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« on: January 22, 2007, 09:09:07 PM »
I had a phone call this afternoon as I am running out the door to go to dialysis.  It is my nephrologist.  Says to me: Have you had the results of the CT-scans?    I said: No, not yet.  HE says:  Wait a minute. I have to go over these with the radiologist.  I will call you back tomorrow!
WTF!!! Why bother calling me if you can't tell me the results? Holy sh**!  Just leave me hangng for a day or so.  I hate it when they do this to me! He says he will call tomorrow after two oclock.  We shall see, but this doctor is pretty good about calling back.  Why do they have to torture me so??  So now I get to worry for 24 hours or more.  *SIGH!* :banghead; :banghead;




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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2007, 10:15:20 PM »
That sux! Hopefully it's not too serious! I wish you luck!!  :cuddle;
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2007, 10:19:35 PM »
When the Fuc*** calls tomorrow just say "would you mind holding for a moment?" and just put him on hold and leave.  Then just blame it on your memory!  That is horrible to do to someone!  I'm sorry Kit!
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« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2007, 09:16:01 AM »
I'm sorry, Kitkatz.  That just sucks.  I hate the waiting myself, I feel like I have just about everything I can handle already and then you have to wait for something like this.  I hope everything is okay and I'll be praying for you!
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« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2007, 02:30:53 PM »
Sorry kitkatz, I'm praying all will be OK..hang in there!
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« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2007, 05:37:42 PM »
Guess what? No friggin' phone call tonight either!  Damn it! :banghead; :banghead; :banghead; :banghead;
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2007, 06:26:28 PM »
Maybe that just means that it's not that serious! I mean,they would call you immediately if it was something serious, right?
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2007, 06:36:14 PM »
Kit--
Call him and have him paged. Tell him he scared the crap out of you.
I would call now, before it gets too late. I would say I waited by the
phone all afternoon. It's so RUDE to leave you hanging!!!
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2007, 06:50:56 PM »
Boy .......they just don't get it ...do they ??? So sorry you have to be held in suspense, not fair. Doctors....why is it sooooo hard to find a good one?
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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2007, 08:57:54 PM »
 :banghead; :banghead; :banghead;

Here - have one of these. . .  :wine;
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« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2007, 09:57:56 PM »
I have a good doctor, he just got busy I am sure or could not track down a radiologist.  I am just venting my aggravation here or I was going to explode all over everywhere! I hate this crap! :banghead;

I believe I am going to have one of those :wine;  Maybe two :wine;!  Maybe even :beer1; :beer1;! Oops! over the fluid limit already!
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2007, 10:46:25 PM »
I would call him or email him...is so hard to wait like that  :grouphug;
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« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2007, 07:10:54 PM »
No phone call yet. Although the transplant coordinator says it is not important.  We shall see.
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Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2007, 07:02:17 PM »
Kit...if you have registered with Kaiser's website most test results are available online shortly after the samples are drawn.  Some take longer than others to come back but as they come in they are posted to the site.  You can also set the system up to send you email alerts as results come in.  It is a real blessing to be able to know what is happening without seeing the doctor or calling in. http://members.kaiserpermanente.org/kpweb/selectregion.do?gt=/kpweb/membershome/entrypage.do
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« Reply #14 on: January 27, 2007, 09:49:55 PM »
Thank you for the link. I registered and am waiting for my password to come in the mail!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2007, 08:32:33 AM »
I hope your cat scan turns out OK I had mine and when I called to check they said they wouldn't be putting me on the list just yet because the surgeon wants to discuss the results with me. The nurse said that it showed some sort of calcium build up and the Docter wants to feel around. So know I get to wait till the 13th of Feb to discuss it :banghead; :banghead; :wine; :wine;  Boxman55
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« Reply #16 on: January 29, 2007, 08:55:09 PM »
Okay, so today I get a message on the phone in my classroom from my nephrologist. "Come by my office you do not need to check in, I need to talk to you."  So I call the dialysis center to let them know why I am going to be late this afternoon. The doc wants to see me.  So I head out to Kaiser a two oclock today and get to his office.  I am taken by the doctor into his office and he closes the door.  "Uh oh."  I think.  He then tells me he wants me to know they found a tissue mass between my sacrum and the rectum.  He wants to send me to a surgeon to get it biopsied or looked at.  I hate all of this crap! Then I spoke the the transplant coordinator and she says the urology consult will be done and this has to be checked out before they send me back to Loma Linda  She sent the paperwork to the urologist.  Maybe this is why they could not catheterize me for one of the xray tests I had done.   :banghead; :banghead; :banghead;
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2007, 09:00:12 PM »
You have a urostomy why would they catheterize you anyway? 

Don't worry until you have to.  Just go get this test out of the way.
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2007, 09:01:25 PM »
Quote from: kitkatz on January 29, 2007, 08:55:09 PM
Okay, so today I get a message on the phone in my classroom from my nephrologist. "Come by my office you do not need to check in, I need to talk to you."  So I call the dialysis center to let them know why I am going to be late this afternoon. The doc wants to see me.  So I head out to Kaiser a two oclock today and get to his office.  I am taken by the doctor into his offce and he closes the door.  "Uh oh."  I think.  He then tells me he wants me to know they found a tissue mass between my sacrum and the rectum.  He wants to send me to a surgeon to get it biopsied or looked at.  I hate all of this crap! Then I spoke the the transplant coordinator and she says the urology consult will be done and this has to be checked out before they send me back to Loma Linda  She sent the paperwork to the urologist.  Maybe this is why they could not catheterize me for one fo the xray tests I had done.   :banghead; :banghead; :banghead;



Geez I hope they get to the bottom of this stuff so you can move forward.
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« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2007, 06:35:11 AM »
Me too, literally! :2thumbsup;
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2007, 06:42:29 AM »
Quote from: sluff on January 29, 2007, 09:01:25 PM
Geez I hope they get to the bottom of this stuff so you can move forward.

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« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2007, 06:57:44 AM »
Quote from: kitkatz on January 29, 2007, 08:55:09 PM
...  He wants to send me to a surgeon to get it biopsied or looked at. ...

*&%$#^&!!  >:(  Enough already!!

So, when are they going to do that?  I know I would hate the waiting, so I hope you get it done soon!   :cuddle;
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« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2007, 04:22:34 PM »
They were trying to see if I had any bladder left to use again.  It has been fun and frustrating! (Sarcasm goes here!) Holy Hell!  I am going to rant and rave and swear up a storm over the next few weeks.  Bear with me!

Sluff, you made me laugh! Thanks! :rofl; :banghead;
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2007, 06:19:53 PM »
It wasn't intentional, but I'm glad I made you laugh. ;)
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« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2007, 07:46:09 PM »
I figured it was not intentional but it had me cracking up.  Get this behind you....Hahahahahaha!
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Ivanova: "Old Egyptian blessing: May God stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk." Babylon 5

Remember your present situation is not your final destination.

Take it one day, one hour, one minute, one second at a time.

"If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko!" Jack O'Neill - SG-1
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