# Too Much Info: A Tale of My ER Visit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 12, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340 "2005-09-12T22:14:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lockseer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@Lockseer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockseer)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340/41 "2005-09-14T22:52:46Z")

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I think this is now officially the TMI thread. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340/42 "2005-09-14T23:09:09Z")

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My father the veterinarian used to say that one of his favorite jobs was to catheterize a male cat with a urinary blockage. Think about it - how long would it take _somebody else_ to notice that you couldn’t urinate if you couldn’t talk? And how would you feel at the end of that?

But he used to describe the expression on the cat’s face when my dad hit pay dirt, so to speak.

But if any of those cats could type, I am sure they would post something similar to the OP.

Good luck with your penis, and thanks for the opportunity for all of us to say so.

Regards,  
Shodan

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340/43 "2005-09-15T01:10:03Z")

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> [@Muffin](#):
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> Nah,the user name is what my parents called me from day one.

Although I am told that the first thing my mother said when I was presented to her was “Eek! What is it!”

After that my parents started calling me Muffin, which was far preferable.

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**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2005, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-much-info-a-tale-of-my-er-visit/321340/44 "2005-09-15T03:58:02Z")

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> [@Kiminy](#):
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> (I’ve heard that there is now an oral medication for yeast infections induced by antibiotics, and I may just ask to get both scripts the next time I have a UTI.)

[Diflucan.](http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/flucon_pi.htm) Good stuff.

(I’m told that taking acidopholous or eating yoghurt while taking the antibiotics can help prevent the yeast infection, but I’ve never researched it to find out how accurate that is. YMMV. IANAD.)

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