14 Ridiculous Things Patients Said To Their Doctors

Many people are fascinated with doctors and their job - cue "Grey's Anatomy". Patients often pose ridiculous questions, though, so it's not all glamorous!

A doctor prescribed a cream that looks like sunscreen.
Source: imago images / Petra Schneider

#12 "Sunscreen"

"I worked at a pain management clinic. In an attempt to combat opioid use/addiction/abuse, a lot of patients were prescribed a medicated cream. It looked a lot like sunscreen, and you just rubbed it onto the hurting areas.

I watched the nurse carefully and slowly explain how to rub it onto the skin, using small, uncomplicated words and going through the motions of applying it several times....

But every so often, patients would complain that their cream 'tastes bad'"

[Erisianistic via Reddit]

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