Results; the prologue…
April 15, 2007
I have my Doctor’s appointment this Thursday to go over all my test results from ealier this year. I felt like it was never going to come.
If you haven’t noticed from my past four months of posts, I’m a little bit of a worrier… I’ve always been a worrier. Some of my worries are valid, but some are so rediculous, that even I wonder sometimes what the heck is wrong with me…
I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately, preparing myself for what I may learn on Thursday. There may be nothing, but I want to be ready, just in case. I want to understand what the Doctor is talking about, I want to know what my options are just in case. My lovely Sister, knowing how much of a worrier I am, let me know that she’d be waiting in the Dr’s waiting room after my appointment, just in case. She’s not a worrier, she just knows how dramatic I can get. And I’m so thankful that she understands me.
I have diagnosis’s in my head that I’m so afraid it will be. I have my suspicions on what I think is probably wrong. But what I’m not sure of is, what am I afraid of the most?
Am I afraid that I’ll be diagnosed with one of the one’s I’m so worried of, or am I afraid that I’ll be diagnosed with nothing.
Because, if it’s nothing, then the question asked by thousands before me; then what is wrong?
April 15, 2007 at 4:21 pm
That’s a tough one. Waiting between tests and results is about as much fun as having a root canal. I too thought I knew for certain what was wrong. There is no preparation that will help you once you are there listening to what they say. You will not react how you think you will react, and it really does help to have somebody like your sister there for you.
I had my mom (my husband had to work) in the room with me when my results were given. I highly reccomend it. They catch different things than you do.
I have my fingers crossed that it is something very simple and easy to fix.
April 15, 2007 at 10:13 pm
My husband offered to take the time off work to come with me, but I don’t want him to waste and vacation days in case we need more for more important appointments in the future. When my Sister offered to come with me, at first I felt really silly, like maybe it’s something I’m supposed to do on my own and wouldn’t it look odd if she came in with me… But, I don’t think I can handle it on my own.
Thank you for telling me that your mom came with you – maybe it’s not so unusual after all. And that really helps…
She was going to wait for me in the waiting room, but maybe I’ll bring her in with me after all
April 16, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Don’t feel strange about it! We (my husband and I) brought my mom with us to our first appointment with the RE. We explained that it helps to have somebody a bit removed from the situation, and that she would remember different things than we did. They thought it was great that we had such an amazing support team. So, if your sister goes in with you, that’s probably what they will assume to.
I too asked my husband not to “waste” vacation time to go to my appointments. I want him to use them for the important days.
Let’s both hope we have a bunch of them coming up!
April 20, 2007 at 11:43 am
Umm…any results yet? Hoping they were good.