Well, that was interesting.
Jan. 28th, 2004 06:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kitanziActually, the neurological exam was a lot less interesting than I'd feared. A very polite doctor did a fairly routine exam, repeating a lot of the same tests and questions as the other doctors had done. (And why do they always ask "How are you?" when they first come in the room to introduce themselves? Or for that matter, when the nurse leads you back to the room to wait for the doctor, that's invariably the question as well. If I were well, I wouldn't be here, and I don't think you actually mean me to spill out a detailed analysis in response.)
Anyhow, his tentative conclusion matches the other doctors', but just in case I did actually faint when I hit the floor that first time, he wants me to get an MRI. Eeeeeek.... ACat has had several of those and says they aren't that bad, and I believe him, but it still leaves me nervous. I want to just say "Hey, I'm feeling fine now, can't we leave it at that?" But we can't, we can't.... They'll be calling me back to tell me when and where, so at least they jump through the hoops with the insurance company for me. I also need to be more grateful that I AM feeling better - this doctor gave me more information on the condition, and says it's pretty common and usually has no obvious cause, and can run a few days to a few weeks. I'm gonna skip the Bonine this weekend and see how it goes. :)
For values of interesting that run more more towards fun, I also wanted to mention that the incomparable ACat gave me a really neat gift. It's a longsleeved tshirt, and the image is here: http://www.ebaynham.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=eb&Product_Code=esch&Category_Code=all
It's very amusing, and the LPN who first processed me immediately recognized it and admired it. The doctor had no clue, but at least was observant enough to know there was something he was missing, and he asked about it. That was my amusement for the day. *G*
edit: if you don't recognize the MC Escher print it's referencing either, look here: http://www.etropolis.com/escher/hands.htm
Anyhow, his tentative conclusion matches the other doctors', but just in case I did actually faint when I hit the floor that first time, he wants me to get an MRI. Eeeeeek.... ACat has had several of those and says they aren't that bad, and I believe him, but it still leaves me nervous. I want to just say "Hey, I'm feeling fine now, can't we leave it at that?" But we can't, we can't.... They'll be calling me back to tell me when and where, so at least they jump through the hoops with the insurance company for me. I also need to be more grateful that I AM feeling better - this doctor gave me more information on the condition, and says it's pretty common and usually has no obvious cause, and can run a few days to a few weeks. I'm gonna skip the Bonine this weekend and see how it goes. :)
For values of interesting that run more more towards fun, I also wanted to mention that the incomparable ACat gave me a really neat gift. It's a longsleeved tshirt, and the image is here: http://www.ebaynham.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=eb&Product_Code=esch&Category_Code=all
It's very amusing, and the LPN who first processed me immediately recognized it and admired it. The doctor had no clue, but at least was observant enough to know there was something he was missing, and he asked about it. That was my amusement for the day. *G*
edit: if you don't recognize the MC Escher print it's referencing either, look here: http://www.etropolis.com/escher/hands.htm
