Thursday, January 17, 2008

the deal-i-o (say it with me deal eee o)

yeah the rundown
the scoop
the update.

you have been waiting on the edge of your seat. i know it. so i will finally reveal the happenings of my morning and time spent at the endocrinologist office. yeah pop some popcorn, it is quite the saga. kidding kind of.

In order of occurrence.
-I got out of bed around 7:40 am
-took morning pills and distributed meds to the boys. (ADHD, DUH!)
-oversaw the distribution of donuts . (breakfast of champions i tell ya)
-did hair for 4 kids.
- shoved 4 kids out the door for school!
-read a couple comments to my blog post. thanks for that.
-scrambled to get pierce dressed(poor kid got a diaper wipe bath instead of a real one and man chocolate frosting dries fast. it was smeared all over his face, arms and belly?don't ask.) because my mom was babysitting and she picked him up,
-rush to get Hope dressed , curled her hair with hot rollers. and found her shoes and got her ready in the nick of time. Lance put her on the bus since i was still in my "Pajamas" .
-grab some clothes. thank goodness i finally finished washing my black clothes yesterday. and had something decent to wear. i only washed that load like 5 times. the last time i just stood in there waiting for it to wash through the whole cycle so i didn't forget it again and let it get stinky and have to re wash it again. (life happens and i have Adhd too. ) oh remind me to tell you at the end about my favorite black bra. and it's untimely demise.
- haul a$ to the Dr. and traffic was once again a nightmare. they are widening it and it is now only 3 lanes instead of 5 . it flowed but it was only going like 25 miles an hour. LAME.
-stop at circle K to pee. i had been drinking alot of water. and needed to stop before i got to the Dr. so it wasn't urgent. and i bought a pack of gum. i love the green stride gum.
-i proceed to the DR. get weighed and i weight 2 lbs more than i did on Tuesday. same scale NICE! have i mentioned i don't own a scale? nor do i weigh myself ever!
-blood pressure is high again. whoohoo. yeah , it's stressful to get 5 kids out the door and get another to a babysitter and fight traffic for 45 minutes on the way to get there in a timely manner. yeah my blood pressure is high after that. and hmm i am here once again about my cancer?! yeah genius. the dr. just looked at me like? really why are you stressed? she needs her roots done too.
-she lowers my synthroid dose. again. damn her!

-this is the best part- if you read nothing else read this....
remember i was there for results from the ultra sound on Tuesday? you remember the flirty tech right?
well , My Dr. said and i quote," well i read the report but i haven't had time to go over it with Carlos(the flirty tech) the lymph node is still there. but it came back on biopsy cancer free before, so we will do another ultra sound in 6 months. " i when i get a chance i'll talk to him and then let you know if anything changes.
ok i said nothing but i was seething. hello you stupid biotch! i am here for my f-ing results and you didn't go over them with the incompetent flirty tech??
for real?
BUT this is the high point. i reminded her, that last time I was there in September she said we'd do a whole body scan in February. SO SHE ORDERED IT! and best part? with thyrogen! (which will be injections at the hospital 2 days in a row, yay) BUT NOT GOING OFF MY MEDS! whoohoo! really excited about it. so yeah as long as the insurance approves it it will happen in like 3 weeks! fabulous! and then?
i am switching DR's. because i am not a fan.

she didn't recall why we went with PET/Ct last year instead if the whole body scan. (iodine exposure) and wasn't going to order it until i reminded her she said last time we'd do it in FEBRUARY.

so i finish up. not happy about the appointment.
- rush back to get Peirce from my mom's.
pick up taco bell for lunch.

- while we are eating i was attempting to vent about the appointment to Lance and he got mad at me. and told me i haven't liked this Dr. it is my own stupid fault for going to her and going back. and he doesn't want to hear another word about the lame ass ways of this dr.s office.

in my defense. i just want to get this test done and switching right now would push it back at least 3 months but more like 6. so I'll go get the f-ing scan. and then switch.

and yeah so no retail therapy. no time. :(


the more i think about the lame dr. and lack of service at her office. the more irritated i get. and yet LANCE Doesn't WANNA HEAR IT. so it is over for now. hope the scan stuff happens fast. and i can switch to a new DR. and then it'll be over for another 6 months or maybe a year. yay.




