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Dear Dr. Doody,
I really like your feature,
“Dr. Doody's Cutting Corner,” and all my friends
do too. It's very popular in my area. We always read
it first when we get the Nooz. I just wish it
were in every issue! I don't have anything that needs
cutting right now, but when I do I'll call you. What
was the number again?
A. Faithful Reader
Dear 'Faithful,'
Thanks for your support.
It's always nice to get letters from people such as
yourself. That number is 1-800-SURGERY. Tape it
to your telephone and inside your medicine chest. Call
now, but don't be surprised if you can't get through at first.
My phones are busy night and day.
Dear Dr. Doody,
I've been reading Primate
Nooz for a long time, and I've always considered it to
be pretty trashy, but your feature, “Dr. Doody's Cutting
Corner,” is something new. It's absolutely the
first good thing those guys have done in about 25 years as
far as I'm concerned. Keep it up. Maybe you could
start your own magazine.
Bill W.
Dear 'Bill,'
I appreciate your comments,
and I'll think about that magazine idea.
Dear Dr. Doody,
My trouble is that I can
leap but I can't cling. This leads to no end of orthopedic
problems since I usually fall and injure myself quite severely.
I have to climb down and expose myself on the ground
before I can climb up another tree. What should I do?
Mixed-up in Madagascar
Dear 'Mixed,'
Of course, I'd have to
have a peek at you, and I don't see too well at night, but
I'm sure there's some cutting I could do that would alleviate
the problem. In cases like these I normally inspect the muscles
of the hand, like the interossei dorsales or the flexor
tendons, but the difficulty could lie in the lumbricales
also. Call my nurse when she gets back from vacation
next year and make an appointment. And if you can't wait that
long, you might see my assistant, Reeves Slaughterhouse. He's
a pretty good cutter too, but he's still got a few things
to learn.
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