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Hi all

Sorry it took me so long to come back on here...
I've been emotionally wiped-out all day...
again, many many thanks for your care and concern!
Second thing was... "how come you didn't plant any vines on the trellises on the deck this year?" uh... hello...? I am growing cardinal flower vines on all 3 trellises - they just aren't doing terrifically in said heat, humidity, and dryness... but they ARE in flower curently - just not large and bold enough for her likes...
Third... when showing my dad the wonder egg plant, with it's wonderful 8 eggs growing on it, the only thing he has to say is "how come the leaves are all curled up like that?" Uh... again... it's been a heck of a very dry, hot, humid summer and none of us living things here have been too happy about it!!! :rolleyes:

7. trust your instincts and go with them!!!
I knew I should have gone to this appt. by myself, but didn't want to hurt their feelings (my mom came along, dad stayed at my house and napped) ... and the fact that the dr. could care less that my mom was there both because she's been through this herself, and was very concerned about me

So, my dear and wonderful friends... the next step is that I now have an appt. with my mom's oncology surgeon to discuss which biopsy would be best - he is well versed in both types of biopsies, and even his receptionist knew more about them than the dr. I saw today!!! ... but I could not get in until OCTOBER 6TH! YEP - 1 1/2 months from now!!! I know, it's crazy, but that is how booked up the better doctors are around here. And the reason I didn't go with him in the first place was that I couldn't get in until Sept. 13th!!! That was when I called 3 weeks ago - now it's not til Oct.

I will be spending lots of time here with you all, trying to keep my mind from thinking the worst (though I do have some pretty strong feelings about that dr. from today that don't want to go away ) I'll need lots of distractions, and I know you all are great with that! LOL

Thanks again for being there for me - love you all!

Oh Lynne, I am so sorry for your horrible experience today. ANd so sorry that your parents added to your stress when you really did not need that.

Please give the other Dr's office a call and if it is at all possible for you, let them know you will take ANY cancellation. You may be able to get in before October that way.

Lots of hugs and prayers coming to you and we will all be here for you until your appointment and afterwards.

Yeah, that's what I was going to say too Triss,
tell them you'll take any of the cancellations
and you might get in a wee~bit earlier!!!

Don't get me started on Doctors!!
*Where's

Lynne...
I don't even know where to start...
...or what to say that would be suitable for the forum (about that doctor).

I have been talking to one of the other forum members here that last few days...mainly about healthcare/doctor/insurance problems.
I actually really don't need to get started on it here...might say something I shouldn't. I don't have real good judgement most of the time when I get an "issue" on my mind and finally go off about it.

What really pisses me off is when you FINALLY go to your appointment months from now, the doctor will say "Why did you wait so long to get something done about this?"

O.K...I'm gonna stop.
I'll PM you.

Cindy

But did you get any cheesecake?

Geez what a day. Where to even begin...? I third the suggestion about calling to take any cancellations. It will ease your mind so much sooner if it's at all possible.

Moms are great at doing stuff like that. I STILL have to call my mom (been saying that since Sunday!) Since I quit smoking, I don't know if I have the nerves for it right now!

I'll do my part to keep you distracted and ask you a bunch of questions about the wonder egg seeds Hang in there - I know everything will work out in the end.

O.K...I'm gonna stop after this, I promise.

I called my gyn/surgeon that did my hysterectomy last week to get an appointment. The earliest they could get me in was October.

Several days later I had to go to another doctor that I could get into fast...he said I needed to go to my gyn/surgeon IMMEDIATELY. He left the room, came back 5 minutes later and had an appointment for me 3 days later with the same gyn/surgeon that told me I couldn't get in until October.



They can obviously get you in if they want to.

Can you get a DOCTOR to call and make you an appointment sooner?
It worked for me last week.

Cindy

Lynn....Iam sympatising with the horror of the day you had...we are well versed in traumatising Drs visits...and even MORE experienced in the "waiting" area. It seems as though we have waited this whole year out and guess what...we are STILL waiting! So, hang out and wait with us! You are, and will be in our daily thoughts & prayers. And do call and ask for any cancellation date they have...most of the time the offices are really good about calling you in and they DO have cancellations. PLEASE...don't spend your waiting time worrying....that will be wasted time! So, you have a month & 1/2 to do some FUN things.....

Sorry...but I'm just a little touchy about this subject.

Breast masses are NOT something to put off.
Time is very critical.
Even though the odds are in favor of it being nothing...call every other day and ask if there are cancellations. They will finally get you in to keep you from calling everyday!


I'm shutting up.
Somebody duct tape my mouth...
...or rather my hands.

No sense in being quiet Cindy cuz you are SO right. It is ridiculous that you should have to wait a month and a half Lynne!

I'm with everyone else about getting on the cancellation list. Cindy also has some good ideas. Be assertive, this is your life.

Hey, I still make sure I make my bed when my mom is coming over. It doesn't matter that my bedroom is neat otherthan the bed, she usually has to bring up that she had to run make her bed right quick or her day would just be ruined. I love my mom dearly and she is a terrific person, she just has a bed fetish or something. I am a grandmother for crying out loud, but mom can still push the old buttons. Isn't that just the pits?

I have you on my prayer list.

