tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post8366956246490679763..comments2023-09-05T10:54:48.587-04:00Comments on Carol's Blog: To The DoctorCarol Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595144684966143887noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-22065843112182874372007-09-05T12:25:00.000-04:002007-09-05T12:25:00.000-04:00Hi Carol,I hope your appointment went off without ...Hi Carol,<BR/><BR/>I hope your appointment went off without a hitch, nothing too major, and you can relax now, at least until it's time for the next one, Doc appointment that is...<BR/><BR/>I went yesterday for my biopsy, I think I mentioned it to you the other day when we first met, anyway, once I got there the female doctors I ended up with totally were against doing the biopsy, I was sent home, wondering what the heck just happened. Long story...<BR/><BR/>Next is the upper endoscopy, not looking forward to that one either...<BR/><BR/>Enough about my health mess, I sure hope you got a fabulous report.<BR/><BR/>Keep blogging, I love reading them..<BR/><BR/>Best Wanda H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-32921324871447582352007-09-04T21:09:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:09:00.000-04:00I'm amazed that when something unpleasant is loomi...I'm amazed that when something unpleasant is looming, dentist drill, mammogram, family confrontation, I immediately zone out to the dinghy floating on a lake (dusk, mirror surface) where I fished and escaped to when I was fourteen. Amazed at the similarities in our calming image! Keep that canoe handy. C. B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-63036373732415181322007-09-04T18:09:00.000-04:002007-09-04T18:09:00.000-04:00Here is one aspect of the medical profession I was...Here is one aspect of the medical profession I was not prepared for--once you start taking some lifesaving medications--for blood presssure, heart, cholesterol, allergies, etc--you are forced to see the doctor with regularity--every 3 months, or 6 months or yearly.<BR/>I hope your appointment went well and that you dont have to write on this topic again for a long long time.<BR/>Peggy C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-36109413299569693662007-09-04T12:11:00.000-04:002007-09-04T12:11:00.000-04:00Yeah -- my approach to doctors at this point is pr...Yeah -- my approach to doctors at this point is pretty much the same as yours, Carol. Avoid whenever possible! Sad, but true. My own quiet spot is an eddy in the rocks of Half Moon Bay in CA, -- with a bufflehead duck floating near by if I am looking for some action - :) <BR/><BR/>And, yes breathing is good . . . carol pCarol Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680071553112216130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781814.post-65263413224021882602007-09-04T11:52:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:52:00.000-04:00Carol,By now I hope you are scribbling madly in yo...Carol,<BR/>By now I hope you are scribbling madly in your journal, warding off the waiting room jitters, and can almost hear the paddle in that canoe dripping water. Here's hoping for a doctor who will just stand there for a bit, and then give you an uneventful report. My own tip when doctor-nervousness and (okay, I'll admit to it) distrust flare up: Breathe deeply. I tend to sort of pant shallowly, and this can be mistaken for lung problems....<BR/>See you soon,<BR/>Julie H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com