Hi folks,
Yeah it's me again. I'm all done with my medical day that started off just after midnight last night when I called an ambulance for my sister . That trip started the day before with her complaining of not feeling very good and going to her bed in the early afternoon. That is where she remained until when she got up complaining of back pains. She wasn't up for too long and retired to her room again. As it was preparing to go to bed I saw the light on down the hall and investigated, She was up complaining more vigorously about pains in the back but they were now wrapping around to the front. She said she wanted to go see a doctor but wouldn't be able to climb into my pickup. (Ambulance and fire personnel enter the picture and our apartment) So we spent the nigh in the ER and it was decided she had a UTI the had moved to her kidneys. Pain killer and antibiotics administered and home we went.
After coffee and a shower it was my turn to head to the hospital for lab draws, IV insertion, a terrible tasting contrast beverage and the CT scan itself. That done I returned home the left again to fetch my sister's new prescriptions. Returning home I managed to get a 1 3/4 hour nap before heading off to the hospital once again for my eye followup appointment.eye Routine eye tests and eye drops for dilation then down the hall for internal eye pictures and exam by the doc after. Bright lights, distorted vision, etc All good there and they didn't see any progression in my macular degeneration. See you in 6 months.
Finally on to my oncologist appointment. I filled her into the progress I've made with my transition when she asked. this was over half of my appointment with her. I did have a few cancer related questions which she answered and she went over my labs and CT scan results, Everything still looks good and still no sign of the nasty boogeyman called cancer in the scan at all. Still saying I have signs of severe emphysema though and I said I've noticed a bit more of a problem with becoming winded when doing more physical activity. We decided not to pursue it further at this time. So she gives me a hug and says see you in 3 months. I like my oncology visits.
Oh yeah one more thing from this morning. I told the lady that does the IV insertions almost every time I go for a CT about me. I started the conversation by telling her she might be calling me Laurie in the future. She was good about the information and we talk about trans things while she worked. When I was about to leave she called me Laurie (there were two others in the room by then) I told it it was still Leonard for now to which she replied "oh no, I'm starting to call you Laurie right now. Then she said goodbye until next time and called me Laurie again as I'm going through the door into the waiting area. S three times she called me Laurie while I'm presenting male in front of others. It didn't hurt anything but I did feel a bit self conscious about her doing it. She's a sweet older lady about my age, she helps make these visits easier.
Well that's about all there is for today. I'm tired and will likely be crashing early tonight. But first supper! I think it will be leftover shrimp with asparagus and pasta again, There were plenty of leftovers and all I have to do is reheat it. It good enough for tonight.
Hugs,
Laurie
