Bloodwork
It’s that time of the year again. My medical is coming up as I have an appointment with my family doc on Monday. Today, I made the trek to the lab to have the requisite bloodwork done. I was really grumpy this morning cause some of those tests that my family doctor wants done require me to be fasting. Ergo, no morning coffee. Having an extreme addiction to caffeine, my head was pounding by the time I arrived at the lab.
When we arrived, my wife decided to do the bloodwork that was ordered last summer, the lab was pretty busy. I thought that we were going to be in for a long wait as there must have been 15 people ahead of us. But, this was not the case. One of the techs recognized Sharon and asked her if she had patients today. Sharon said that she did, but not til 9. Sure enough, after about 5 minutes, we got ushered in to a room and blood drawn. Too bad about the dirty looks we got from the assembled waiting room, but being married to a doctor, some perks are just plain good.
October 1st, 2008 at 12:22 pm
hmmm….can I get Sharon to come home for a visit and go with me to the orthopedics dept at St Clare’s?
Perhaps I can get my knee done before I am too old, fat, and outta shape to consider a return to ball hockey (or any other activity that requires the ability to move at a rate faster than a brisk walk or to perform lateral movement)!
May 08 – injured knee at hockey. GP says probably torn ligament or cartilage (can’t remember which). X-ray reveals nothing.
June 08 – GPs office sets up appt with ortho doc – for DECEMBER 08!
???? 09 – scope?
???? 09 possible operation and rehab
NUTS!
October 1st, 2008 at 12:38 pm
6 months wait for an orthopedic appointment? I think you’re being spoiled out there on the east coast. Here in Ottawa, the wait tops 2 years for some sub-specialties of orthopedics. Right now, the knee docs have a 9-12 month wait list – for a consultation! God knows what the surgery list is like.
NUTS! is right!