7-14
I guess I'm supposed to take the bad
with the good but today about stretched that line to the limit. When
you call in to make an appointment you get a recording like in a lot
of other places nowadays. The big difference here is that the
recording tells you that if you are feeling depressed or maybe
thinking of suicide etc. you should call an 800 number that they give
you. We went to the clinic in Ft. Worth today to see my primary care
doctor. Mine is a woman, which I have no problem with the gender.
What I don't suffer well though is someone that does not listen to
what you are saying and continues to repeat the same crap over and
over. One of my complaints today was my right shoulder that has a
really tight knot in it, I can't lift my arm over my head, and is
painful if I lift it over my head which I have to do with my left
arm. When I had my PET scan the other day I had to keep my arms over
my head for a little over 20 minutes. By the time I got out and was
able to move my arm down I was almost ready to cry. They talk about
your pain number all the time. At that time it was somewhere around
an 8 or 9. When I talked to her about this her answer was to take
more pain meds. Gee, and I always thought that when you told your dr.
about some pain their first concern was what was causing it. No, it's
take more pain meds. Who knew ? She went on to say that it was not
her concern, it was the ENT clinic. If I remember the song right “
The shoulder bone's connected to the neck bone “ which means it's
the ENT clinic's problem. With that logic my swollen knee is their
problem too. I told her my knee was swollen and hurting and she said
take more pain meds. I'm beginning to think what she's trying to get
me to do is call that 800 number and tell them I'm about to murder my
doctor. Either that or she's trying to turn me into an addict. Well,
good luck on that because I haven't met the pain med yet that I could
get addicted to. Don't get me wrong, there are several I like because
they do the job that they're intended to. But the side effects of
most of them are worse on me than the temporary pain relief. I have a
fairly high tolerance for pain but along with that comes a high
tolerance for drugs that relieve pain. That is, it takes a lot to do
the job. And I'm not one that enjoys the doped up feeling when you
take enough to feel high.
7-16
On to a better day. I went to the
ENT clinic today and they gave me the full results of the PET scan. (
Is everyone holding their breath ? It's OK you can breath now. )
After getting through all the mumbo jumbo of technical medical jargon
it seems I'm fine now. They aren't ruling out future problems mostly
due to what the radiation may have done. But for all intents and
purposes I'm in the clear. I have to go back for monthly checkups for
the first year and every two months after that for the next four
years. Another PET scan will follow in a few months. Thankfully the
ENT doc listens and is willing to talk about your problems and offer
any guidance necessary. She also agreed with me that more pain meds
is not the answer to the problem with my shoulder and that it's not
related to the neck. She said I may have to go for physical therapy
to get my shoulder back to normal.
Well I know this has been a short
one but I wanted to get the news out because I know a lot of people
wanted to know. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. Please
keep them coming “ cuz I ain't outa here yet .”
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