By facepalm - 05/02/2013 03:30 - United States - Sayreville

Today, working as a nurse, I saw a patient in for follow-up after a partial leg amputation. I checked her blood pressure and gave her the reading, which prompted her husband to ask what it meant. She replied, "I'm alive." Before I could stop myself, "And kicking" spilled out of my mouth. FML
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dmoran20 27

Sounds like you walked right into that..

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a1f0sff 25

The force of habit can be a bitch sometimes...

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lifes_surprises 11

If she didn't laugh shes got no sense of humor. You can still kick with one leg or part of a leg.

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SasquatchDeluxe 10

More like F that poor lady's L. As for you - YDI.

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al66orange 4

Lol I've worked in health care and blurted out MANY things I shouldn't of

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BostonBear 33

gota love those instant facepalm moments

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yeti37 16

Wow, you stuck her foot in your mouth...

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SillyGirl4602 23

It was definitely an awkward moment but it was a simple mistake op. Next time just try to think before you speak.

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m3lyc 18

Oops lol. I'd have followed it up by saying that she reminded me of the song by Simple Minds.

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cheertrombonist 9

OP's just gotta learn to take it in strides..

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laden_swallow09 34

Oh, come ON, that was funny! Relevant, timed perfectly, and ironic. If your patient was being sarcastic to her husband, even if it was good-natured, you had every right to make that joke. Screw professionalism; that joke was gold. PLEASE tell me they laughed!

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DanielleinDC 33

I laughed as well. But I'm sure OP is kicking herself for her remark, even if she meant no harm. Hopefully the patient and her husband have a sense of humor.

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