I waited patiently for my Doctor to call on Monday without any joy until the middle of the afternoon when I broke. I had to call the office twice before she decided to call me back. It was then she said that the cervical biopsy she had done last Thursday was a pretty useless test to do as it would tell her nothing about my uterus (I already knew that, so why do it?) So she suggested doing another ultrasound in late July/August or a hysterectomy. So I said “if you were me, what would you do?” Without hesitation, she said hysterectomy. So I agreed to that and then she shocked me by saying she thought it would best if I had vaginally as it was the least invasive procedure. Yeah, it might be the least invasive but it also not recommend if there is even the slightest hint there might be cancer involved. Anyway, I let it ride (whilst quietly steaming inside) and she left saying she would get her scheduler to arrange things.
When Gordon came in that evening, I asked him to repeat exactly what she had told him on Thursday. The clearest thing he remembers (he is an engineer so is use to listening very carefully) is the fact she was suggesting a special xray with fluid and that we really don’t want to go the route of hysterectomy unless it was necessary. This just confirmed what I had be thinking the few times I have visited the doctor, every visit with her has been contradictory and I have to tell her what is happening with my history because it like she has never seen me before! I really should have followed my instincts a year ago and gone to another doctor.
I have now contacted a local gyn/onc office after I contacted my gyn and said I wanted a referral. She said to me that there might be quite a wait as they are very busy and maybe she could consult with the gyn/onc as that might be quicker. As I have lost all faith in her, I declined the offer. The doctor’s scheduler/nurse contacted me within a couple of hours after I left a message and after I related my story said she would be getting my records immediately. So hopefully I will have an appointment soon although it might take awhile as they need to get my records faxed over plus all the sonagram pictures.
In the meantime, we had another drama happening. Gordon was taking the dog for his usual evening stroll and as he was leaving decided to turn on the sprinklers. As he turned the corner to put on the water, there were 3 cats on the lawn. 2 left immediately to hide in the storm drains where they live but the other one just stayed put. As Gordon bend down to switch on the water, the cat reared up, arched his back and then ran straight at Gordon, clawing and biting at his lower leg. It let go briefly to try to attack Angus. Gordon let go of his lead and Angus just ran! The cat then decided to attack Gordon again! Needless to say we were straight down to ER and pretty much shocked that a cat had attacked Gordon unprovoked.
This morning, animal control came around and managed to identify that the cat belong to our neighbour who lets it roam around the neighbour (and is the father of all the strays around here by the looks of it). Unfortunately the neighbour doesn’t remember the last time the cat had a rabies shot so we are waiting on animal control to confirm that via Travis or Williamson County records. Fortunately a rabies shot lasts 3 yrs despite the insistent on the counties around here on a yearly shot. Apparently there is 72 hr window for you to get rabies prevention and they are very painful but unless we can get proof the cat has been vaccinated, you really can’t take the chance, especially as its very strange behaviour for a cat, to say the least!
On top of that, Alan has contracted a staph infection and he has these huge blisters on his hand plus smaller ones on his body. One of the things the doctor recommended was checking his temperature. So when he called yesterday, I said to him, so have you been checking for skin for red streaks and your temperature, only to discover he couldn’t check his temperature as he didn’t have a thermometer! So I went straight to a shop once I finished work and took one to him. However, he seemed ok, will check on him a little later today but hopefully the antibiotics will kick in straight away.