On 2/26/24 I saw the new vascular doc, who is in the same practice as the fat-ist one I saw initially. The RN said they recognized me and wondered why I was following up with Dr. C. instead of Dr. G., and I said how he spent my entire appointment trying to bully me into considering diet pills. I remarked, "Look, I know I'm fat. But I am here to get my leg and DVT evaluated, and NOT to get diet advice in the first five minutes." The RN looked at me and said, "Fat? You're not even the biggest person we've seen here." I said, "Thanks for that, but Dr. G., made it seem like I was the fattest fatty that ever fucking fatted."
The appointment with Dr. C. went splendidly and he answered most of my questions, and even remarked how impressed he was with both, my medical acumen, how organized I was for this appointment, and the initiative I've taken with my health. He even went so far as to entice me to view the ultrasound images. At first I balked and said "thanks but no thanks, I think I'm obsessing on enough things." And when he said, "But the images are really beautiful!" I relented.
The DVT ran from my groin, down the thigh, behind the knee, and ends mid calf. The portion in the mid thigh has resolved significantly, with a little residual up at the top of the groin, and there is still progress to be made in the calf area.
Additionally, he provided me a name of a podiatrist who hopefully will be able to restore some functionality and reduce pain in my feet. And of course, a follow up appointment & a follow up ultrasound has been scheduled for May.
Cha-cha. 1 appointment = 3 more appointments made.
The next day I saw my ENT for an early annual follow up (thinking I might still have some antibody protection from my COVID infection in January). I'm still suffering from the after effects of COVID, a persistent cough, post-nasal drip, and fatigue. She wrote an Rx for Flonase. A follow up thyroid ultrasound has been scheduled, and a 6 month follow up appointment has been set.
Cha-cha. 1 appointment = 2 more appointments made.
Then I got a telephone call from my cardiologist's office letting me know the TTE I had a week ago was normal--so wonderful! No indication of left ventricular hypertrophy! YAY! And yep! One more appointment made!
Cha-cha. 1 phone call = 1 more appointment made.
At this point, every single Monday and Tuesday between now and Memorial Day has an appointment scheduled. This coming Monday is Quest for blood tests for my follow up appointment with my nephrologist; and Tuesday is FINALLY! the consultation with the hematologist.
There are so many appointments I need to keep track of I have created an Excel spreadsheet with my appointments sorted by date and time, and I never make any plans without consulting with that spreadsheet.
In related/unrelated news, the last time I had a pedicure was the end of November, as I had my DVT diagnosis December 5th, I haven't had a pedicure in all this time, as I've been concerned and babying my leg. Out of the blue, I received a text from Jimmy, my pedicurist, asking if everything is okay. I was so glad to get the text from him, as I have been intending to schedule an appointment. The one time I managed NOT to consult my spreadsheet, I scheduled the appointment for 3/11/24 at 10:00; and how SERENDIPITOUS! I see the new podiatrist on 3/11/24 at 2:45! So my feet will be presentable for that appointment!
I love it when a plan comes together!
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