Still …

I think that most folks know that what they’re seeing on TV is a pitched-up version of the truth. We, as viewers, get that there’s a certain note of drama added for entertainment value. Sure, what we see will color what we expect when we go into a doctor’s office. But, I contend, no more so than going in “cold.” The first time I even heard of a “spinal tap,” it scared the Jebus out of me. No matter how well a doctor explains that particular procedure, I (and most folks, I believe) hear only “inject, spine, needle.”

Ouch.

I really don’t think people believe all doctors are evil. Only those doctors who come into the exam room, snap a rubber glove over their hand, and in a menacing voice say, “Hello. I am Dr. Killsalot. Prepare to give me the access codes.”

Avoid that and you’re aces.