I fail at healthcare
Tuesday, 10 April 2007 15:04![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
earthbelow
I'm in a better mood than this morning and feeling a little bit more optimistic.
But I didn't even get to see a doctor. I went down to the clinic and it turns out that they don't actually have a doctor there until Thursday and Friday. The rest of the time, the place just has a midwife.
Which doesn't help me any because my problems directly relate to me *not* wanting to be pregnant. It worked out great for all the other women there who had giant bellies and herds of small children - but since I neither have nor want that, I'm out of luck for today.
The nurse that saw me was super nice thought and apologized that they couldn't help me. I felt bad because I got kind of upset at her, but there was a gasket in my brain that just went *splodeflail* when she told me that I'd have to come back. And I almost started crying and said, "I just want birth control!"
So I have an appointment on Friday when an actual doctor will be there. On the plus side, I don't have to pay for the second appointment. Which is good, because I don't think the girl at the desk who took my info liked me very much at all.
On the upside of life, it was a fairly nice day out and the place was easy to find and I navigated the subway system with surprising ease and did not get lost even *once*. I'm starting to get good at this whole finding my way around the big city thing.
And the other good side is that I think doctor I'll be seeing is female, and that makes me feel better. I know it's irrational, but I just do not *trust* male doctors at all. Especially in this particular area.
As I have said repeatedly: I'm sure male doctors are great and all, but they just read the manual. I want to deal with someone who actually owns the equipment.
But I didn't even get to see a doctor. I went down to the clinic and it turns out that they don't actually have a doctor there until Thursday and Friday. The rest of the time, the place just has a midwife.
Which doesn't help me any because my problems directly relate to me *not* wanting to be pregnant. It worked out great for all the other women there who had giant bellies and herds of small children - but since I neither have nor want that, I'm out of luck for today.
The nurse that saw me was super nice thought and apologized that they couldn't help me. I felt bad because I got kind of upset at her, but there was a gasket in my brain that just went *splodeflail* when she told me that I'd have to come back. And I almost started crying and said, "I just want birth control!"
So I have an appointment on Friday when an actual doctor will be there. On the plus side, I don't have to pay for the second appointment. Which is good, because I don't think the girl at the desk who took my info liked me very much at all.
On the upside of life, it was a fairly nice day out and the place was easy to find and I navigated the subway system with surprising ease and did not get lost even *once*. I'm starting to get good at this whole finding my way around the big city thing.
And the other good side is that I think doctor I'll be seeing is female, and that makes me feel better. I know it's irrational, but I just do not *trust* male doctors at all. Especially in this particular area.
As I have said repeatedly: I'm sure male doctors are great and all, but they just read the manual. I want to deal with someone who actually owns the equipment.
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Date: 11 Apr 2007 02:21 (UTC)