Annual Violation Time!!

Ok, this is going here because I need my physical done in order to be cleared for clinicals. Today was the day, and on top of the physical, I had to have my pap smear done. I always refer to it as my yearly violation, because when I am forced to spread my legs for someone that isn't my husband, that is a violation. I know its necessary, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. I usually reward myself with ice cream, but its pretty early, so I settled for an Einstein Bros. bagel instead.

My appointment didn't start out well, because I got called back only to be told my doctor wasn't going to be there until 9:30. I am pretty sure the office staff were trying to cover their butts that someone told Dr. Bartels that she didn't have to be there until 9:30 today, instead of 8:30. I refused to reschedule, and I insisted that someone was going to see me. I was just there last Fri, and they gave me a sheet with the correct appointment time written on it, and the desk girl confirmed my appointment. I was livid that they did this to me. I have had a number of extremely frustrating phone calls with them, the staff at this office (a select few anyway) are completely incompetent and need to find another line of work.

Instead of trying to cover your butt, just admit, someone put the wrong time down for Dr. Bartels, and do whatever was humanly possible to accomodate me ASAP. Instead, I'm standing there about to cry because I am so frustrated. Luckily, it worked out where Dr. Bartels got there early, and everything was fine. And surprise, my blood pressure was normal even though I was fuming mad.

Plus, I love Dr. Bartels, she really helped me relax and feel at ease as we started talking. Luckily, I am pretty healthy, other than my weight, and my cholesterol is just a little high, but alot of it is good cholesterol, so nothing to worry about it. I got my MMR booster, and my sheet signed for my clinicals. Of course we joked about how quitting my job cured my blood pressure problem.

And all that for just a $5 copay, not bad. So, as long as my pap is normal I'm good. She also said she would give me a referral to a nutrionist if I wanted to, and she understood right now is a pretty overwhelming time, so I could wait til I was ready.

So, I just got done eating, and I am going to start studying. I have a lot of reading I want to get done today, so I have to be all business! I did make a ton of flashcards for our next fundamentals test and patho. So I did get productive in some way!