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cornerofmadness ([personal profile] cornerofmadness) wrote2006-02-03 06:07 pm

Big Surprise, not

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 It was out of date so I guess she was just being thorough (Must enter this in my medical records).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.
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[identity profile] makd.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Good luck with the D&C; hope Dad (and Mom) are doing better.

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
thanks. at least it'll be a long weekend so I'll hopefully be fine
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[identity profile] masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm a pretty good fit to college life too...and I'm beginning to think I'm a sucky teacher as well
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[identity profile] masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
If only there *was* a career track of "professional student". I'd be set for life.

; (

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

[identity profile] esmerelda-t.livejournal.com 2006-02-03 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
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

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

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

[identity profile] a2zmom.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] dragonydreams.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
thanks

[identity profile] marenfic.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
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. :/

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
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?

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

[shudders at memory]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com 2006-02-04 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
it makes me happy
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[personal profile] rahirah 2006-02-04 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Your students scare me.

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