The Interpreter’s Guide to     DOCTORSPEAK

Sharing some information I recently discovered…………………..

WHAT YOUR DOCTOR SAYS:                                   WHAT YOUR DOCTOR MEANS:

I’d like to run a few more tests   =    I want the sunroof option for my new sports car.

I’d like you to see a specialist     =    I have absolutely no idea what’s wrong with you.

Bend over.                =              Bend over.

(Hey, some things are bad enough without some deeper meaning.)

Please make a follow-up appointment    =   I’d also like the CD player with the five-disc changer

The nurse will take over from here           =               I’m late for me tee-off time.

I have good news and bad news                =               I have bad news

You’ll feel some slight discomfort            =               This is gonna hurt like hell

Hmmmm….that’s interesting                    =               What the heck is THAT thing?

Any history of medical problems

in your family                                             =                Can I blame genetics in case I screw up?

This is a highly treatable disease.              =                How much insurance are you carrying?