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Peace Dove wrote:
> D -- The Dr called you at 9pm ? THAT alone would have scared ME !
you'd have to know Dr. Riley -- he'd just finished up with his
Parenting Class for pregnant teen girls and their partners -- getting
everyone involved with being a parent/grandparent, something he does
for free. ("pro bono" is what a lawyer would call it, nt sure if
there's a special term for docs who offer their services free.), and
was doing courtesy calls to his long-term patients (including me),
rather than letting us wait for his "lab results gal" to call.
he's an unbelievable doctor -- he can look at something, diagnose it,
and be right; where i've had other gynecologists get something wrong
even when they're using a colposcope. they could stick his picture in
the dictionary next to the word "Physician!" i've seen lots of doctors,
but very few who are so good at it in every way -- he's up to date on
his info, he's got a great eye, does all the proper tests, AND he's got
fantastic 'bedside manner' -- or the equivalent of 'bedside' when
you're in a metal chair with your feet up in stirrups!!
> back, the doc said, looking "more like a woman who's on birth control
> pills than a peri-menopausal woman," which i'm not sure at all what that
> means, the LH was 50% what it should have been.
>
> D -- I have No Idea what that would mean ?
me too neither, Dove! it's definitely one of the things i'll be talking
with him about when i manage to get back. my OB/GYN is the *only* doc
who not only doesn't encourage Dennis to come in with me, but forbids
it -- the 'patient area' has a lot of ladies in paper sheets sitting on
tables with open doors, No Dudes Allowed. but if he was there, i'm sure
HE'D remember all the stuff the doc said better than i would. (He
allows and encourages partners to come into his OFFICE, when it's all
talking about options, so D will be in there with me whenit comes to
that part.
> he wants to send me for a sono -- again! -- do more blood work, and an
> endometrial biopsy. :{ ive had them twice before, and they're HELLISH!
>
> D -- When did you have these done last ? What was the outcome of the
> last tests ? and is this the same DR ?
the last time was in '02, because of non-ending menstrual periods. that
one was normal -- a bunch of whacked ut stuff was happening, i had the
gyn, my neuro, an oncologist and an internist all trying to figure out
what was up. the other 3 docs thought M.S. was causing problems with
other systems; the neuro said it was possible, but unlikely. in the
end, they all decided to agree that it WAS the M.S., messing with my
endocrine system and resulting in a 'wasting syndrome.'
the time before that was in 1999, and i was diagnosed with endometrial
cancer. it was treated with an endo ablation, but i was one of the 30%
of women who have them and continue having periods. well, at least i
was until this past August, heh!
i do have ahistory of gyn cancer, so that's THE big scary thing i'm
hoping doesn't show up -- if it doesn't, then i wouldn't mind having an
earlier than expected menopause. it's part of the natural cycle of
life, and my childbearing was all completed 23 years ago. ;->
it's still a horrible, awful, painful, nasty, icky procedure that i'm
not looking forward to. :{ (the endo biopsy, i mean -- not childbirth
-- ROTFL, tho i guess 'painful' and 'icky' somehwat apply to the latter
as well!) :->
> D --- Oh my G-d - Rose - can your Dr write for a variance to Medicare
> saying you must have it done OP with drugs because of how your body
> reacts to the other way ?
not with Medicare. the anesthetic isn't considered necessary for the
biopsy. its benefit would not be "medical" but only "social" -- as in
i'd be much better company WITH the anesthesia, but won't be
*permanently* harmed medically by its absense. i've done it twice
without, and obviously i survived, so...ok, not fun but i'll do it,
dammit.
> D - Your Dennis is so like Michael - this frightens him - and he loves
> you - he wants to fix it -- and he can not --- so he is frustrated !
i think so too. it can be hard to figure out what to say and what not
to say sometimes though. he probably feels the same way about me, so in
the end i reckon it's all good. we've been muddling through a lot of
garbage together for 11-1/2 years now, we'll prob muddle through more
before we're all done!
> D -- see if your GP will wait before worrying about your BP --- it
> really may all be related and will be resolved when evrything else is --
the gyn recommended completing another round of tests before even
brining it up at the GP's office -- when i saw the GP last month, i was
110/70, just like i have been for years. for it to whack out so much in
30 days' time makes me think it's not 'high blood pressure' per se, but
rather connected to the other problems (either medically or because i'm
stressing over them).
> D -- actually - I avoid Drs as much as I can - under other circumstances
> I would tell you to forget the whole thing ---
> What started this current round of insanity for you this time ? the
> missed periods ? did you have pain ?
just the missed periods -- when i missed the second one, i was afraid
of ectopic pregnancy. no pain. i haven't had any menopausal sytmptoms,
like hot flashes or mood swings, or anything i'd really consider a
'symtpom' other than missed periods and the high BP; then i get one
normal test, one abnormal-but-in-a-weird-way test, and one
abnormal-in-an-expected-but-not-quite-yet way. LOL!
it's like when people do studies, and the 'result' is that 'more
studies ar needed.' i got lab tests; the results -- 'more tests are
needed!" ok, when the choices are laugh or go nuts, i pick laughing,
so: heeee!! ;->
i'll take the tests, grumbling all the way. if it's just a normal,
early menopause, that's fine with me. if it's something nasty, i'll be
in line for more surgery, but most likely nothing worse. (xf/kw!) the
biggest worry at THIS point on my part is $$$ -- doctors, tests, and
hospital stuff are EXPEN$IVE!
XO,
RD
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