A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask
over
>his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult four hour,
>surgical procedure. A young student nurse appears to give him a partial
>sponge bath.
>
>Nurse”, he mumbles, from behind the mask. “Are my testicles black?”
>
>Embarrassed, the young nurse replies “I don’t know, Sir. I’m only here to

>wash your upper body and feet.”
>
>He struggles to ask again, “Nurse, are my testicles black?”
>
>Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles,
>she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers. She

>raises his gown, holds his penis in one hand and his testicles in the
>other, lifting and moving them around.
>
>Then, she takes a close look and says, “There’s nothing wrong with them,
>Sir !!”
>
>The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly,
>”Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but listen very, very
>closely….
>
>A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s b a c k ? “