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Okay before I get into the unsurprising doctor's visit, let me say for those of you who tried to look at my story last night, I've given you a whole new link. Bah.

Cut for TMI on icky woman things So my new ob/gyn is a bit of an odd duck. She lived in WI too. Treated me like a professional so bonus points, offered to have me work on her farm if I wanted the exercise and was very concerned that I didn't have a pet for company. Her family runs the cat shelter I'll probably take Scieska too.

I tell her my problems and ask do I need a D&C? She nods and says that or a biopsy but the D &C would be better. She had an ultrasound machine in the office and let me say this, she's good. THe pap smear was painless and so was that ultrasound (the last time it was like someone using a freaking jackhammer). At first the uterus was hiding. I said, 'told you it was flipped over backwards.' She did find it. It's nearly three times too thick so in I go in two weeks to get that fixed. The cysts are all under 5 cm so I don't have to get them taken out (yay). They drew blood for me and gave me a tetanus shot. I'm thinking why do I need that? Does she plan to do the curretage with a coat hanger (pretty much the same thing my dad said when I told him about the shot). It was out of date so I guess she was just being thorough (Must enter this in my medical records). She even set me up with an appointment to see the endocrinologist (yay) and a mammogram (ugh, nothing like squashing the D cups)

And I really miss hospitals. I do. I get depressed every time I leave one. I miss the bustle, the stress, the exhiliration, hell I even miss the funky smells. I miss my life.

And my dad had his hand operated on for scar tissue impingment of his thumb. He's doing good. The doctor suggested getting a bell so Dad could summon mom when he needed her. Mom told the doc (a family friend) to go to hell. Dad says he's not in any pain. Mom said she's feeding dad his narcotics so he won't BE a pain.

my students did even worse on today's exam. I let them have 10 extra minutes then threw them literally out of the room.

Date: 2006-02-03 11:27 pm (UTC)
ext_2333: "That's right,  people, I am a constant surprise." (Default)
From: [identity profile] makd.livejournal.com
Good luck with the D&C; hope Dad (and Mom) are doing better.

Date: 2006-02-03 11:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
thanks. at least it'll be a long weekend so I'll hopefully be fine

Date: 2006-02-03 11:33 pm (UTC)
ext_15252: (ex-philosophy prof - alliterator)
From: [identity profile] masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com
It's like me with college campuses. I fit there like a hand in glove. The buildings, the students, the bell tower ringing. The smell of books in the library.

I just made a really sucky teacher.

Date: 2006-02-03 11:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
i'm a pretty good fit to college life too...and I'm beginning to think I'm a sucky teacher as well

Date: 2006-02-03 11:54 pm (UTC)
ext_15252: (geek)
From: [identity profile] masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com
If only there *was* a career track of "professional student". I'd be set for life.

; (

Date: 2006-02-04 01:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
you and me both

Date: 2006-02-03 11:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] esmerelda-t.livejournal.com
um, what's a d&c?

It's good you've got a good doctor, there's nothing worse than when you're sitting there wondering if they even went to medical school or ig they just decided last week this would make a nice change from MacDonalds.

Date: 2006-02-04 01:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
oh no kidding. A d & c stands for dilation and curretage. Basically they dilate the cervix and scrape out all the junk built up in the uterus

Date: 2006-02-04 06:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] esmerelda-t.livejournal.com
oh, okay, *crosses legs*. :)

Date: 2006-02-04 06:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
I know, pleasant....

Date: 2006-02-04 12:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a2zmom.livejournal.com
I'm glad the doctor took you seriously and immediately got things rolling. And I don't think you suck as a teacher, sometimes you just get a bunch of brain dead students.

Date: 2006-02-04 01:16 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
i think it's more than sometimes with the students though that IS a function of how this school is set up.

and I'm pretty glad about the doctor myself

Date: 2006-02-04 12:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dragonydreams.livejournal.com
I'm glad that you had a good doctor. There's nothing worse than having a bad gyn exam. Good luck with the subsequent appointments.

Date: 2006-02-04 01:16 am (UTC)

Date: 2006-02-04 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] marenfic.livejournal.com
Yay, a good doctor in the middle of nowhere. What are the chances?

I have my OB/Gyn appointment on Monday and just let me tell you how much I'm looking forward to the "I think I might have endometriosis" talk. :/

Date: 2006-02-04 01:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
yippe right. I'm right there withyou...with about a cm of that crap in there. Hmmm polycystic ovaries, endometriosis and a retroverted uterus, think someone's telling me a higher power doesn't want me pregnant?

Date: 2006-02-04 02:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sita-137.livejournal.com
D&C.

[shudders at memory]

Date: 2006-02-04 02:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
that'll give me something to look forward to...right along with cleaning this sty for mom's visit

Date: 2006-02-04 02:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
*shivers*

But at least your doc got something going. Big points for that.

Date: 2006-02-04 02:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
yes there is that

Date: 2006-02-04 03:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] southernbangel.livejournal.com
Yay for finding a good doctor! And no, you don't suck as a professor. You just have brain-dead students. *hugs*

Date: 2006-02-04 04:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
i'd like to believe that at any rate

Date: 2006-02-04 05:34 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spideygirl81.livejournal.com
At least you get a good female doc =)

Date: 2006-02-04 05:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
it makes me happy

Date: 2006-02-04 05:40 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] rahirah
Your students scare me.

Date: 2006-02-04 05:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
imagine how I feel

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