(the joy of doctor's visits)
Mar. 11th, 2005 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rktsince my ear's been in a funk since last week, i went to the doctor today. true to tradition, it mostly healed itself before i got to the doc's office.
i've seen this doctor before; he's part of the same hippie/yuppie office as my doctor. but he's not my usual doctor*... and he's a bit ... strange. not unnerving or uncomfortable-making strange. just strange. i've referred one other person to him who has agreed with this assessment. i can't entirely explain why he's strange. or what makes me say this. (this isn't why he's not my usual doctor. he's not my usual doctor because i have issues and need a woman doctor to be my primary care when these issues are flaring or when it's of womanly matters.) overall, he's a good over-medication-disliking doctor.
while there, since my ear was attempting to make me look like a fool, i decided to get my co-payment's worth.
also scored:
*1 (+ 1 refill) prescription for plan b. because i have no faith in my luck or self-care abilities. (this was before i read the email from planned parenthood telling me to do this. am i psychic or what?)
*referral for allergy testing. (this doctor has the same (semi-unusual) last name as the dr. strange.)
*food allergy elimination diet. in theory, you eliminate all these foods and slowly reintroduce. however, the list of "safe" foods includes soy milk, to which i already know i'm allergic. so.. i consider this diet-thing a bit suspect until i finish reading it.
*referral to holistic-minded (female) shrink (who theoretically won't be med-happy either if she's on the referral list for this clinic) for when i get to that place where i'm (more) willing to consider going to see one.
* my usual doctor is leaving (me) at the end of the month. she does have a female replacement (with my insurance). i've never met the new doc... usually, i've ended up seeing the female fellow or one of female nurse practitioners... we'll see.
i've seen this doctor before; he's part of the same hippie/yuppie office as my doctor. but he's not my usual doctor*... and he's a bit ... strange. not unnerving or uncomfortable-making strange. just strange. i've referred one other person to him who has agreed with this assessment. i can't entirely explain why he's strange. or what makes me say this. (this isn't why he's not my usual doctor. he's not my usual doctor because i have issues and need a woman doctor to be my primary care when these issues are flaring or when it's of womanly matters.) overall, he's a good over-medication-disliking doctor.
while there, since my ear was attempting to make me look like a fool, i decided to get my co-payment's worth.
also scored:
*1 (+ 1 refill) prescription for plan b. because i have no faith in my luck or self-care abilities. (this was before i read the email from planned parenthood telling me to do this. am i psychic or what?)
*referral for allergy testing. (this doctor has the same (semi-unusual) last name as the dr. strange.)
*food allergy elimination diet. in theory, you eliminate all these foods and slowly reintroduce. however, the list of "safe" foods includes soy milk, to which i already know i'm allergic. so.. i consider this diet-thing a bit suspect until i finish reading it.
*referral to holistic-minded (female) shrink (who theoretically won't be med-happy either if she's on the referral list for this clinic) for when i get to that place where i'm (more) willing to consider going to see one.
* my usual doctor is leaving (me) at the end of the month. she does have a female replacement (with my insurance). i've never met the new doc... usually, i've ended up seeing the female fellow or one of female nurse practitioners... we'll see.
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