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12-07-2005, 08:11 PM
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| To Life!  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: centered again
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|  Doc sent a letter...
Got a letter from the gynocologist. Says for me to give him a call to discuss the results of my recent ultrasound. *sigh* When there's nothing wrong, he says so in the letter. So, now I have to call him tomorrow.  Ya know, I just had the dang colonoscopy today. They found three polops and removed them. Sent them off for biopsy. It sucks getting old!!!  Can I move into a retirement home yet???  Shalom!
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12-07-2005, 09:16 PM
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Oh Teach, it does kind of suck getting old. At least it seems like I spend a lot more time juggling doctors appointments and various tests, than I used to! Just hang in there till tomorrow when you call and find out what's up. Let us know what happens!
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12-07-2005, 09:49 PM
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aww teach - let's see.....that glass is half FULL isn't it!? know what you mean about the retirement home, feeling that way somedays myself! hugs and prayers to you that everything is okie dokie on both fronts "down below"!
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12-08-2005, 04:17 AM
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Well, the good news is that for the first time in about a month I actually slept through the night!!! Got a full 7 hours!!! Exhaustion can bring a good benefit, huh?  Thanks for the offer, mParnell -- but I DO hope you're Blue!!!  It's very tempting, trust me! Kel, carmabella, trust me. The doc DOES say in the letter when everything's ok. I'm not obsessing about it, but, I'm not happy about this either. I just can't wait until 8 or 9, whenever he opens! Find out and get this anxiety over with.... Wolf, that aliens reference is toooo funny!!!  Anna, Carol, thanks...will keep you updated. Then continuing saga.... Miracle, it would be a pleasure to retire with you! Just imagine the hell we could cause in the retirement community! LOL! And you too, CW!!! I'll let you all know when I find out today. Oh, and I have my first smoke cessation class today too!!! :>) Shalom!
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12-08-2005, 07:19 AM
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Teach, You are right, it's h*ll getting old.....but, consider the aternative.... Hmmm, I choose "old". I'd bet, you do too... Good luck at the docs, maybe he's just after your body! He, he.... Dolly |
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12-08-2005, 12:14 PM
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|  I'm NOT a Happy Camper....
Ok, I called the doctor at 8 am. Isn't open till 9. I call about 9:10. Receptionist tells me it's not good news, but, doc can't call back until this afternoon; he's seeing patients. I tell her I want to know; I have to go to a meeting. She talked to a nurse who was supposed to get "right back" to me. 35 minutes later, I have to go to the smoke cessation class. So, I leave and do a few errands. Got back about 1/2 hour ago and call AGAIN! "Doc is seeing patients; he will call you later..." I tell her a nurse was SUPPOSED to call me back this morning, as she told me earlier. She tells me again he's seeing patients.... Yea??? SO??? He's not a nurse!!! I hung up on her. And I'm PISSED as h*ll!!!  WTF???  Why does he send a friggin LETTER basically saying there's a problem??? Just CALL for cripe sake!!! I've been dealing with this since last evening!!! He KNOWS I'm out on a stress leave!!! Like this isn't adding to my stress now?? HELLO, doc!  I'm going to tell him a thing or two when he DOES bother to get back to me. OK, that's my rant, and I REALLY needed to get that out! LOL! Thanks for listening... :>(
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12-08-2005, 12:36 PM
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teach - i would have been just as pissed. and like you said, especially with him knowing you are out on stress leave. and what's up with the nurse telling you - it's not good? she should have said nothing!
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12-08-2005, 12:45 PM
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Thanks for understanding, CW... I'm really upset!  She wasn't a nurse, but a receptionist that told me. It was a nurse that was supposed to call me back this morning and didn't... She needs one or two of these...  So, I'm sitting here waiting... with a dark cloud hanging over me... There is nothing worse than waiting. I would ALWAYS just rather know. The truth is always far less frightening for me than my imagination!  Shalom! Shalom!
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12-08-2005, 12:50 PM
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(((Teach)))) Even though I do work with doctors I still don't like the power they hold over peoples lives. They count their dollars while people fear for their lives. But, for now maybe a little exercize in letting go would help. There is nothing you can do until you find out what it is and even after you find out it could take a little while before you know what is going to be done about it. I think we should all go in together and get an apartment building down in Miami and just retire in the sun near the beach...
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12-08-2005, 12:56 PM
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Splendra; Quote:
 Cindi; Thank you...It's just been almost24 hours. I've BEEN letting go, Splendra. Now, I'm at my end. I've been working hard since yesterday evening to let it go. Now, I want to KNOW!!! Shalom!
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12-08-2005, 01:02 PM
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A$$holes.... I'm sorry, but there is no damned reason for a letter in the first place. What the hell is the point of that? You KNOW it's some level of bad news, and I don't think Codies are the only ones who rush straight to worst case scenarios. Communication skills are not often why we pick a doc... but if he can't send a letter with INFOR-frickin-Mation, why spend his time to send a letter at all? And if the receptionist doesn't have the authority to either 1. answer your question or 2. ensure someone who can answer will call... what does she do? And if all she can do is make appointments, perhaps she needs to let you know that. I worked in an office where traditionally ALL letters went out with the Directors signature. Then we got a new director, and he didn't want to read/respond/create correspondence for most issues staff dealt with. So he DELEGATED the ability for us to tell people stuff.... what WE had to learn was "who said". If the Board we worked for had passed a rule, we could say, "The Board has decided.. or determined.. or something like that". If it was a state law, we cited the RCW. If it was an office policy... well, we ended up getting rid of those. So your doc could give his staff some parameters around what information could be disclosed... "there is an anomaly in THIS test, normal is in THIS range, the normal process is for THIS and THIS and then THIS to happen." And perhaps his nurse IS the only one allowed to give out that information. Or maybe he needs to add additional staff. I hope by the time you see this, you will have heard back from them... and that the news is a minor bad thing.... or maybe not even a bad thing at all - maybe just a need for some additional follow-up. Sending prayers....
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12-08-2005, 01:09 PM
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Thanks, BigSis... Nope, I haven't heard from him yet... I like the way your new director worked it out. And I totally agree that the letter is nothing but a waste of a tree... Anxiety all the way around... Shalom!
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12-08-2005, 01:31 PM
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i get a "form" form when my mammogram gets read. they are color coded. if it's pink then your mammogram was ok. i got a green one once that showed something and was asked to return in 6 months for another mammogram. quite frankly, if i'm ok then a letter is fine. if not, then call me personally and talk to me! hope you have heard something by now! bigsis - ha, ha - love your a$$hole comment!
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12-08-2005, 02:02 PM
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That is just so heartless and uncaring. I'm so sick of drs treating patients like that. Have you heard anything yet?
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12-08-2005, 02:11 PM
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He just called. It's fibroids. I already KNEW about the fibroids! When I saw him before he told me about them. He went on apologising; asking if I was OK. I told him I was "NOW." WTF! I don't see why someone couldn't have just told me; or at the least, don't send me a letter...I don't need to worry all day if there's nothing to worry about! He said, and I understand now, that he meant it in a good way; that if there was anything to worry about, he would have me come in. Well, since I've only seen this guy twice, how the h*ll would I know what his "norm" is? So, I'm sitting here trying to stop crying now... Thanks for listening. I guess all is well...Except the years this just took off me, anyway! LOL! Shalom!
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12-08-2005, 02:19 PM
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I am so glad everything is ok. I think it sucks when doctors play God like this. There was no reason whatsoever for his office to put you through the past 24 hours or so of fear and anxiety. Very very glad all is well.
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