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earthbelow) wrote2007-04-13 04:18 pm
earthbelow) wrote2007-04-13 04:18 pm
Glee, finally!
5 Things That Were Good About Today
1. A whole iPod full of new music for the ride to the doctor's office
2. ZOMG! Doctor-lady was entirely composed of awesome. Eleventy one one one.
3. ZOMG! Nicest nurses EVER.
4. Prescription issues are taken care of. Yay for access to meds!
5. Deferrment papers are in the mail, so student loans should soon be temporarily taken care of
6. (bonus) Sugarfree cupcakes that taste like the real thing FOR THE WIN.
3 Things I Did Well
1. Remember exactly how to find the clinic, no help needed
2. Did a buttload of walking
3. Lost a couple of pounds according to the scales at the clinic
2 Things I Look Forward To
1. Working on my novel
2. Continuing to get back on the embodiment wagon after falling out so egregiously in March.
So, I was still pretty anxious about going, but since I knew where the clinic was and the nurses were nice, I was less stressed about it.
How stressed can you be when there's a room full of really nice Latina women calling you "mami"? Seriously. You'd be surprised how soothing that can be.
So the doctor I got was this sweetheart of a lady that I will call Dr. L. And she looked at my chart, heard the situation and said something that was so full of win I fell a little bit in love with her:
"I don't know why everyone's afraid of you. There's nothing scary. They just don't know the difference between PCOS with Insulin Resistance and diabetes."
I ♥ this doctor forever. I thanked her for her niceness when she left. Because I did not feel humiliated, degraded, or dehumanized. I felt like I was being given very kind, professional advice by a woman who obviously saw me as a capable human being worthy of respect and compassion.
Which is how a doctor should make you feel.
And she was nice during the pelvic exam (which she gave me even though I wasn't scheduled for it). She wanted me to get the full bang for the fee I paid. I really don't like getting pelvic exams but it helps when the doctor explains what's going on and keeps talking to you. I'm one of those people who gets freaked when I don't get to look at what's going on.
Seriously. I can't stand to not be able to watch what someone is doing to me. When I've gotten blood drawn in the past, the phlebotomists (blood takers) and nurses have been like, "you can turn away if you want". I can't. I want to see what's happening.
So that was reassuring when someone explains what's happening and why.
When I do get insurance, if my coverage includes that clinic, I will specifically ask for this doctor. Because she is ten different types of win. I will definitely try to keep Dr. L as my doctor.
And she gave me a three month prescription for all my pills, so I'm good until I can get insurance, and that's a huge unbelievable load off my mind.
*sigh*
I feel so much better now that this is done.
I have a "general health" visit that the doctor scheduled me for on Monday, and since that clinic has a sliding scale fee that I can afford, I'll go. I'm not sure I need it, but it can't hurt to get checked out.
But seriously, y'all, I am so glad I can quit stressing over this and get back to stressing over not having a job. ;)
But even that isn't as stressful, because I have this oddly optimistic feeling about the job thing. Like something good is about to happen. Who knows?
1. A whole iPod full of new music for the ride to the doctor's office
2. ZOMG! Doctor-lady was entirely composed of awesome. Eleventy one one one.
3. ZOMG! Nicest nurses EVER.
4. Prescription issues are taken care of. Yay for access to meds!
5. Deferrment papers are in the mail, so student loans should soon be temporarily taken care of
6. (bonus) Sugarfree cupcakes that taste like the real thing FOR THE WIN.
3 Things I Did Well
1. Remember exactly how to find the clinic, no help needed
2. Did a buttload of walking
3. Lost a couple of pounds according to the scales at the clinic
2 Things I Look Forward To
1. Working on my novel
2. Continuing to get back on the embodiment wagon after falling out so egregiously in March.
So, I was still pretty anxious about going, but since I knew where the clinic was and the nurses were nice, I was less stressed about it.
How stressed can you be when there's a room full of really nice Latina women calling you "mami"? Seriously. You'd be surprised how soothing that can be.
So the doctor I got was this sweetheart of a lady that I will call Dr. L. And she looked at my chart, heard the situation and said something that was so full of win I fell a little bit in love with her:
"I don't know why everyone's afraid of you. There's nothing scary. They just don't know the difference between PCOS with Insulin Resistance and diabetes."
I ♥ this doctor forever. I thanked her for her niceness when she left. Because I did not feel humiliated, degraded, or dehumanized. I felt like I was being given very kind, professional advice by a woman who obviously saw me as a capable human being worthy of respect and compassion.
Which is how a doctor should make you feel.
And she was nice during the pelvic exam (which she gave me even though I wasn't scheduled for it). She wanted me to get the full bang for the fee I paid. I really don't like getting pelvic exams but it helps when the doctor explains what's going on and keeps talking to you. I'm one of those people who gets freaked when I don't get to look at what's going on.
Seriously. I can't stand to not be able to watch what someone is doing to me. When I've gotten blood drawn in the past, the phlebotomists (blood takers) and nurses have been like, "you can turn away if you want". I can't. I want to see what's happening.
So that was reassuring when someone explains what's happening and why.
When I do get insurance, if my coverage includes that clinic, I will specifically ask for this doctor. Because she is ten different types of win. I will definitely try to keep Dr. L as my doctor.
And she gave me a three month prescription for all my pills, so I'm good until I can get insurance, and that's a huge unbelievable load off my mind.
*sigh*
I feel so much better now that this is done.
I have a "general health" visit that the doctor scheduled me for on Monday, and since that clinic has a sliding scale fee that I can afford, I'll go. I'm not sure I need it, but it can't hurt to get checked out.
But seriously, y'all, I am so glad I can quit stressing over this and get back to stressing over not having a job. ;)
But even that isn't as stressful, because I have this oddly optimistic feeling about the job thing. Like something good is about to happen. Who knows?
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There should be more capable, wonderful, professional women like this in the world.
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Now, about these sugar free cupcakes??????
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I found them at the Stop 'n Shop here. I was skeptical at first, but then I tried one. I'm pretty picky about my sugarfree foods, and to me, most taste like a consolation prize when you can't have the real thing. But these were so so good.
I'm sorta addicted now.
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They have a website: http://www.hillandvalley.net. You may have to ask for your grocer to carry them. I found them sort of by accident. And they have chocolate plus a lot of muffins and other things.
They're *really* good.