Went to the doctor earlier today, but honestly wanted to calm down before I wrote a recap. Ā Otherwise, it wouldāve just consisted ofĀ āHOLY SHIT MY DOCTOR IS THE WORST HOW DOES SHE STILL HAVE A FUCKING MEDICAL LICENSE??? SHE PROBABLY SHOULDNāT EVEN HAVE A DRIVERS LICENSEā (I did, however, make that post on a non-medical sideblog LOL)
Todayās doctor visit was absolutely useless.
She was running late right off the bat, which, whatever, it happens - so the nurse took me back to do vitals and then sit me in an exam room. Ā From June 22 to July 18th, I lost four pounds - which might not seem like a lot if I had been dieting or working out, but I had not. Ā From July 18th to July 25th, I lost an additional three pounds, putting me at just over 200 lbs (I think the exact number was 200.6 or something like that). Ā The nurse didnāt seemed concerned, though she did note that my blood pressure seemed to be a little high (but Iāve always ran a little high, so who knows).
I sat back in the exam room for 30-45 minutes, nearly falling asleep twice. Ā That never happens, as I generally donāt like falling asleep anywhere but in my bed, where I can use my CPAP.
Dr. M eventually came in though and started the exam. Ā I showed her where the lump was and explained that it hadnāt shown up on ultrasound, but that the Radiologist and Ultrasound Tech both agreed that they could feel something. Ā Dr. M felt around for a little while with me laying down, asked me to clarify where I felt the lump, asked me to sit up and tried one last time to feel it before sayingĀ āI donāt feel any lump and both sides of your chest look perfectly symmetrical to me.ā
Uh.....wat.
I showed her where I felt the lump/swelling (I can still feel it as I type), let her know one more time that the Radiologist and UT had both felt it and her reply was Ā āWell, I canāt feel a lump and neither did the radiologist.ā
....???? The radiologist literally came into the room where the ultrasound was done, felt my chest, re-did part of the ultrasound, felt my chest again and said that she had felt a lump - and now youāre sitting here and trying to call me a liar?????
āI think the best course of action would be to wait and see, keep an eye on it.ā
I must have immediately went sour faced or my eyes welled up before I knew it, IDK, because the conversation proceeded like this (I could almost recite it word for word, I apparently get a photographic memory when Iām angry):
Doc: What, uh, what do you think?
Me: I guess itās fine. Ā (while internally screaming that it was, in fact, not fine)
Doc: Ā Well, what are your hesitations? What would you like to do?
Me: I donāt know, youāre the doctor, not me. Ā I just donāt want to wait around, thinkingĀ āOh, itās nothingā and then find out six months from nowĀ āOOPS, It was something!ā
Doc: Ā What are your hesitations? What are you so afraid of? (her tone was incredibly condescending, which just pissed me off more)
Me: Ā All I know is that they told my Dad that they wouldĀ āWait and seeā and by the time they rechecked, he had cancer in his bones, lungs, and he had a massive tumor twisting around his brain stem. Ā Ā
Doc: Ā I get that youāre freaking out over nothing, especially since that happened with your Dad. Ā Thatād be enough to make anyone an anxious mess (Thanks for calling me hysterical, doc). Ā My concern is that if we start ordering all of these tests, thatās exposing you to an unnecessary amount of radiation. Ā I mean, the next step would be a CT Scan, and I can order one if you really want, but I wouldnāt medically recommend it or find it medically necessary. Ā
Keep in mind this same doctor had no issue ordering a HIDA Scan, in which they inject radioactive material directly into your body at roughly the same dosage as a CT Scan of the Chest. Ā I kind of phased out and was 1000% done at that point, so I just started nodding and sayingĀ āSureā to everything. Ā I shouldnāt be surprised - I had actually told my Mom this morning that I was dreading the appointment because I could see Dr. M turning this into a fight - but I guess I was hoping that she wouldnāt be so incredibly dismissive of my fears and concerns. Ā I barely made it into my Momās car before I started to cry out of pure frustration with Dr. M.
Iām still trying to decide if I should write the office and sayĀ āHey, I changed my mind. Ā Iād like that CT Scan after all.ā
TUMBLR, WHAT SHOULD I DO?












