Last night I had the weirdest dream. I was sitting in the waiting room at my doctors office, it was completely packed and I was filling out a stack of paperwork about two inches thick. When I was done I went to the counter and slid my paperwork through a slot under a frosted glass window. An automated voice told me my approximate waiting time was 2 1/2 hours. That made me really mad but I had no choice but to sit back down. Then the doctor came out (she looked like my 5th grade teacher, I really didn't like my 5th grade teacher) and she handed the woman next to me my chart and a blood pressure cuff and said, "I'm running behind. Take her blood pressure for me." The woman looked at me funny and held up the cuff. As I wondered where my real doctor was, I kinda shrugged and held up my arm. We tried three times to get my BP and every time the cuff just slid of my arm. I walked up to the doctor, who was still in the waiting room handing out assignment to her patients, and told her the thing was a piece of junk and I had a better one at home. I told her the last time I checked my BP it was 101/70. She said, "That'll work, write it down."
When I turned around I saw Jeff walk in with his chiropractor. He looked at me and said, "You're still here?" I nodded and asked what he was doing. He said they were refusing to give the chiropractor the MRI results of his back so he came to get them in person. The doctor came up and asked him what he wanted. When he told her she said that she didn't have to share the results with a chiropractor because he was not a real doctor and since she ordered the MRI she would be the one to treat him. Jeff told her he wanted to look at his results and she said "FINE!" and went to the back. When she came out with Jeff's file he took it out of her hands, turned around, winked at me, and walked out. She looked at me and asked, "Do you know that man?" I said, "Yes, he's my husband." She said, "I can see you two are nothing but trouble! Get out!" Then she stormed off to the back and I woke up.
When Jeff got up this morning I told him, "I think I got a glimpse of what it'll be like if this government healthcare reform goes through." I know the current system is a frustrating mess but I believe the government sticking their hands in it certainly won't make it better.
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