18 comments:

AutoSysGene said...

OMG it's like we're living the same life in different states (and I have 5 less kids than you). ;)Sheesh, it's time for us both to be done with stupid doctors. From what I figure this is all good news, except for the lame ass doctor (time to kick her to the curb).
I could go on about the hub situation but just suffice it to say, "I feel your pain."
Hope you get some down time tomorrow

Andrea said...

TOTALLY L-A-M-E Dr!!! BUT I understand how hard it is to switch in the middle of trying to get stuff done. I mean, who wants to start over re-explain, blah blah. So, yah, just get your testing done, then FIND A NEWER NICER DR!!!

SuperCoolMom said...

I'm just really glad that when you reminded her about the whole body scan she went along with it, instead of wanting to put it off - she may be lame, but at least she's not lame, stupid, and stubborn about it.

michelle said...

It sounds like you were a busy Mama this morning! I am sorry that your Dr. isn't the best! I too, get soooo frusturated with Dr's. I feel like I could write a book, but that is for a later day! :)

I am happy that you, get to get the scan! I would be doing the same as you. Finish up the scan, and then switch Dr.'s

onehm said...

YAY that you are on track for the scan!!!

Why do dr's act like that sometimes???
BTW...I like your signature at the end! Cool!

KayDee said...

Ok-How didnt the dr have time to go over the results with the tech? Didnt she have a couple of days in between? Yeah, Get the scans done and change dr's.

I hope your day gets better!

tammy said...

HELLO? Does she not look ar her schedule ahead of time so that she can be prepared for her patients' appointments? That is stupid. Glad you're getting the scan at least. Then yeah, switchero time.

And how'd you do that signature? That is cool.

tammy said...

Oh, click on it and I find out don't I? duh!

Webb Family said...

What a dumb doctor! And I can totally understand while you are waiting to change doctors. Doesn't Lance know that his job is to listen to you complain!!! I hope the rest of your day gets better!
Oh and I love your signature!

andrea said...

Nothing worse than Dr.'s that don't do what they are supposed to, and have to be reminded of things...they have to be smart people, they made it through med school! So be smart, and read the chart before you see the patient, and make sure you have the info your patient, who is dealing with a lot, needs.

I'd say, get the scan, then get a copy of your your chart and all reports, and get yourself a new Dr...and if you were seething, you should've let her know. Maybe it would've sunk in that she needs to be prepared.

I hope things start getting better!

Libby said...

That bugs big time!! Does she not know that you've been all worried and would like a little more info when leaving her office? Why even have a follow up if she's not going to read up on if beforehand. I like my doc-you should try him out. When in Feb. is your scan? So you don't have to go off meds and be radioactive? That's awesome. Is that a new thing they do?

crystal said...

Men really can be idiots. You're in recovery--for cancer--and he doesn't want to hear it. We've all been down that road now and then. Who knows why they're like that. They seem so insensitive sometimes.

But. I'm glad you checked out ok. :)

Michelle Kemper Brownlow said...

I am so tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jut reading this made me tired....I think my heart rate went up, too!

WOW!

Cara @ Gardenview Cottage said...

You need to complain about that DR and write that office a letter. Seriously!!!! And I love the signature BTW. LOVE IT!!!!

blah, blah by lindsey said...

wow! don't you love how they don't care about your time...glad she ordered the test. sucks about lance, alan pulls that crap all the time.

Cecily R said...

I don't understand doctors like that. Isn't that what their job is? If I was a checker at a grocery store would I be able to look at the third person in line and say I just didn't have time for them?

For some reason doctors are entitled to slack off and they have such an important job! I'm sorry you have to deal with such a non-rad person for such an important issue.

P.S. I do the SAME thing with laundry. How am I that forgetful that many times with the same load?

Jen said...

Agree Lame Dr, but at least you are getting the scan done and don't have to go off your meds. I remember the last time you were off them and I know how much it sucked for you. And I wouldn't change right now either, not when you are this close to getting what you need!

janna said...

Oh I would be ticked at the DR. If a DR told me "i when i get a chance i'll talk to him and then let you know if anything changes" I would have told them not to bill me then!

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