Note:

Unlike my awful neurologist's office, my obgyn's office didn't get the paperwork done by today like they said they would...they actually appologized about it and said it should be done tomorrow, but to call just in case, that it was on her desk, the first thing to be completed. See, I just appreciate that.

I Hate My Neurologist.

This post has probably been inevitable. My dislike of her has been a long time coming.  I don't think it is actually a dislike of her as a person, she always seems to at least try to talk to me in appointments, which is more than I can say of some doctors.

My first visit, I thought she was a little odd because her skirt-suit looked like it had deodorant all over it, but it turned out to be a funky shiny pattern.  I ignored that, different people, different styles. No reason to judge.  Then, I started getting calls or postcards from their office saying my appointments needed to be rescheduled--they gave me the date.  Nothing is abnormal about an appointment change....emergencies come up and doctors are people too with their own need for appointments.  So, yeah, whatever.  But when they rescheduled a single appointment FIVE TIME.....needless to say I was a little irked and angry at their office.  So far, after that 5 reschedule, it has never been more than 2 by them and 1 by me to reschedule their reschedule. 

Seriously....how can one reschedule an appointment 5 times. FIVE TIMES. You understand how my opinion about her and her efficiency started to wane.

Well, 2 fridays ago...over a week and a half ago, 13 days ago, I dropped forms off for her to fill out for the PC. They said by the middle of next week. So last friday, giving them a few extra days, I call. No no, the forms aren't done yet.  Annoying. Yet expected. Let it slide. I call today, at the 13 day mark. Am on hold for about 20 minutes.  Finally, they get on the phone to say no they aren't done and they'll call when they are.  I try to politely ask when they'll be completed. "At the end of this week, at the earliest." I try to breathe, and then I just get mad. "The end of this week, maybe??? Your office said they would be done last week, and they weren't, so why can't the nurse do it, when will they get done. I am waiting on these forms to send my medical kit off to the Peace Corps and your office has had them nearly two weeks."  I'm not one to easily get mad, but the fact that their office irks me in the first place...they reply that they can't control when the doctor fills them out and they are in a stack of stuff to do and that they'll call me. "Okay, Bye" I say and hang up.

Maybe I'm over reacting, but if you give a time limit...don't go over by an entire extra week. A day, two days--cool. AND DON'T RESCHEDULE MY APPOINTMENTS FIVE TIMES!

I can't wait to move to San Diego with Justin in 2 years so that I can get a new neurologist.

MedKit Updates

I made 4 medical stops today.

(1) OBGYN--they needed to check off like 3 things, write a few answers about birth control, and give me a copy of my pap, they said to come back tomorrow morning, it will be finished by lunch

(2) Pediatrician--I went there to see if they have records of my counselor--referring or any notes. The nurse was surprised they they didn't, so I'm back to square one with not knowing who the hell the counselor was.

(3) Pulminologst--I needed to get some test records copied that they have

(4) Imagery Library--where I got a disk of the most recent chest xray the pulminologist had me take.

I would say 3/4 were successful.  All were in the same hospital, but different buildings.  Luckily #2 and #3 are in the same building, same floor.  Now, I wait for the nurse practitioner to give me a call about the final lab result we are waiting on, and she'll write that up, write up the last questions, and then I'm done with that. Oh yeah, stupid doctor, the neurologist still has my forms, they won't complete them no matter how much I harass them! Bastards.  Other than that, I'm stuck at the counselor. If I can't find the name, I may have to call the PC med office and find out what to do.

A Little Progress

I received my medical kit yesterday afternoon, and have tried to do as much as I can with it so far.  I had to organize what goes to who and who I think will take the longest to get it back. Also, one form overlaps with a couple doctors, but hopefully I'll have that back in time.

Last night I wrote my personal statement about counseling we had to do for the divorce. I also filled out all the areas on the forms that I was supposed to fill out before the doctors got them.

• Today I took my eye prescription form and my 2 glasses frames to the optometrist.  I already have the form back and 1 pair of glasses (apparently the 2nd pair was acting up, so I'll get them monday).
  
• My dad filled out all my dental forms and I believe got my xrays in the envelope.
• I took the sheet about the asthma issue I had last summer to my pulminologist's office, they say I'll get it back Monday or Tuesday.
• I took the epilepsy form to my neurologist's office and they say I should get it back late next week. (at least that one doesn't overlap with any other forms)

What I still have to do:

• Tuesday at 8:30 I have my physical. They wanted to schedule it that early so that they could try to get as much blood work back that same day as possible.  They will take the majority of my forms to fill out, but I expect them to have it for a few days since their office is rather unreliable in my opinion. I'll just harass them.
• When I get those back, I'll take it over to my obgyn to have her fill out the like 3 questions that are for her to fill out. You'd think that would just take a day, but they too are unreliable.
• Counselor forms--I have 2 different forms for 1 person even though I have 2 people. I need to call the PC med office to see if I can just copy those. I also need to find out from my parents who the hell the counselors were. I have no clue. I'll do that Monday.
• Somehow have Bloomington Hospital fax a record of my allergic reaction to me.

What is not required, but I am going to do anyway is write a personal statement about my epilepsy. I haven't had a seizure in 5 years and the epilepsy in no way disrupts my life and I don't think it should in anyway disrupt my placement. But I know they have the final say. I also asked my neurologist to write a note along the same lines.

So I'm moving right along. Have 1/2 the stuff out, and 1/2 that (so 1/4th total) is already completed a day after having received it.

Mail Call!

I received a packet in the mail from Peace Corps today! I was sitting on the couch and heard a slight thump, and just knew that's what it was...then I heard my sister's dog start to chew something up and sure enough she was trying to eat the corner of my packet. Typical. Anyway, this is what it included:

• Letter from my recruiter describing what the packet was and what needed to be done
• 3 assignment sheets detailing what they think they may place me in: community services, health extension, and youth development
• 3 skill work sheets, one for each area of assignment sheets they sent
• Applicant checklist...highlighed the reference part, though I don't know why because all 3 are submitted
• Romantic Involvement and Vegetarian Worksheet (not a vegetarian though)
• Privacy Act Statement w/ background check questionaire
• 2 Fingerprint forms
• PC Drug/Alcohol Policies info sheet

As for the assignment sheets, I was ever so slightly disappointed, I was hoping for one to be education.  However, there may be a reason for that, I don't have an education degree, but it is possible that with this TEFL certificate this could change.  Right now, I think I prefer Health Extension; when I read about Youth Development it surprisingly didn't interest me as much as I thought it would.

As for the skills worksheet--well crap, I dunno what I'm going to put in those! I don't have hardly any volunteer or practical experience in anything! I guess I'll be able to put down the TEFL and First Aid thing tho

The Romantic Involvement worksheet, I knew it was coming, not a surprise, and it looks fairly straight forward.  However, I have no earthly idea why I have a vegetarian sheet, I LOVE MEAT! the sheet says I indicated I was a vegetarian in my application, although I just went entirely through my application and couldn't find that question anywhere, so maybe it's just a formality.

Tomorrow I'll go to the police station to get printed.  PC needs my college transcripts, it will be quicker for me just to drive to Btown and get them, although I can just as easily have them sent here.  I don't know if they need my "transcripts" from my schooling last fall in China, if they do, those would be in China, and I don't even have a certificate from that, they never gave me mine when I left!

I'm supposed to get this all back to them by March 27th, which shouldn't be hard at all. I'll have to call the recruiter about those China transcripts, veggi worksheet, and asking about education possibilities.