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Thursday, January 08, 2009
Long frustrating day
The rain and flooding made for a hour and a half commute to get to SCCA for a 8am appointment. Today we started off in oral medicine for a exam. Dentist was half hour late coming in for my exam which set the tone for the day. Next came the mammogram to which I was a half hour late! Go figure. After sitting in the "holding cell" (waiting cubicle) for 25 minutes, I poked my head (and minimally dressed body) in the hall to find out when they planned on making this procedure happen since I was now 15 minutes late for my next appointment. Shortly thereafter, I was wisked in and 30 minutes later, was on my way to my next appointment with my nurse (who isn't really my nurse because my nurse is in Cancun). After that was said and done, I was off to do pulmonary testing which was kind of bizarre. Lots of blowing into the machine and holding my breath until I was almost blue! Off to the last appointment - a MUGA (heart) test. Done at 3pm today - BUT - realized during the day that my CT scan scheduled for Friday was totally screwed up thanks to my incompetent scheduler so had to take that matter into our my own hands. Ended up extending our day by driving over to where this procedure was to be done and working with their staff to get things done efficiently. By now it was raining again and it only took us another hour and a half to get home after all the detours. Frustrating day :(