Re: Frippin flappin blankity bleepin' doctor's office!
From: AdoptASAP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 May 2001 06:12:17 -0500 (CDT)
WOW, very overwhelming. Is it possible for you to move closer? I too
live an hour from everything but I dont have a SN child. Your child is
obviously going to be involved in a lot of testing the rest of his life
and therapies. You really should think about moving closer to save you
gas, time and energy.
Things will work out. Keep a journal with you where ever you go. While
he is sleeping, MAKE the time to write in it. It can save you a LOT of
frustration and grief.
Good luck and blessings!
At Tue, 29 May 2001, BigCat wrote:
>
>Hello again.. It's been awhile since I posted... I was awaiting my
>doctor visit to see what was going on with me and to see if I do indeed
>have PCOS.
>
>So.. I couldn't get in to see the doctor for about 2 weeks after I
>called for an appointment.
>Oh.. and I'm in a rural area... the family doctor is 20 miles away..
>The ob/gyn is 70 miles away. So it's not like I hop in the car and go.
>It is a big deal because I have a special needs child (with Cerebral
>Palsy) and I have to make arrangements for him or take him with me...
>yadda yadda.... Ya'know.
>
>So I get to the doc office.... wait an hour in the waiting
>room.appointment at 3:00..got in at 3:50.... [ok.. busy doctor]...get
>in to see the doctor... very nice man...
>He says there are several blood tests to take. That's ok.. I'll give
>'em some of my blood .... But some of the tests need to be done
>"fasting."
>So the doc tells me to go back to my family doctor to have these blood
>tests.. because of the fasting thing.... AARRRrrrrrggggghhhhhhh!
>
>Why!!!! why didn't the girl who took the appointment who asked me what I
>was wanting... Why didn't she tell me that I needed to be
>fasting!???Why didn't somebody tell me that I should fast before the
>appointment because I would probably need blood tests. Frickin frackin
>bleepity bleep!!!
>So, I have to make an appointment with my family doc for the tests...
>then make another appointment with this ob/gyn to discuss the results...
>So including the appointment with my family doc who finally believed me
>that there is something here more than just a fat hairy butt.. That is
>four office visits and not even a diagnosis... I am so angry.... That's
>four trips .... that's four office calls $$$$$!!! Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh!
>
>And I guess I'm upset, too, because I have several appointments in the
>next few weeks for me and my son.... all over tarnation....I'll be
>driving back and forth to the same place several days in a row... but...
>of course none of them work out for the same day....
>
>Oh dear.. . here I go.... I've got that woe is me feeling...I get so
>overwhelmed and so down....I've got so much going on in my life and have
>had so much going on....... May I share? I'm looking at carpol tunnel
>surgery.. need to have a couple of tests done.... My son needs to have
>MRI and EEG because of possible petite mal seizures... He has his
>Cerebral Palsy check up next week (we go to the really big city...
>Denver.. for that...250 miles.) I've been going through a clinical
>depression.. am seeing a therapist once a week... Of course none of
>these places are close by... all at least an hours drive away.... I am
>so tired of driving and going.... Ok... I'm going on and on.... Like
>I said, I've got that woe is me feeling!!!
>
> Hey thanks for listening....
>
>--
>BigCat
>aka
>Joan
>aka
>BizzyJoan
>
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