Tomorrow

[susandennis]

Tomorrow is The doctor's appointment and I'm a little stressed about it. Not in the dentist kind of way and probably not as stressed as an impending dental appointment, but stressed anyway.

First of all, I'll have to shower and put on real clothes. And go find the place and find parking. And fill out a bunch of forms. (Although, I did download, print and fill out their 'registration' form and I'm hoping that's going to give a leg up.)

And then there's the doctor. What in godsname do I tell her? How do I justify not seeing a doctor for 20 years without insulting her and her profession AND sounding like a total whack job that no doctor in her right mind would go near?

I'm not really interested in any procedures or pharmaceuticals or lifestyle changes. So that's kind of saying 'no thank you' to the best tricks in her bag. Again, insulting. I'm old and fat with a family history of heart disease and I smoked (really well, thank you) for 40 years. I'm a ticking timebomb... can you hear it?

I'm not going to chicken out but I do need to remember why I made the appointment in the first place.

Comments

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

Tell her exactly the kinds of things you've posted about going to a doctor for the first time in 20 years. You're a little older and know that things are going to come up because of it.

[vasilatos]

I've found that my doctor experience is infinitely better if I bring a friend. I bring my housemate, and turn to him for confirmation when I'm trying to describe my experience. He backs me up with a deep reassuring voice, and that makes everything better.

You can probably cause goodness all by yourself, but for me, the backup helps.

you'll do fine

[rev-hank.livejournal.com]

I bet the last time you went to the Dr. they gave you a sucker after you got a shot!
:P
good luck!