Words. . . knowledge. . . experience

Years ago a friend kept telling me her and her husband had recently cut themselves on their mandoline. I had never heard of such a device but from the context it was clearly a kitchen tool. Many people do not listen and do not understand how to understand things from contextual clues.

@GardenGerty I am sorry that happened to her and that the nurse will not listen to her. I hate when you feel you are talking to brick walls and the person you are trying to explain the situation does not care or even understand what you are trying to explain to them.

I do know what a mandolin is. I think that sometimes people with learning like this nurse think they know more than others. They also don't always listen. I think it was rather rude of this nurse to act the way that she did. She could have treated Katy much nicer. This nurse probably spends all of her time thinking and doing nurse things and doesn't know much else.

We keep getting the run around with the VA, too. Most of the doctors they want my husband to see are in Orlando. When I mention this to him, his answer is 'not going to happen'. And, we're not going to drop our lives here, and move to Orlando And, then they can't get their stories straight on ... anything. When the Neurologist finally got around to calling us, they thought George had been in a car accident. nope. thank god. just a stroke. Sometimes I don't really know what goes on in their heads. Nurses and doctors often think they know better because they are in the medical field and we are idiots.

People keep getting paper cuts too. At least that's a string. I too would have laughed at the nurse

The nurse was rude. She could have asked what a mandolin is and might even ask a photo of it. A lot of instruments can be harmful if improperly used.

Oh. My. Word. That is hilarious and awful. I do not blame her for being mad! I also have never bought one even though I wanted one because I fear cutting myself. By the way, if you can, please keep us updated on that if she updates you. I have a real problem with people who refuse to let others explain something they do not understand.

I would get mad too

I know what a mandolin is and I have a friend that almost cut her finger off using one. But, I can see where the nurse might have been confused and I can also see Katys issue. It's crazy when one word can have totally different meanings.

I'm sorry your great-niece and the nurse didn't connect about what happened. I hope when she sees her doctor, the picture will help to let her know what a mandolin is. I only knew it as a musical instrument too. I learned something new.

Some people never want to listen. I think I first heard of a mandolin (kitchen appliance) in here. I don't like showing my ignorance but gathered in grated or sliced or somesuch. I wonder if the rude lady saw one in a shop the very next day. That's the sort of thing that happens.

I'm sorry your great niece had a problem with the nurse. I know what a mandolin is. Maybe the nurse should be more open-minded. Have a good day.

Tell Katy that she has a partner in anger at her primary care doctor too. We have hit 12 days since I was to see him and get the okay for the refill of my pain meds...but he called in that he wouldn't be in that day-I received the call a half hour before I was to leave to go to his office. I was told that I would be called by a different doctor's crew and scheduled for a telephone appointment (His office is about 75 miles away from my home and in a different county). I received the call and the appointment was set for May 14th at 9 a.m.. Then I got a call changing that appointment to a different person at a later time. About 30 minutes later I got a call that the appointment would be even later (during my apartment inspection). Then when I was called (with the inspection team in the apartment) I asked about the refill on my pain med prescription, and I found out that the person I was talking to was a nurse practitioner and couldn't prescribe my pain meds. She informed me that my regular clinic would call me, which they did, giving me 5 minutes to get the inspection over with, changed and to the bus to get to the appointment. There was NO WAY!!!! And I told them so. I was called on Monday to check and see how I was doing (still no pain meds) and I let the lady know in plain uncertain terms how I was doing...and it wasn't nice language either. I'm still waiting for the pain meds. If it doesn't happen today, I grab a bus tomorrow and camp out at the clinic, and THEY won't be happy!!! I have gotten to the point that if I were Katy I would bundle up the Mandolin and take it into the doctor's office with me. I would then suggest that the person who didn't know what a mandolin was stick their finger in it and see how much damage a "Musical Instrument" could do. I also would either do a print out of a mandolin or if she has a cook book with a picture of one and how to use it, take it along too. I used to do gourmet cooking for my parents and knew full well what that "musical instrument" could cut, because I used it a LOT; and fortunately managed somehow to keep from slicing myself in it. Now the mixer was another story. I ran my finger through the beaters and had to ruin the electric hand mixer to get my finger back. A hand mixer is NOT for mixing your hand!!! Give Katy my best and I hope she heals soon-and DO NOT hold back when she goes to the primary's office, she needs better treatment than she received!!!!! Hugs to you both!!!

I would have laughed at the nurse.