Yesterday the phone rang and it was someone from Dr. Shoffner's office. Let me recreate the conversation.
me: "Hello?"
her: "Mrs. Claffey? This is so and so from Horizon Diagnostics (Dr. Shoffner's lab). Your daughter had a muscle biopsy last week."
me: "Yes..."
her: "The lab in Boston rejected the sample, so we'll need to get a new sample."
me: "WHAAAAAT???"
panic panic panic.
Fortunately, when my heart resumed beating and pumped oxygen back to my brain and my ears worked again, I was able to hear that they only need a blood sample. Fortunately, we are already driving into Atlanta next week for our regular appointment with the neurologist. We'll just leave earlier to stop by Shoffner's office to give the sample. Can you imagine if they needed to take more muscle???
Actually, maybe that's the technique they use to ask for more blood - let you think for half a second that they need more muscle, so when they actually ask for blood you are so grateful that you are willing to give away her blood AND yours.
2 comments:
Well, Dr. Social Psychologist, that would be an excellent use of the "door-in-the-face" technique, now wouldn't it? :) But I'm very glad to hear it's just a blood sample they need - phew.
FYI, classic story about the Target poo incident and the frozen wipes - gave me a nice little chuckle.
Oh, and tell Elmo happy birthday for me!
I would've freaked too. Did they apologize for almost giving you a heart attack?
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