Panel one is the actual exchange I had with the ER doc that did my spinal tap just after the needle went “pop.” If you have never experienced what it is to have a device manipulating around in your spinal column, let me just say that I A) DO NOT RECOMMEND IT and B) can’t stress enough how wrong it feels.
HEALTH UPDATE: I feel worse today than I did yesterday. This does not bode well for my trip to Baltimore in roughly a week. If I don’t feel better by Sunday I’m going to have to go back to the hospital.
BOOK UPDATE: The books officially exist and are shipping from the frozen wilderness of Canada today. The bad news is the print run went over by 100 books which cost me another $600 (this is apparently something that happens when you print books). So ORDER THOSE BOOKS!!! Order 100 of them!
Special thanks to you Fancy Bastards that have donated towards my medical bills. You’ve covered over $500 in the last week. I appreciate your generosity more than I know how to express.
I think you should have given yourself a nicer ass. Something cut and toned. Tom Cruise ass.
Really, I was think more along the line of Bard Pitt Fight Club ass.
I was thinking Christian Bale from American Psycho, that man is an Adonis…..
Also nice profile name, I haven't watched Excel Saga in years.
At least you had a doctor with a sense of humor? Or who knew about pop culture?
Eh, I think it's par for the course for a spine doctor. They probably hear spinal tap jokes all day, and you can't help absorbing some of that into your speech.
I wonder if they allow music to help relieve the stress, like "Bitch School" or "Hell Hole" or "Majesty of Rock"
How about some music to lessen the tension? Like "Bitch School", "Hell Hole", or "Majesty of Rock"?
Oh! Another Spinal Tap mo: The doctor getting lost on the way to the exam room, like he's a rock star back stage!
Well at least we know they didn't steal his Christmas spirit, he has none to take.
OMG, let me guess: TV Funhouse, Christmas episode, where they extract pure x-mas spirit from that guy's spine?
Funny! (and a bit tragic)
by the way, i just used you as an example in my office when talking to a patient about the importance of healthcare. You are a poster-child now; use your powers for good, not evil.
oh; and i DID tell him to buy your book because i am a hopeless shill.
Hope you feel better Jor El :/
I just ordered a copy of the book… not 100, just one, hope that helps anyway!
As long as it never elicits comparisons to Dennis Franz, your ass is just fine IMO. Get well soon!
That last panel makes me crave maple syrup.
Also *tap that ass joke here*
I had my elbow tapped once by a bone doctor with absolutely no bedside manner whatsoever. He pulled the needle back out and it was empty. He told me "Oh, oops, I have to go in again."
I've never said the F-word to a doctor before or since that event. But I SHOUTED IT at him. As in "F*CK! FINE! DO IT ALREADY!" I think my husband's jaw hit the floor when I yelled. I mean, he knows I have a tendency to curse like a sailor, but I don't think he expected me to do it at a doctor's office. And certainly not that loudly.
Having experienced that pain, which made my face leak (not crying, but just leaking) for like FOUR HOURS AFTERWARDS, I can honestly say that I would never, ever, ever, ever want that done to my spine, nor the spines of anyone I respected, loved, liked, or even disliked. It was HORRENDOUS.
I hope you get to feeling better soon and that you don't ever have to do this again…gah!!!
We all hope you feel better Joel! It's a testament to your skillz how you can make a joke of your pain.
Eli! Denise! Josh! Make Joel fell better!
Get Well Soon Joel! It's a testament to yur skillz on how you can turn your own horrific pain into joke fodder.
Eli! Denise! Josh! Make Joel feel better!
I feel for you. I had to have an LB once. Worst headache I've ever had. Not to mention that it lasted two solid weeks.
Also here to offer my best wishes on the feeling better and awe at how you manage to a) be funny through the pain and b) do the comic through the pain. Rest up and get well.
I had a spinal tap when I was 15 due to a head injury, and it took me 2 freakin' weeks before I even felt remotely human again. I share your pain.
I think the best way to describe a spinal tap is that it's like having a root canal… in your spine.
I had 3 done in under 18 hours, so I feel your pain. The website link goes straight to my (somewhat humorous) account of it, in case you feel like your misery would like some company.
Did they have you sitting up like that when they did it? If so, that is a surefire way to get an LP headache, what with exacerbating the sudden pressure drop in cerebral fluid. 🙁
Hope you feel better!
Ow. I got a laugh when I read the first paragraph of the journal entry, altough, perhaps, I shouldn't have. I hope for fast recovery and superman-like drawing skills. I've shuffled through every comic here and love it.
No the laugh is a good thing. Id rather sprinkle some LOLS into the sad parts.
ahaha that was suuuch a good movie. 'he was knighted for the founding of hogwart which is summer camp for pale young boys' <3
Dude, you should move to Canada…we've got free healthcare for you, Canadian-style bacon for Josh, and 14% beer for Eli. Just don't move to Ottawa….that's where Darth Prorogueis (Stephen Harper).
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My best friend got a spinal tap they messed it up 10 times and got it right the 11th. I came to visit him and gave him a copy of “This is Spinal Tap” because I am an asshole