Yes, repeating what everyone else has said already. Gosh, how awful of a day! {{{hugs}}}

CALL THEM DAILY to ask if they have any cancellations in which they can get you in. They will get tired of hearing from you eventually, and get you in! OR, as Cindy said, try to get another dr to call your appt. in, so they can press how important it is that you're seen NOW. Or, do both!

In the meantime, we can talk about the flowers, and the nasty hot humid yet dry as a bone summer. :p I know, my stuff started out ok, but as the weather got so dang hot that I couldn't even *think* to walk out my door.. the plants definately suffered!

I'll keep you in my thoughts & prayers, and you keep on that dr's office!
Meg

lynne you will be in my daily prayers for now until the test come back negative. As for the Doctor I have no use for them for many good reason's on this subject I can just say>>>>>>>>>>GET A ROPE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Jimmy

Lynne I'm so sorry for the horrible experience you had at the doctors office...what a joke that turned out to be....Does he think anyone in their right mind would actually listen to his suggestion when he isn't qualified to make them in the first place!!!!! I too would've been very upset and angry......

And yes, my plants have suffered drastically too with all of this heat and humidity....so don't feel bad....hey, it happens....we've barely had any rain at all.

And yes, please keep calling and checking for cancellations.....My Gyno is very popular around this area because he's so good...he's the one that did my surgery when I was 19...Well in July I had to cancel my apt...then next time they could get me in was a year later...I'm serious! So I told her to put me on the cancellation list...well I got called in that following week...so keep bugging them, you can get in there earlier with determination!

Prayers and hugs.

Sending you all GREAT

I will definitely be calling the current dr's office often to see about cancellations. Though it hasn't been my experience thus far to be moved up in date for an appt. with any of mine.

No, Weezie, we did not go shopping. None of us was in the mood - I felt like I had been run over by a truck (the doctor)!!! We went out to the diner for brunch, and then my parents left for their 45 minute drive home.

I went to the dreaded WalMart to make a few returns - not the best place to go when feeling emotionally drained, but it wasn't too painful...

When I came home, I was going to take a nice nap outside on the deck - late afternoon sun, no humidity, and lower temps today - YEA! But of course I saw those poor, pathetic, dried out flower heads on all my planters on the deck just looking at me with their sad droopy stems, and I just had to finally do something to perk up those plants again. 3 hours later, many buckets full of deadheaded flowers, stems and leaves, many watering cans full to help bring life back to my babies, and I fell onto the couch. At least I feel better about cleaning my babies all up.

And... while cleaning out a bit of my bathtub pond,
I found my first frog (toad?) of the summer.

You should get a package from me tomorrow...
...for your pond.
I hope it makes your day brighter.



Cindy

I am at a loss for words, Lynne! What a terrible experience. Sounds like the "doctor" (and I use that term loosely) needs to go back to med school...

I can imagine the emotional ups and downs that you have been going through. It's bad enough that you are having to face such a scare and then his incompetentcy just compounds the situation.

I am still praying for you.

Dianna

'morning all

A few things I thought of while lying awake very early this morning...

Firstly - MERME!!!
I meant to tell you yesterday, that when I pulled into my driveway when I got home yesterday, I immediately thought of you! There was a GORGEOUS, BRIGHT RED Cardinal sitting by the side of the driveway enjoying eating a leaf. I just sat in my car, watching this gem of nature - does he even know the joy he brings to my life???

Upon examining me, he meekly states:

"looks like you've been down to the shore..."
(I have a pretty good tan going this year, what with all the gardening I did before the onset of this awful hot, humid, dry summer, plus the week's vacation I had the end of July)
plus, he has an inground pool in his backyard and is plenty dark himself?!?
Why would one have to go to the shore to have a tan, ya know?

me: no, we went on a week long vacation to Maine

he: THEY HAVE SUN UP THERE IN MAINE?!?

me: (I am just speechless - what a moron!!! and no, I didn't think he was being funny, or cute! :rolleyes: )

I wasn't going to waste my breathe by telling him that we had the most gorgeous week of weather there - sunny, and very warm, and went to the pool every single day. He really is supposed to be an intelligent human being!!! And his wife is head of the health department here in our county - makes me wonder about her now - how can she be married to this???

Lynne,

That positive attitude is going to see you through this whole ordeal. As will we. Hope your garden brings lots of smiles and happiness your way today!

Just spoke with the dr's office - they put me on the waiting list - "it's a long one, but we just go down the list and see whoever's available at the time we get a cancellation".

The dr. will be away next week, so hopefully, maybe I'll get a call from them when they return, and sooner than Oct 6th.

Meanwhile, I'm enjoying this gently rainy day -
haven't had one of these the entire summer.
Just went outside to see if Freddy (my newfound frog friend) is there, and yes indeed - he was just resting on one of the rocks that surrounds the pond, having a soft shower in the rain!
Yay for me - yay for him - the small things in life are great!!!

I'm off to try and take that nap now - see ya later!

Take a nap for me Lynne,
Give an extra special hello to the frog too...
And enjoy those things....
they are soooooo sweet..
and make the unbareable~bareable !!!!!

Enjoy your nap Lynne. Glad you got on the list. Hope the nice gently rain keeps going for you. A day like that is calming in itself!

It's been awesomely beautiful here too,
overcast, breezy, cool, and moist still
from the rains...just great day...
and everythings' drinkin'!!!!

Yep, same here. Cloudy and a bit cool and a bit of rain on top of it all which has to be good!

How you feeling sweet thing? I'm thinking of you every day.