Flying Lizard Man
We have a patient who is about 450 pounds and is covered from neck to toe with tattoos. I was spared seeing the private area, so I can't tell you how he decorated his manly bits, but the rest of him was covered with flowers and flying lizards. Maybe they were dragons. It's hard to tell.
Anyway, he needs an MRI, but he won't fit in ours. We called around to other hospitals with open MRIs, but he won't fit in those either. I guess we're going to have to do what doctors did before MRIs were invented, guess what's wrong with him.
We have been sued in the past for lacking medical equipment for people of unusual weight, but we just bought the scales, tables or whatever was needed to resolve the lawsuits. This time there isn't anything we can do about it, MRIs don't come in larger sizes. It must be tough to be a special-order size in an off the rack world.
Written by Melissa on 12:29 AM
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I'm nor surprised that he needs an MRI. EVERYONE who weighs 450 probably needs one.
No open MRI's, or would that even work.
That sounds suspiciously like SoS. :)
I think I hear a line of lawyers forming...
You should see the tattoos on people here... maybe it is my neighbourhood... but there seems to be loads of people here covered in them... head to toe. One of the dads at the school has flags and stuff all around his neck... another one has them all over his body including his face and scalp!!! He looks way freaky and scary. How sad that he is so fat that he can't fit into the MRI... GAWD!!! he must be a tank. I wonder what his tattoos would look like if he lost weight?? hmmmmm.... kinda like when you write on a balloon and it deflates... I bet it would look really weird.
Gary, at least things worked out for him. Whatever his problem was, it went away by itself.
SoS sounds like quite a catch. Is he single? :)
The open MRIs only accomodate people under 400 pounds.
Alan, I was wondering about that too. I guess that they would have to sue G.E. and the other companies that make MRIs.
Madwag, I really don't get the tattoo thing either. I've seen shriveled tattoos on old people, it's not a pretty site.
You know, i just don't get some people. I agree with suing/ civil action to a certain degree...really i do. But when it comes to things such as this, i reckon any lawyer who takes this up needs a smack in the head! It's not like everyone is 450, and it's a common occurance. It's a one off thing, heavens, just to have an MRI done in Australia costs $1,500, so i can't even imagine how much the machine costs.
Honestly, i'm overweight..ok not 450,that's a wee bit extreme, but still, i take responsibility for myself. What the hell ever happened to people taking ownership?
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