O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

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O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by Joe50 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:43 am

Add your own, "Hopefully funny" answer.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by Slinky » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:00 am

There aren't enough sleep doctors to accomplish that yet.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by BlackSpinner » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:10 am

Zero. No light. You can't sleep with the light on. So no sleep docs needed to change the non existent light bulb

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by -SWS » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:30 am

Five specialists.

1) One dedicated doctor who surgically removes the bad bulb.
2) Then an implant specialist who inserts the replacement bulb.
3) The highly-skilled diagnostician, stationed near the door, who must repeatedly flip the wall switch as a test.
4) Next a supervising MD must enter the room to terminate the test.
5) Finally, a well-meaning sleep MD who turns the bulb back on after all those procedures---to ask the patient if they are still asleep.



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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by KatieW » Fri Dec 10, 2010 9:43 am

They only diagnose.....the DME is supposed to change the lightbulb.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by Joe50 » Fri Dec 10, 2010 10:14 am

Only one, but it will take 6 weeks for the bulb to be shipped from the Durable Medical Lightbulb supplier plus it will cost $5000.00

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by 2flamingos » Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:43 am

None. They rely on the Tech's to do it, and then, just maybe, if you are really, really lucky, they will check to see if it still works at some point in the future.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by GumbyCT » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:01 pm

How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

It can't be done. There is NO Billing code.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by rosiefrosie » Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:11 pm

The question should be how many doctors can spell light bulb.

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by chunkyfrog » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:24 pm

And can anyone read it from the RX?

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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by SleepingUgly » Fri Dec 10, 2010 1:55 pm

First you need to lose 60 lbs. Then come back and if your light bulb still needs changing, then it will be changed.
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Re: O/T How many sleep Drs does it take to change a lightbulb?

Post by LoQ » Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:15 pm

SleepingUgly wrote:First you need to lose 60 lbs. Then come back and if your light bulb still needs changing, then it will be changed.
Now that was the funniest line I've seen in quite some time. Thanks for the laugh!


Oh, wait, you should have said, "First you need to quit smoking and lose 60 lbs." Heh.