Originally Posted By: wildman800
...A question for the medical types here: what did the nurses actually say to each other, when they told each other, "She actually has a real Latex Allergy". We heard this passed on verbatim from one to another after the previous one had left and it came off sounding like some kind of "code phrase" for: "here's another hypochondriac".


IMO it means that they really do believe she's truly allergic to the latex and they are taking it seriously. Lots of people are asked by med personnel "are you allergic to latex?" and the answer is "oh yes, for sure". Turns out they had a rash once in 1975 and they figure that's the deal. A true latex allergy can kill you.