Another Day, Another Doctor

By Jan Chait I'm in the throes of my semi-annual visits to the doctors. Some I visit more than others and, I swear, I have a doctor for every part of my body — which would be smart if, for example, I could send my eyes out to see the ophthalmologist while I stayed home and napped. Alas… Last week, I saw the orthopedic surgeon and the family practice doc. I told the orthopedic surgeon the meds I was taking for phantom pain weren't quite doing the job, so he prescribed a different drug. It was the lowest dosage, but it could be as much as doubled, so I should let him know how it was going. Oh, and it might, he said, cause some drowsiness. I did not become drowsy. I did not get sleepy. Folks, I DIED! And this was the "baby" dose?! Gotta love that man's dry sense of humor. This week, I'm out of town for a couple of days. Next week is the ophthalmologist and the endocrinologist. Not necessarily in that order. And I still have the dentist, rehabilitation doc, pulmonologist (if he's still speaking to me), and colonoscopy dude (thanks, Dad, for gifting to me the need to see that last one more frequently than most) to schedule. Actually, I've been trying to schedule the colonoscopy doc, but I can't seem to get through and the schedulers at the hospital have a tendency not to call back. The podiatrist was last month and…and… Hmm… I do believe that's it. For now. At my last visit, the endocrinologist asked me if I had a dermatologist and I said, "no." I had...
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