so. rest of the week off. guest. dinner.

[fflo]

Just back from the doctor---whom I'd call "doc" 'cept I'm not feeling terribly affectionate toward him just now. He was a tad flip and dismissive in his inconclusive analysis of what mighta caused my "incident" the other night. Thus not only am I without a medical opinion for myself---or for those of you betting "nervous breakdown" or "anxiety attack" vs. those of you going with "dehydration," "a combination of causes," or "message from God"---but also I'm wondering whether I have been deprived of full legit. health care here. (Of course I also wonder how much longer until Math Reviews style has me putting commas like those above outside their quotation marks---I wonder a lot.)

The place was busy today, and the doctor seemed a bit distracted by the presence of the enthusiastic 3rd-year med student doing clinical whatever-it-is with him today. (She was thorough as all get-out in getting info from me, but she communicated it to him elsewhere, and I got just a few minutes with him.) I know I was distracted by his way of relating to her. He even seemed a little annoyed that she inquired about when my last mammogram had been and pointed out that I was due for another one. It wasn't until I was driving away that I realized he hadn't even gone over the results of the tests from the ER with me.

I may look into switching primary care person. Reckon I'll give him one more chance, with the physical I'm now scheduled for in October. I haven't found him dismissive in the past, generally. Too bad onstar and bigfinedaddy's doc isn't taking new patients.

Speaking of them, they're great. Friend 'em! I was going to wait until bigfinedaddy had done a coupla posts, but what the heck.


So vjsmom arrives in a little over an hour. I'll show her around A² & we'll have upsidedownblue over to a little farewell dinner, along with maffick and squirrelykat. That should be fun. I haven't gotten too far with the menu yet; B., are you allergic to anything, or have any foods you hate? I forgot to ask.


Oh, and just cuz I haven't mentioned it for a while: still and yet, and for how-freakin'-much-longer?, I got them "(Jeebus I'm Still) Missin' That Holly Blues" (not an actual song) (yet).

Maybe I shoulda had the doctor check my heartstrings. This is the roughest workout they've ever gotten.

Comments

[sprig5.livejournal.com]

on your suggestion, i've added onstar and bigfinedaddy. did i meet them?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Good!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

You sure did! They are Dec. '05 and Sept. '05, respectively, in Big Fat Love, if you wanna look 'em up.

[groovesinorbit]

Bummer about your visit to the doctor. How've you been feeling since--any more symptoms? Treating yourself better? Hope not and hope so, respectively.

Off to add onstar and bigfinedaddy!

[lovelikeyeast.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Please do dump his ass.

I like Charisse Gencyuz at UM Briarwood:
375 BRIARWOOD CIR BLDG 3
ANN ARBOR, MI 48108-1605
(734) 998-7207

Don't know if she's taking new patients, but I've been seeing her since March (was referred by friends who also like her) and so far, so good. She is very proactive with the tests. She will order up a slew of diagnostics at the drop of a hat, so depending on your coverage, you might at times want to narrow down when something is more crucial. Also: least unpleasant pap smear ever.

Can I put $20 on "anxiety attack"? If we're being encouraged to make armchair diagnoses... only because you mentioned having panic/anxiety and that can really result in so many physical symptoms. Please let me know who's managing the pool! xoxo

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, in this area we have a shortage of health care professionals, so I'm pretty much stuck. My NP misdiagnosed my shoulder, which is why its taken so damn long to get range-of-motion back.

Best to you. Do you have options?

[fflo.livejournal.com]

My insurance is pretty flexible---seems the problem is a lot of the recommended docs locally are full up. But I'm going to see what I can do.

I'm glad to see the implication that you're getting some range of motion again. My old chronic shoulder/neck nerve problem hasn't recurred in any significant way since I went on the CPAP machine in February & started getting real sleep again. I suppose it's not necessarily a post-hoc-ergo-propter-hoc, but it's a helluva coincidence otherwise, as I used to have spells of anywhere from about a week to more than a month of great difficulty with it, and they were never further apart than a coupla months, at least as I recall. Esp. in the dead of winter, or the hyper-air-conditioned-office summer.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Thanks, LLY! I shall look into Charisse (and into how to pronounce her last name). I'd rather have a physician who's too thorough than one who's not. The more I think about it, the more I think my guy was having some kind of anxiety attack of his own regarding the med student (not hot for her, as some think I'm trying to imply---competetive/defensive, more like)---but that right there is cause to look around.

With no firm answer(s), I'm afraid there will be no satisfaction/resolution for any betters (bettors? where the hell would that word get the -or? seems right, though) (oh, to distinguish from the "more good" "better"?). I have, however, started to hear of other people locally having weird muscle things and spasming. Doesn't seem like the sort of thing a virus could do, but who knows.

Not to poo-poo the possibility of it being all in my head. Hell, that's the first thing I think ANYthing is, to tell you the truth, and I now know how physical those things can end up being. The only chagrin I have about that possibility is how somebody made fun of me for it last night. A pal, too! I won't quote her here, should she happen to be looking in, but I'll say this: even with the drunkenness that was involved, it's been hard to brush it off.

[lovelikeyeast.livejournal.com]

Heya, hon. Just sent out some work and am catchin up on my LJ.

Sorry to hear you were made fun of. I can only hope that you were teased @good naturedly@ (like the grabby air quotes?) by someone who makes fun of her ownself. Or for me, that stings a little less. Or just gives me the opportunity to make fun back (which admittedly can get ugly and leave scars).

"All in your head." What a misnomer. I mean, it may well start out there, but seems to end up as a slew of physical symptoms when ignored, so. Either way, no fun.

Hey, I just found out that Dr. Gencyuz (pronounced Ghen'jess) is preggers and high risk, so is cancelling current appointments. No help for the present. But if you're still looking for a new gp down the line...

xoxo