Not really. Gary T’s point was that no one yet answered in the context of how the OP perceived the reaction of the doctors, which was “the kind of reaction I’d expect if I told a cop I had armor-piercing ammo. In a pistol. In my pocket. Now.” Your first sentence was “It’s not paranoia” and then later "It has nothing to do with “paranoia.”
This shows that you did miss Gary T’s point. Everyone up until Gary T’s post made assumptions that did not fit with what the OP described.
I got mine to help tell if I’m in a-fib. But to be honest, it is pretty freaking obvious even without it. Still, it wasn’t too costly and I might as well be thorough before taking the meds for it.
Actually, all the research I’ve been able to find shows that automated cuffs of any type aren’t very accurate. When we got our Lifepak 12s, we took all the BP cuffs they came with and threw them in a box on the ambulance garage. Our medical director doesn’t want us using the auto-cuffs because they’re not accurate. I’ll post some of the studies when I’m not on my BlackBerry.
I used to have a stethoscope. It came in a kit just like this. 
I have one because I was Doctor McNinja for Halloween.
I used to have the same exact medical kit! Is it Fisher-Price? I’d love to find the same one to give to my nephew…
I guess that if you count the “what’s mine is hers and what’s hers is mine” rule of marriage, then I’m the proud owner of a dental chair, x-ray machine, autoclave, root finder, and all kinds of really cool looking tools. It’s never occurred to me to mention this to my dentist, though. I’m now in the mood to bring it up next time. Not sure which would concern him the most: the root finder or the x-ray machine?
That’s a great point of advice! :saves that pearl of wisdom:
Growing up in my home as a kid we had a stethoscope and it never really crossed my mind to wonder why. It is a tool that can be used to listen to a heartbeat and that is not an experience reserved solely for trained medical professionals. We also had a microscope and there were no medical researchers or biochemists in the household. We also had a telescope and nobody was a professional astronomer. I don’t think having a stethoscope is particularly unusual but perhaps telling people you do and then resenting them asking why could be…
What? Speak louder son. And get off my lawn!
