D-Day

I had to go to the Doctor this morning. You know those kind - the "annual" visit! I wondered at first why I didn't sleep well last night and then remembered 'the doctor appointment' for 8:30 a.m.  It all came back!

Not that I had or have any problems. Only a few things listed on my sheet of paper. I have taken to writing down my ailments and bringing the list with me so that I don't forget to mention them. I guess the ailment can't be that bad if I need a reminder about it!  Anyway, I checked off my list and she gave me the forms I needed so I could go get my blood work etc. I had anticipated this, so I did not have breakfast and only had half a cup of coffee - black. Usually I have cream and sugar but I figured I might be needing to fast and I wanted to be "ahead of the game". She told me "the caffine will not affect the results of what you are having done but don't tell the lab - they are 'sticklers' for what fasting should be". I went for x-rays first and made sure that my time frame was adequate for 'proper fasting' just so that I knew the results could not be disputed. I didn't want to second-guess myself, in case something came back 'off'.

Anyway, everything is all done and I am back at home enjoying my cup of coffee with cream and sugar! Somehow though it never tastes as good as the first cup in the morning. 

While sitting in the waiting room, I was thinking how each one of us there had already been to a doctor to get the requisition form and were now waiting to get 'answers' to our ailments. Technology is sure something! In the old days, I guess you just put up with your ailments or I imagine mothers did all the doctoring that needed to be done. 

A person should be thankful when they don't have aches and pains and should not be complaining if they don't have any life-threatening diseases. We could all be worse off than what we are. What's that expression? "Walk a mile in someone else's shoes". No thanks.