Doctor's visit - yuchy stuff (you can skip this one)
Dear Dr. M.,Is it ok if I tell you about the doctor visit. I know, I know not fair, because you can't walk out. You can skip this email if you want though, because this stuff probably isn't important to anyone but me. Shoot, nother bad mood. I'm sorry ... I'll try to be more practical.
The Dr. read the whole list of problems and complimented our efficiency :) She was real happy about losing 35 pounds. She said, I know this was hard for you. And we said, "uh huh, but we got a diet buddy" so it wasn't way hard. Just regular hard. She didn't say too much about the school, except that she had seen that. And, it was great. I still think she worries about our mind, because its hard to stay adult when she starts asking about what hurts.
Umm, she may be a little mad with you. Was talking to herself when noting you had ordered my diabetes pills without tests. We just be quiet because we didn't want you to stop helping us.
She was glad to hear that we'd gotten our eyes checked and had received the new tri-focals, but not as excited as I thought she would be. I think she was worried that our eyes had been deteriorating cuz of the diabetes. We told her that we now have 20/20 vision, but we started 3 lines higher. The hearing was a real positive thing. Because they could see the problem with their ear checker outer thingy, and the Dr. had the nurse take care of it and now she says my ears as clean as a whistle! I CAN HEAR!!! She also took precautions with the dizziness stuff, which made me wonder if it wasn't a part of the not hearing. The multiplicity per se did not come up although there was quite a bit of switching to get through the visit. The ear wouldn't have been a problem, but I'm always worried about missing out on sweet nothings in my ear by a certain somebody!
We talked about the depression for a while, but not too much on memory, OCD or anxiety. She said, you really like Dr. M, don't you? And, we said. YUP! And, she said that she was glad you can help us with all this because it was a lot.
With the diabetes, we talked about the diet, which she thought was ok and I think something was said about the dry mouth too, but I know somewhere in here she said that some of this would have to be handled better in another appointment. We scheduled another one in 2-3 weeks, don't remember the date, but it is like maybe first week of February and I think it 4:15. She did ask about the Flonaise and she said she wanted me to start using that again to help with the breathing. I thought she said I have an allergy, but that point will have to be gone over, because I don't want one.
She gave me more trouble with the not being able to sleep laying down in my bed. She wasn't so much for the idea of sleeping in the recliner. I told her it had started about the time of the surgery and I never went back to the bed. *Sigh* she won out ... she asked about the sleep apnea test she'd ordered before, but I told her we didn't go, so she said this time we have to go. We said, yes maam.
She just kind of checked in the arthritis stuff, we kinda got a lecture for not walking more. We had to tell her we switched the physical therapy for the school. She wasn't so happy about the smoking either, but she didn't come down on me real hard. I think she is going to wait until there is a case built up. I think we're going to get hit with it next time, because of the amount of coughing and stuff that comes with it. :(
She ordered tons of lab tests and is threatening that test again where I can't eat first. We're not going for that one yet! I know that my cholesterol and hyperthyroid, and diabetes, etc. need to be tested. She also gave me a flu shot and another lecture about not having my .... well, she peeked and that's about as far as we'd go.
It seems like the other problem may be a bigger deal than we had thought. We talked about it quite a bit and some other yucky stuff. We're not going into details. You'll have to read the report with your eyes closed! Thing is she is thinking between that something, something, stomach and back pains, sciatica whatever.......................... Well, I'm not really sure what all she was talking about ... She pushed and pulled some limbs and stuff, then she said she wanted me to take an MRI very soon, so she scheduled for tomorrow at 4:30 pm. A couple of things I didn't like, but I was cutting the sound of them off in my ear as soon as she said them. She mentioned both herniated disk and colon cancer a couple of times, but maybe she was doing the test just to rule them out??
I don't know ... that part gives me a headache
She also wanted a specialist to check my left hand for the numbness and tingling. That's been going on for a year now and she said something about some kind of nerve problems maybe with the diabetes.
We did talk a little bit about being afraid to leave the computer, even after we wake up at night, except for if the door is open and we are cold THEN we want to go back to bed. She also asked about the problems with the boss. We got too grouchy and just said she's a cranky 80 year old nun. Oh, and she confirmed our sore feet and face and asked about our sex life. We just said yes we have one and it is good. :) She didn't like the reflexes of one of my feet though. But, I never knew what those tests were all about.
Think that's about it. She was pretty business like, but by the end she'd relaxed a little because she looked so tired. I think we gave her too much. She was typing as she was going so maybe the report will be in for Thursday night. It's 6:30 pm here now and we're feeling pretty tired. I think I have to take the medicine pretty soon. And, the achyness is taking over again.
Ahh ... took the medicine. I think we're going to let this stuff go for now. Way into some heavy duty yawning. :)
Nighty Nite,
Us
posted by Ann Marie @ 1/17/2006 06:43:00 PM
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