Thursday, July 20, 2006

Are My Testicles Black?

An older male patient is lying in the recovery room, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult, four hour, surgery. A young, student nurse appears with orders to give him a partial sponge bath.

“Nurse", he mumbles, from under his mask. "Are my testicles black?" Startled by the question, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to sponge down your upper body and arms."

He struggles again to ask, "Nurse, are my testicles black?" Concerned that he’s getting agitated and could elevate his vitals over worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his Penis in one hand and his testicles in the other. She then takes a close look and says, "There's nothing wrong with them, Sir!, they look fine." The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly, "Thank you very much, that’s wonderful, but listen, listen very, very closely......

A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s -b a c k??"

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