Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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Along the lines of micmac...My girlfriend had the unfortunate occurrence of having miscarriage back in March...
Without going into the details, the registrar on the Obs/Gynae ward said that the options available to remove the foetus were 1) remain in hospital and have some drugs to abort, 2) have an operation to remove said dead foetus, or 3) conservative management (basically, let nature takes its course).
'Conservative' you say? Nature taking its course you say? Seems like a plan... 'So,' I ask the registrar, who was, I should add, female, 'how much pain does this conservative management cause?'
'Nothing worse than severe period pains,' came the answer of god knows how many years medical training.
Fast forward a couple of days and my girlfriend is in absolute agony, I can see the contractions on her abdomen as her body is trying to get rid of the bundle of dead cells that had been until recently growing within her.
If I ever see that registrar again... I think that having a charge of ABH against me would be a small price to pay.
Moral of the tale: If you are unfortunate enough to have a miscarriage, DO NOT opt for the conservative management option.
And you were expecting a heart-warming tale on a Monday morning? Get to fuck! The length and girth were what got us into the situation in the first place!
(, Mon 23 Oct 2006, 8:55, Reply)
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