Thursday, November 13, 2008

Mouth? Check!

I got my third and final filling done today. It was super quick (20 minutes) and very painless.

I also proactively picked up copies of my lab report before Friday's physical/massive form completing party. It's a good thing I did because my doctor mistakenly ordered a thyroid test instead of a Hep C test. Bonus points: My thyroid is just fine!

I phoned the office and the doctor himself (!) called back to apologize and say I could stop by anytime for the retest. I did, so it should be back before Friday.

So, assuming I don't have Hepatitis C, all my labs (including the formerly wayward urine) have come back clean. Always nice to know I don't have leukemia, HIV, tuberculosis, rare blood diseases, etc.

On a slightly different note, I reflected today that this medical process has been more intense and stressful than I had thought. It's due in part to my wanting to get the forms turned in under two weeks (which will be this Saturday). Also, it's a lot of little parts that I and I alone must keep up with, and I think that takes a good bit of mental energy.

However, it's much less stressful than teaching is, and I'm almost finished. Two more days!

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