Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The Waiting Room

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My boss said that I would need an excuse to return to work, so I had to go in to see the doctor... Getting down the stairs was kind of tricky, but by the grace of God, I made it into the parking lot. I told Jones that I needed his help and gently asked him not to fail me now! Well, we made it, although I was painfully limping from my car into the doctor's office...

I gave the receptionist my insurance card, and I waited. I think that waiting is a prerequisite for you to determine if you are really sick enough to wait for the doctor or healthy enough to stick it out at home... Unfortunately, I had to be there, because the Eye said so... And so I wait in the lobby...

Finally, the nurse comes for me and just about has a heart attack over my blood pressure reading... So for the next hour or so, she has me resting between multiple blood pressure readings, but of course, all the readings are the same! Hello @ that stupid woman doctor I saw the last time ignored me when I told her I needed blood pressure medication... So FINALLY, I am called into WAITing Room #2... where the patients wait for the doctor... Thank God there were no vaginas staring down on me. Believe me, posters of vaginas do not help to keep me entertained for the entire time that they make me wait...

Finally, the doctor showed up. The first thing he did was apologize for the wait, because some man chewed him out the day before for making him wait so long... I told him that I had actually been waiting for him since 8:00 a.m., when my boss told me that I had to see a doctor, because I specifically wanted to see him instead of the woman doctor, so for me, it was worth the wait... He looked at my leg and was surprised that the ankle bone was very swollen as well. He explained that even though such an injury would probably require an MRI reading to see what is actually wrong, the insurance requires for them to have an X-ray first. This seems kind of stupid, because an X-ray is only going to show the bones. LOL @ maybe insurance people need some kind of "Medical Tests for Dummies" manual...

And so, NOW they decide I need a wheelchair. LOL... I am wheeled away to the X-ray room to pose my leg for the X-ray shoot, but of course, the X-ray comes back reading as normal... Then, I am wheeled into a different room... a scary room full of vaginas. ::::SCREAM QUIETLY:::: The doctor returns with my chart in hand. He says the last time I had a blood test to see how my kidneys, etc, were functioning was in 2007, so he ordered Eddie the vampire to draw blood... As usual, the vampire could not find my veins, so he drew blood from the veins on my hand, which didn't hurt at all. Wow! And so, the doctor says he wants me out the rest of the week and I am to return on Friday to get re-evalutated. If all is well, I will be able to return on Monday... If not, he will need to order an MRI. He prescribed some pain killers and put me back on blood pressure medication... Eddie wheeled me to my car...

Then, I went to the pharmacy to pick up my meds. Yep @ it was another long wait..... Grrr...

So here I am this morning... I think my blood pressure is still bad, because my head feels as if someone split it in two with a hatchet. OUCH!

7 comments:

ADB said...

The joys of medical care, eh, Win? Hope you get sorted asap, high blood pressure is no laughing matter.

Shadow said...

ouch on all fronts. get well soon!

Mike said...

It's what has become of our medical system. Do what's cheapest first even if it isn't necessary.

Gotta love sitting around like cattle waiting to be brought into be seen.

Sybil said...

Oh Dear what a day you have had..no wonder your BP was up so high..all that waiting about was enough to send it into outer space. Anyway at least now the Dr. has things in hand...just hope all will be much better by the end of the week.
Love Sybil xx

Kath said...

Awww sorry I am returning now my pooter has had it's facelift and surgery lol!! to find you have had a nasty accident.I do hope all turns out well and you will soon be well enough for work again.Keep smiling prayers being said for you Win.Take Care God Bless Kath xx

Lynne said...

Good thing the Eye insisted you get a doctor's note (although I'm suspect of whether that is really required, I think its only after 3 consecutive days off that it is required by law, but I could be wrong) or you would not have found out about your BP problems! Ohmygoodness, I hope you are resting and taking care of you! Blessings!

friedmsw said...

Glad that you were able to get back on BP medication. I work in a hospital, so I see the insurance monster rear its ugly head all the time. Hope that you feel better soon!!