0 to cancer in 60 seconds
I heard the answering machine pick up while I showered. I wrapped myself in my robe & pressed the button (hoping I'd won the lottery) & the message is, "Please call ___ Radiology as soon as possible this morning & ask for the 'A Team'."
Needless to say my heartbeat is suddenly waaaaaaaaayyyyy higher than normal. *O.M.G. What now? Please God I'm too young. If Jenster can do it so can I damn it!* ROTFL Notice how I go straight from normal & perfectly healthy to dying of cancer in two seconds flat.
I called the 'A Team' (do these people not remember the 80's?!). The very nice Carribean lady, her voice instantly transported me to a beach, complete with coconut oil & margaritas, tells me the film of my right side has technical problems. I need to go back again & be resquished ASAP. So I'm scheduled for Tuesday afternoon 1pm. Anne E, I'll be sure to ask for a pad this time, thanks for the tip.
My heartbeat is normal now. Barely.
4 comments:
Why wouldn't they tell you they had a technical problem in the message, instead of scaring the hell out of you?
Good luck with the "resquishing"--resquish, I like that word.
YIKES!!! I agree with Tara. Why didn't they just say so on the answering machine? I swear, some of these "health professionals" are as dull as a butter knife!
Jen
That has happened to me twice! The new privacy laws are causing this. They won't leave messages anymore not even to tell you good news. Also, I played phone tag all day with some person in the dr.'s office about the results of having a mole removed. It was benign for pete's sake!
Thanks for the cheerful thoughts & indignation ladies. :)
I didn't think about the HIPA (or however you spell that) laws, but jeez- talk about scare a woman to death!
I'll post Tuesday when I return home.
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