on anything the doctor will be doing and yet it’s almost always the first thing they ask women. At least move it farther down the form! It’s fucking tiresome.

    Should they ask every one of you men the date and time of your last ejaculation? Sure, it’s intrusive but ejaculatory issues are an under-discussed issue, perhaps it should be the first question for every man, to make sure it gets done as you say.


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    Making it the FIRST question is part of the “your role as a vessel for a fetus is more important than your existence as a person” attitude that is far too common.

    And I’ve experienced it myself, even after having yeeted my uterus because it was trying to bleed me to death.

    It’s also a way in certain states of ensuring that, if she were pregnant, and it’s been 6 weeks since the start of her last period, she couldn’t legally seek an abortion.

    There’s plenty of time later on in the exam to say, “I’m going to inject a local anesthetic while I dig the bullet out of your arm. Any chance you might be pregnant? When was your last period?”




  • “We” didn’t downsize. Your bosses downsized. Do you see any of them doing the work of 4 people?

    I’m not going to add to your load by giving you unrealistic orders to rise up against the unfairness.

    But I will say, just do as much as you can without overtaxing yourself and no more. If you got sick, what would happen to those tickets? Does it have to come to that, or is there a way to make it happen while you’re still healthy enough to do your fair share of them?

    I wonder if you could find a way to phrase it as concern for the company’s profits and reputation, and suggest they hire back one person. Even suggest the person you think would be the best help to you, since you’d both still be doing twice the work you were before.

    Meanwhile you might start looking for a different company… And if anyone complains about the tickets piling up, invite them to compare how many you’re doing now to how many each person was doing before.

    Good luck, kiddo.








  • It’s just us and we’re not big on turkey leftovers but we do like it with the stuffing, so I got some deli-sliced turkey and put it in the bottom of a casserole dish, cutting it across the grain just enough to be bite sized. Then I mixed up my stuffing (keto bread bits, herbs and spices, chopped onion, celery and apple) and packed it on top. Poured a mixture of chicken broth, melted butter, and melted duck fat over the whole thing. Tomorrow we shall see if it works.

    I’ve also made low carb pecan and pumpkin pies and raw cranberry-orange relish, and prepped yams with marshmallows for my spouse who’s allowed them.

    Dinner today was a Big Green Salad.