Dr. Fields

Dr. Fields is the doctor that probably makes me laugh the most, but his sense of humor is the type that makes you wonder if he actually knows he is being funny. The point is, he cracks me up. Here's a few conversations we had today at my five minute appointment:

Dr. Fields: Have you seen Dr. Pou lately?

Me: No, I was supposed to have an appointment with her last Wednesday but she canceled on me.

Dr. Fields: (in a monotone voice) Dreadful. Surgeons will do that to you.

Me: Yeah, I see her this Wednesday

Dr. Fields: I haven't ever canceled an appointment on you have I? (he has this thing about always wanting to be better than Dr. Pou, he was quite proud when I told him that he is better at scoping my nose).

Me: No, you just had surgery and missed a few weeks of my treatment.

Dr. Fields: That's okay, I did all the planning.

A few minutes or so later:

Dr. Fields: How's your swallowing?

Me: Fine, I had pizza for lunch if that is any indication.

Dr. Fields: Yeah, I guess if you can get that down, you can get anything down. Where did you get pizza from?

Me: It was frozen pizza, Dijourno has a new one with fire roasted vegetables.

Dr. Fields: That's good because there's no where around here that has good pizza like they do in New Jersey. (I then told him about Brooklyn Pizza and about my dad's pickiness with pizza, those crazy New Jersey boys!).

A few minutes or so later:

Dr. Fields: Well, clinically you look good.

Me: Have you talked to Dr. Bienvenu about the whole dysautonomia thing? (I then tell him all about seeing the endocrinologist)

Dr. Fields: (out of nowhere) Are you pregnant?

Me: No 

Dr. Fields: Okay, it was good seeing you, see you at the end of the month.

Okay, end of stories. As you can tell, there is never a dull moment during my appointments with Dr. Fields. I always come out laughing because of some of the things he says and the way he says them, but you don't realize they are funny until later on. Oh good times.