Why has nobody ever come up with ...

[Daxx]

In this day and age, with scientific advances and technology, there are many things in this world that leave me wondering why has nobody ever come up with decent alternatives to. So, what would you like to see improved upon?

Today's top two complaints come following my CT scan ....

Why has nobody come up w/a decent alternative to a hospital gown?
OK - it's bad enough that you're nervous about your tests/being in the hospital or dr. office, etc. ... and then they make you strip down and wear this stupid gown. Not only are they ugly, they're uncomfortable and they are so humiliating!!! If someone has come up w/a decent gown, why aren't hospitals using them?

Why has nobody come up with decent tasting medicines? For this CT scan, I had to drink two huge bottles of this horrible white goo. Some genius thought they were doing mankind a favor by flavoring it orange. Blech!!!! It tasted like an orange metallic creamsicle. Did this person even taste it to see how gaggy it is?

 

[laurie31]

I once had a patient insist that I put their cough syrup in their IV. There is no such thing as IV cough syrup but they wouldn't believe me. The patient wanted cough medicine, but didn't like the taste! They argued with me for quite some time and finally ended up calling their private MD! I guess good-tasting cough meds should be on your list? LOL

I hear you about the gowns. It's a little known fact that you can wear your own. "Frequent flyer" patients always bring their own jammies

On a more serious note, I wish we had some way to help patients in liver failure. Kidney failure patients can get dialysis, and there are machines for heart failure and respiratory failure, but if your liver fails, you're gone unless you get a transplant. There's not really any way to keep someone alive while they wait

Laurie

 

[vettechick99]

you ever looked at the inner workings of a toilet? Talk about archaic!

 

[MamaLema]

I can't take credit for this. I saw it on King of Queens and thought it was pretty funny. For those of us who still have dial-up internet, the horrible sound the computer makes when it's connecting to the internet. Can't they thing of something better sounding ?

 

[Rhonda922]

I can't take credit for this. I saw it on King of Queens and thought it was pretty funny. For those of us who still have dial-up internet, the horrible sound the computer makes when it's connecting to the internet. Can't they thing of something better sounding ?

You've gotta get the cable modem. It's the only way to go. It's completely quiet, no annoying dialing sounds. By the way, KoQ is my favorite show!!

 

[C.Ann]

A quieter a/c window unit.. The sound of mine drives me nuts!!

 

[Sheree Bobbins]

They can send a man and a woman to the moon, but they can't make metal doors on public toilets whose metal locks work. They always have to install remedial locks.

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

OK, so why doesn't pavement come in these roll-out rolls (like Pillsbury pie crust or packages of landscape cover) and then they could just smash it down with the big flattener thing? It would take like 1/8th of the time to re-pave I-10 around Houston and then I could travel through there without wishing evil thoughts about that poor city....

 

[Rafiki Rafiki Rafiki]

And C.Ann, speaking of quieter, why aren't hairdryers quiet? What about vacuum cleaners? For that matter, why do they have wireless headphones for my car, but not for in the house?