STEAM ROOM FOR ANGER

Runor I am always amazed at your concentration and that you can sustain it during really long rants (teasing here). Very articulate and you nail 'pissed' better than anyone except maybe Alice. :-)

For the record...Love you, runor!

@runor - I love your style and it's never boring 😄

My rant for the day and I do realize this is nothing compared to what many of you are going through. I'm supposed to have gallbladder surgery tomorrow. 'Supposed to' because I'm not sure I'm doing it. I'm beyond pissed off at the general surgeon. I had a consult last week after the ER referred me due to a gallstone attack earlier this month. She spent a whole 8 minutes with me (yes, I timed it).

I checked my patient portal today and noticed the visit notes from last week's appointment were uploaded. The notes were ~50% accurate. The other 50% was from another patient(s). My records indicated I take 18 medications for a variety of ailments ranging from diabetes to high BP to heart disease. I don't take ANY of these medications and do not have ANY of these conditions. I called her office to discuss. An addendum with the correct info was added within 2 hours. I received a phone call from the practice supervisor apologizing and explaining they would be implementing a safety incident report and 'that this had never happened before'. I nicely explained I was given the same response of 'it has never happened before' last year when a radiologist sucked out a marker from biopsy #1 (and broke the machine) while doing biopsy #2 so I spent a few extra minutes in the mammo machine while they replaced the equipment. Same hospital system, but 2 different facilities.

I wonder if I can really trust the surgeon to do a relatively simple surgical procedure? But if I don't do it tomorrow, I'll need to find another surgeon and reschedule. I gotta think this over tonight.

Thank you Alice. Perhaps I’ll have DH stay thru pre-op and then he can head to work.

ShetlandPony - Insane! There's a security guard station between the chemo suites and the medical appointment rooms. The charge nurse is always moving around there. Since my rash experience she's gotten to know me well. She'd be next up for me.

Harley - That's awful. Maybe the practice supervisor can do the supervising to make sure there's not another incident.

wren - thank you for the link. This weekend I heard a nurse express similar frustration and that she was starting to lose sympathy for covid patients who had refused to get vaccinated. As I read the news it not only saddens me but pisses me off, those who make comparisons to Nazis, the yellow star Jews were forced to wear, and Jim Crow segregation. IS it possible to listen and talk to those people? I stop myself anytime I wish ill will on someone, but maybe a little humbling would not hurt.

Cowgirl - just wanted to add my exuberant congratulations to your 37 years! How very wonderful! Those of us with family members who struggle with mental illness with the associated self medicating abuse have a small inkling of what an achievement that truly is.

GoldensRBest - I'm so glad you were able to avoid a ventilator. Being fully vaccinated had reduced the severity of the illness. I'm sure the HCW were pleased to discharge you home. Hope you continue to improve so you can do a proper rant.

The cases of COVID patients needing lung transplants or other organs make me sad for those whose place on the transplant lists dropped. When I was a student, I worked as a unit clerk in pediatrics. There were a few cystic fibrosis kids who were regulars. They and their parents must be so angry.

Runor, I too have lost where/what the hell I was doing. Put eggs on to boil the other night (mind u husband was at stove cooking) and forgot about them. He said "did you want to boil these eggs til the water was gone?" Why yes dear I did! Had mammo the other day.. had to wait in vestibule while some idiot argued with the receptionist on why he didn't need a mask. UGH! just put the fing thing on! I wear one at work all day and I'm not dead yet. I did sit at a green light on my way to work until it turned red. Luckily no one was behind me. This shit might be making me dangerous. WTF

My rant: Just had my female parts turned inside out, poked and analyzed the hell out them AGAIN, only to get a line worth of nothing conclusive. I mean, really, why even bother to do it? I could"ve writen it all myself without having to suffer thru all this nonsense!!! That"s the aftermath of my sonohysterosomething, so idioticly useless, it"s appalling! I'm just at a loss: how come all gyno related tests and scans have remained so barbaric?!

Harley07..wishing u all the best for your surgery! I had mine out 1991. Just be careful what u eat after. Greasy foods are no fun after. My DIL is a nurse anesthia person Sorry I don't feel like looking up the spelling. That besides the surgeon is who u want to be on point. Hope u are having it laproscopy.

Goldensarebest: Glad u dodged that bullet.!!

Cf is horrible. My 2nd daughter had twin girls in kindergarden that had it. One passed away that school year. Very sad. Frankly I would rather have me go than a child. At least i've had 60 odd years. If wishes were horses we'd all be riding

@KID1919- thanks for thing of me. I had the surgery this morning all went well. I was home before noon

Harley I am glad your surgery went well. Hope you feel better soon.

KID I had a good chuckle. I sat at a stop sign one time waiting for it to turn green. I still laugh about it. Thanks for the memory 😂