Drew Wohl

  I have been going to PT for a bit, and they recommended going to a rehabilitation doctor to perhaps get a brace to help with my back. So I got an appointment and saw them today. I met first with a resident and went through everything. They were new at MSK and were doing a 6 week rotation, so though they had some records, they were not complete. So I had to go through everything that happened the last year, plus some fill in the blank s/overview for the last 8 years. I was on a chair when they came in, I stood up. They wanted to know if I could stand, walk to the exam table, do I fall. I said "I did a 5K on the treadmill last night. I do have pain, my legs are numb and have shooting pain, it is not comfortable, but I do not have PAIN, so I can do things. Albeit not very comfortably sometimes."   Eventually we worked our way to the more fun part of every exam - poop and fart jokes. Don't judge me. You ask me how my bowel movements are doing, you are going to get the respo...

 At @memorialsloankettering yesterday for another round of drug study. The first thing that is done is to get vitals taken and blood drawn.  A nurse, who I had not met before, came out to the waiting area and called me in.  We got right outside of the exam room and she pulled out a plastic bag with a container in it.   Nurse: “Do you think you can provide some urine?” Me: “For you? Of course!  Happy New Year!!”  They start laughing. Bad move.  I really do not need much encouragement.  I then told them they were more than welcome to smack me and tell me to shut-up whenever needed. We had a nice conversation, which included some joking and laughing as they took my vitals, weighed me and accessed my port to draw bloodwork.  I do quiet down when they are about to stick a needle into my chest ;)) They thanked me when I left, they said it was a long day by then and it felt good to laugh.   Not all people want to laugh or talk all the time. ...