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Brief doctor visits
On Tuesday I saw a gp about the results of a blood test. I’m honestly not sure why I had to have an appointment. I had a cytomegalovirus test that came back equivocal in December and then had a repeat test a couple of weeks ago. That one also came back the same and that’s why I was called in. It could just be a false result or perhaps a reactivation of a virus I’ve had in the past. But it’s not really of any concern since I have no symptoms and it’s not causing any problems.
This morning I saw the specialist regarding my CT scan and blood tests and that was a short and easy visit. My iron levels are so good I am almost on the upper end of normal. She doesn’t think there’s any need for further investigations so I won’t be having the capsule endoscopy after all. I do have a follow-up blood test and doctor visit to do then, just to monitor things. I suspect if everything is still good I won’t need to see her again.
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Novel experience
I wrote about seeing a different doctor in my last post but wanted to write a bit more about the doctor. When I made the appointment I saw that she has special interest in LGBQT+ issues which usually isn’t listed. She came out to the waiting area and she was extremely tall, probably over six feet, which seemed unusual although not unheard of.
On the script she wrote for me, it lists her name differently to the one she uses in the practice. I looked her up online and discovered she’s pretty much the go-to doctor for LGBQT+ issues, but especially trans issues as she’s a trans woman. I had a bit of suspicion that might be the case before but this just confirmed it. It’s kind of sad to think the options are so limited with regard to doctors that are recommended here.
Anyway, it was kind of neat to discover this.
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Costly morning
I had the “pleasure” of sitting in the dentist chair for 90 minutes today while having a filling replaced along with the really exciting crown made for a broken tooth. I’d put off the crown from my previous regular check up due to some tight finances at the time. While our finances aren’t exactly rosy right now, there was no way to put it off any longer due to food constantly getting stuck in the broken tooth.
The first fun was having the anaesthetic injection. Not sure if it was the first or second injection that hurt going in but it wasn’t pleasant. Then further along I had another injection for the lower jaw and needed yet another before the work on the crown could progress because the numbness didn’t spread quite as far as it should have. Of course now it’s an hour after I finished and the numbness has really set in the last area.
After the numbing was the contraption to keep my mouth open. Just totally awkward all around, possibly more so in the non-numbed area since I could experience the full discomfort there. But to add insult, I was expected to open and close my mouth to varying degrees anyway. I don’t think I had this done when I had my root canal years ago although I’m sure there was something used to open up the mouth. Anyway, The work is finished and we are hundreds of dollars poorer, even after the insurance kicks in. I go back in two weeks to insert the permanent crown.
I will add that the dentist did give a discount to the service today and I’m not totally sure why. The only reason I could consider is I was asked to rinse my mouth and spit and ended up with water all over my clothes due to the combined effects of contraption and numbness. It did dry up by the time I left and I wasn’t that fussed about it…mostly a bit embarrassed at the time.
Our doctor’s office is in the same building as the dentist so I stopped in there to check on a new prescription for some medication that I’d requested online. I asked for it a couple of days ago but hadn’t heard anything so thought it easy enough to check while there, numbness aside. Turns out I needed to see a doctor for that particular medication. The receptionist had said I could get in to see another gp shortly and had me sit down. But happily my recent doctor was free and had me come in immediately and wrote my prescription out. No charge for the visit either. I really do like this doctor a lot. And I can make appointments online. I do fear she is going to become so popular that she’ll stop seeing new patients and I will end up in the situation of having to phone in each time again.
Funnily enough I went to the pharmacy straight afterwards and the lady who took the script from me was rhapsodising about the same doctor. I really should fear her becoming too popular. :)