First off, my software came. I knew if I blogged it would, thanks!
I counted up for this week;
2 Chiropractor for one son
3 Chiropractor for me
1 Mammogram for me
1 Podiatrist for me
1 Pediatrician for other son
1 sleep apnea test for hubby
Next week
2 Chiropractor for one son
3 Chiropractor for me
1 ENT for me
1 GYN biopsy for me
1 group kid dentist
So yesterday at the mammogram (do not proceed if you are male and don't want the details) I was told that I have "dense" ones. I already knew that from previous mammograms. So I asked the technician,
first time Q "What does that mean?"
first time A "Oh, it's not malignant."
second time Q "What does dense mean?"
second time A "Oh, you just don't have fatty ones, like me."
third time Q "But what does dense mean? I know it's not fat. Is it muscle?"
third time A "It's genetic."
I gave up.
I didn't ask if I had cancer. I didn't ask what hers were like (TMI). I didn't ask where they come from. This is what my sister calls a lack of "shared understanding".
So, because I'm dense I go off to the ultra sound to follow up (a 6 month check up from a year and a half ago) on some lumps. Doc says "fibroids". I know this already. But what is a fibroid? I know it's not cancer. I know it's not fat. I know it's not the same as a cyst (filled with fluid, what kind of fluid by the way?) I was to tired to ask.
When my hubby came home I put dinner on the table for the kids and pulled him into our bedroom to cry. I don't know why. I'm not worried or concerned I just want to better understand what is going on inside my body. I think I'm tired of doctors. This is what my sister says comes from not having my needs met, frustration/anger. My sister is smart, always has been.
I am calling the center tomorrow and let them know the technician was "dense".
2 comments:
Demanding to speak to someone who will actually answer your questions as a trained technician should is the best way to go. You gotta be a squeaky wheel sometimes and you'd think they'd know people want answers that make sense, working where they do. People are dumb and stupid a lot of the times, unfortunately, and I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Thankfully you have that fabulous husband and everyone else who loves you standing beside you and ready to hold your hand or just point and laugh at someone dumb to make you feel better. Sorry. That wasn't nice of me, now was it??? xoxo
What a completely uneducated technician! And dumb, and 'dense', and whatever else. The problem with those jobs is that sometimes smart people are attracted to them, but stupid people can qualify, too, if they have the right training. The classes aren't quite hard enough. I love it: "it's genetic". What?
Congrats on the software!!! Have fun with it.
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