...when after 2 calls fielded by your Doctor's receptionist assuring you that the results of the ultrasound are normal "because he doesn't call a patient with negative results" you find yourself sitting in his office 3 months later discovering he never looked at it. "Wait here. We'll get it faxed over right away."
You wait. Knowing that you're intuitive where you're body is concerned and that it's been telling you something's off with persistent pain & discomfort and you're about to finally find out why.
"Good news. It's just a _________________. Actually, it's a good thing that you didn't get the results earlier. We have to do another one to see if it's grown so you just would have worried for the last 3 months anyways."
"Ahhh, good news. It wasn't all in my head. Ummm...glad to hear it?!"
"Oh. Ha ha. Well, like I said, nothing to worry about, ________"
Correction. Almost nothing to worry about. It has to be removed and biopsied because there is the chance it's malignant. There is no sitting around and waiting to see what happens with it. With your recent history? Less so. If you'ld been given the results 3 months earlier you would be that much closer to learning if you've dodged a bullet, if it's still chambered or if it's lodged deep within you; the cause of that persistent, tiring ache. He's the Doctor in this room, right? Why are you the one informing him of the normal course of action?
The point of this? Do not let your fear of what you may learn let you be passive when faced with another's assurances or standard scripts. Be proactive. Insist on proof. It's your health.
Monday, January 22, 2007
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