The day started slow with an early start on the drive up there. I was even in a good enough mood to stop and get some breakfast from McDonalds. For once, I was going to be on time! Pfft until I got behind a car wreck on Hwy 80, which put me 45 minutes late to my first appt. Ugh
So my first appt of the day was with Dr. L. I spent most of the visit in the waiting room and got to talk with another breast cancer patient. When I finally got in the room, Dr. L. gave me a check over and I told her everything Dr. C. was doing for me and when my next surgery with Dr. A. is coming up. She also gave me an order for Lymphedema therapy that I can do in Tyler - so maybe I can find some relief for my aching arm!
My next appt was with Dr. B. and talk about why sugars have been so crazy since my last surgery. He didn't really have any answers for me, but he checked all my labs and adjusted my thyroid medicine. He also switched me to the insulin pen instead of using the vials and syringes anymore. Luckily my insurance covers the pens, so I didn't have to pay out of pocket for them. But when I left Dr. B.'s office, the front desk tried to tell me I had a balance due that was sent to collections, and no one knows why I wasn't told about it? Jeez That's one more bill I have to sort out with their business office.
Now I had to run across the street to Dr. R.'s office for my next appt. We discussed my gastric problems - mostly about how they keep coming and going - and Dr. R. is still stumped. He thinks their may be a connection between my blood sugars and my gut problems, so I'm supposed to keep track of my sugars and keep a log of my symptoms. The visit was kind of unproductive, but I still have to go back in about 2 months.
And my last visit for the day was with Dr. A. in his shiny new clinic! I got lost finding the door at first, but I made it. They've done construction on the office and expanded the space, so it's like a whole new place. They've also got a lot of new people working there, but no one seems to want to share names - so I just kind of smiled at everyone and then wondered which ones wanted to check out boobs this visit. Dr. A. came in and looked over the expanders and the areas around it. He looked at my boobs the way I look at a scarf when I finish knitting it - I look for what went right, what areas I might have missed and what I should do next time. My boobs are like my crafting. lol!
Before I left we talked more about my upcoming surgery and hashed out the pre-op dates. As of now, I'm waiting for my final surgery, and all this mess might actually be behind me?? Aw - then I won't get to make my regular trips to Dallas anymore.
I left Dr. A. a present before I left for the day. It's been over a year since Dr. A. started treating me, so it's 'customary' for me to give my doctors a little gift as a way of saying thank you. I know I'm a difficult patient to take on, so I always appreciate the doctors that still hang around for this long...
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