Sunday, July 29, 2007
Impending Scan Results
I got so excited by the Posterior Crisis that I forgot to dwell on my CT scans and the joy and delight that is the barium preparation. I don't know why UM Hospital doesn't use the powder that can be mixed with clear liquids. I've been advised by other people to ask for it; I may try to bargain the next time scans are due.
Bargain? Who am I kidding? I will try to beg and wheedle. And cajole. And whine. And plead.
Anyway, I do not have the results of the scans pertaining to my more serious medical issue, although I do know that the CT scan of the pelvis did not show a horrible problem of the rear endal area.
I have an appointment scheduled for Tuesday morning with Dr. Hayes, which I am absolutely NOT going to be able to make. I have hired a consultant from our library's automation system vendor to come to our library to help look at system codes and database setup things. I have been working towards this for a very long time and feel that I absolutely HAVE to be there.
Am I being ridiculous? Isn't my health more important?
I submit that my sanity is equally important to my physical health. Last year I was ill and depressed and really didn't start to feel "normal" until I went back to work. I've been sidelined in the last several months with stupid immuno-compromised illnesses and now my issue of the area upon which I sit, and want to put it all behind me (pardon). I want work to be normal. I want work to not just be normal, but to be effective. What difference will it make if I have to wait a few days or a week to get scan results? I'll have to deal with the results anyway.
This visit is a two-day thing that will not be repeated any time soon. If I miss it, there's no way to wait two days and do it then, instead. I can't reschedule the consultant's trip. I can't fail to show up one day and expect to have people take my opinions seriously.
I don't have TIME for this cancer crap right now.
Bargain? Who am I kidding? I will try to beg and wheedle. And cajole. And whine. And plead.
Anyway, I do not have the results of the scans pertaining to my more serious medical issue, although I do know that the CT scan of the pelvis did not show a horrible problem of the rear endal area.
I have an appointment scheduled for Tuesday morning with Dr. Hayes, which I am absolutely NOT going to be able to make. I have hired a consultant from our library's automation system vendor to come to our library to help look at system codes and database setup things. I have been working towards this for a very long time and feel that I absolutely HAVE to be there.
Am I being ridiculous? Isn't my health more important?
I submit that my sanity is equally important to my physical health. Last year I was ill and depressed and really didn't start to feel "normal" until I went back to work. I've been sidelined in the last several months with stupid immuno-compromised illnesses and now my issue of the area upon which I sit, and want to put it all behind me (pardon). I want work to be normal. I want work to not just be normal, but to be effective. What difference will it make if I have to wait a few days or a week to get scan results? I'll have to deal with the results anyway.
This visit is a two-day thing that will not be repeated any time soon. If I miss it, there's no way to wait two days and do it then, instead. I can't reschedule the consultant's trip. I can't fail to show up one day and expect to have people take my opinions seriously.
I don't have TIME for this cancer crap right now.
Labels: barium, bone scan, CT scan, Dr. Hayes, fissure, library
Comments:
Go to work and reschedule your doctor's appointment. They say QOL is important which means scheduling your dr's appointments around your life.
Now go and live :)
Chantelle
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Now go and live :)
Chantelle
