Dr. Awesome’s nurse lacks basic people skills and today, I finally had it with her.\u00c2? She seems to be in a really foul mood much of the time and today was no exception.\u00c2? She refused to let me finish a sentence when she was asking what I was being seen for; she got totally affronted and b*tched me out when I asked if all my records had been faxed to Dr. ENT (which was a good question because one chart note WASN’T because it hadn’t been dictated yet and it was with Dr. Awesome’s husband Dr. Fabulous); and when I told her that part of the visit was because I was hellishly depressed (as happens when I’m severely sick\/injured), she asked me nastily if I was taking my medication.\u00c2? (No… I went off it cold turkey.\u00c2? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK, B*TCH?!?!?!?!?!?)<\/p>\n
I told Dr. Awesome about how irritated I was at her nurse and she handed me a piece of paper with the name and phone number of the clinic administrator.\u00c2? (I talked to her later this afternoon and she apologized for the nurse’s behavior, asking me to put my complaint in writing so it could be documented for said nurse’s file and gone over with her.)<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, my quarterly bloodwork (the main reason for the visit) came back crappy (not unexpected) and instead of making me change meds, Dr. Awesome agreed to let me get my diet\/exercise (which has been bad due to being so freaking sick) back under control and re-evaluate in three months.\u00c2? She did look in my ears (which feel like someone is stabbing into them) and my nose\/throat and while everything looked normal, she did tell me that she had no doubt that I was in pain.\u00c2? For the depression, I asked for samples of my med at half the dose so that I can take the extra while we’re getting the sinus crap worked out and she gave me 5 weeks worth (I’d asked for two weeks so I’m happy).<\/p>\n
As Jon and I are pondering the idea of having kids, I brought up the question of what to switch out my meds for if\/when I get pregnant because a bunch of my stuff is schedule C.\u00c2? She actually went to her office, brought out her pharmacopeia book, and spent another 15-20 minutes going through it with me.\u00c2? I feel guilty because I know I knocked her off-schedule but I really appreciate that she took that time to work with me on it.\u00c2? (She’s also certified as an OB so if I do get pregnant, I don’t have to find an additional doctor.)<\/p>\n
So… I’m back on the gorilla-dose of antibiotics (in the words of Dr. Fabulous who I would also totally see for an OB and would see if Dr. Awesome wasn’t there) and God-willing, my ENT (who I actually worked with two years ago at the clinic) will find out what’s making me so sick and miserable.<\/p>\n
And now… back to lying with my head on a hot water bottle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dr. Awesome’s nurse lacks basic people skills and today, I finally had it with her.\u00c2? She seems to be in a really foul mood much of the time and today was no exception.\u00c2? She refused to let me finish a … Continue reading