Monday, November 2, 2009
11.2.09 - very bad Transvaginal Ultrasound Day!
i had a very bad Transvaginal Ultrasound Day! i was supposed to have an ovarian ultrasound as part of my annual GYN checkup. i showed up at renown imaging, waited half an hour in the waiting room while people were hacking up their lungs and probably had swine flu, had to deal with a 100-year-old woman (whose tag said "financial counselor") who did intake and had no idea what her job was or how to use a computer, and then this faux elvis presley guy who looked like he belonged either at a gas station or a casino came to get me and said he was giving me the ultrasound. oh, i think not. i canceled the appt. WTF. i called my GYN to ask why in the holy hell she sent me to a place where they give you men for ultrasounds--no, not just ultrasounds, TRANSVAGINAL GODDAMNED ULTRASOUNDS--and her nurse said they have "no control over that." my ass. so i called to reschedule and said i wanted a female to do this procedure and the guy said he'd put down that i "prefer" a female. no, i do not "prefer" a female. i demand a female. i called bobbi, my nurse navigator, and she was my life saver, once again. i go again on monday and bobbi has made sure i get a female. seriously, except for dr. rost and bobbi and the oncology nurses and my surgeon, i absolutely despise so-called healthcare in reno. it has been one big joke to another from the minute i was diagnosed. this place is giving me more cancer. i can feel it. stress from dealing with idiots.
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Good for you for standing up for your rights and preferences. Imagine the trauma and humiliation for the poor, intimidated souls who have not learned to speak up for themselves.
So often these days we leave situations just shaking our heads in utter disbelief. It's like people have lost their power to observe and discern - or use simple empathy!!
thank you, melanie!
bonnie, that's exactly what i was thinking. my mom is the type of person who is very subservient and too afraid to speak up against authority, especially men. in this situation she would have gone ahead with the appt and suffered enormously. i have been shaking my head in utter disbelief since last september when i was first diagnosed. i have been sent to one idiot after another--both of my supremely rude and arrogant medical oncologists in reno, the first surgeon i consulted with who should be put to pasture, the completely insensitive radiologist who read my mammogram, numerous schedulers and staff who are just plain incompetent, not to mention the hideous hassles i've had with my insurance company. the exposure to the medical community has been very eye-opening. no wonder this country's healthcare has gone to hell in a handbasket.
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