As a doctor, what is the best lie a patient has ever told you?

Mother brings her teenage son in. Me: "Good morning, Mrs. So and so." Mother: "Doctor, Sonny is having chest pains." Boy mumbles. "What kind of a pain is it? Is it sharp or dull. Is it throb…

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