Today I saw the urologist. After now two and a half months of everyone being concerned about these microscopic amounts of blood in my urine, I finally got to the specialist. Being the way I am about doctors, I looked him up and checked him out before the appointment.
There wasn’t too much out there to give me much of a clue about his personality, or how to relate to him on a personal level – but the one thing I did find out about him is that he’s been practicing medicine since 1955 – nearly two decades longer than I’ve been alive! I concluded that either he’d be an old fart dinosaur, or he’d be a really awesome doctor.
The visit was short. I peed in the cup, yet again, and yet again there were the trace amounts of blood. The doctor came in and immediately started asking questions about HPS. I was impressed as they were good questions and he’d obviously read all those forms I filled out. You’d be surprised how many times I’ve been to a doc, filled out all that medical history stuff – and gotten the distinct impression in the exam room that no one really read through much of anything.
But, he did. And, for someone who’s been a doctor since 1955 you’d never guess it by looking at him. He looks much younger than his probable age. He listened well and had an energetic personality. I liked him. I’m not as sure I’m going to like what he has planned for me though.
He’s scheduled a CT scan with contrast tomorrow to take a look at my urinary track. When I asked if I could schedule it next week instead of tomorrow (tomorrow is newsletter day) he said no – he wanted it done immediately. That made me nervous. Why all of a sudden the urgency?
I’ve been nervous all night.
I’m supposed to be writing all the news stories that didn’t get finished today, but instead I can’t concentrate. I went for a long walk, even though I didn’t have the time.
The prospect of having something else wrong besides the usual HPS stuff is upsetting by its self. But, I also constantly worry about developing other health issues because I know that other issues could only make things more difficult for me as the HPS progresses – and I know that having more medical “stuff” going on besides just the usual HPS “stuff” can exclude you from trials down the road.
I guess the good thing is I’ll get this over with.
There wasn’t too much out there to give me much of a clue about his personality, or how to relate to him on a personal level – but the one thing I did find out about him is that he’s been practicing medicine since 1955 – nearly two decades longer than I’ve been alive! I concluded that either he’d be an old fart dinosaur, or he’d be a really awesome doctor.
The visit was short. I peed in the cup, yet again, and yet again there were the trace amounts of blood. The doctor came in and immediately started asking questions about HPS. I was impressed as they were good questions and he’d obviously read all those forms I filled out. You’d be surprised how many times I’ve been to a doc, filled out all that medical history stuff – and gotten the distinct impression in the exam room that no one really read through much of anything.
But, he did. And, for someone who’s been a doctor since 1955 you’d never guess it by looking at him. He looks much younger than his probable age. He listened well and had an energetic personality. I liked him. I’m not as sure I’m going to like what he has planned for me though.
He’s scheduled a CT scan with contrast tomorrow to take a look at my urinary track. When I asked if I could schedule it next week instead of tomorrow (tomorrow is newsletter day) he said no – he wanted it done immediately. That made me nervous. Why all of a sudden the urgency?
I’ve been nervous all night.
I’m supposed to be writing all the news stories that didn’t get finished today, but instead I can’t concentrate. I went for a long walk, even though I didn’t have the time.
The prospect of having something else wrong besides the usual HPS stuff is upsetting by its self. But, I also constantly worry about developing other health issues because I know that other issues could only make things more difficult for me as the HPS progresses – and I know that having more medical “stuff” going on besides just the usual HPS “stuff” can exclude you from trials down the road.
I guess the good thing is I’ll get this over with.
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We just wanted you to know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope everything went well with the CT scan today. I know how stressful it is when you have to go for all those tests and things. We will pray that whatever this may be that its nothing serious.
Love you,
Candice & Crystal