I’m pretty convinced the universe is starting early to challenge some of my Rocktober goals, specifically the stress & mental health ones… First, I spent 2 and a half hours earlier today at a cardiologist office for an appointment to be seen so they would order a specific test that Dr. Laura, Doctor Tro (and I) wanted to have done. Unfortunately it was exactly what I was expecting but hoping it wouldn’t be. Started with having my BP taken with my feet dangling from the exam table, cuff was put over my clothes, and I was free holding my own arm in the air while the machine was taking its measurement. That might work for some but not for me. I’m severely afflicted with “white coat syndrome” and I know it. It was taken once and yes, it was most definitely ⬆️. This is all BEFORE I even met the doctor. Then came the really fun part. Once he understood why I was there he proceeded to tell me: *The test we’re requesting isn’t necessary because I am not symptomatic. *My LDL is too high *Pretty much HDL & Triglycerides don’t really matter. Just LDL. *My LDL is too high. Needs to be ⬇️ 55. *Fine, he’ll go ahead and order the test we were requesting. But it’s not really necessary. I tried discussing the different “schools of thought” on LDL and explaining my journey to where I am now health-wise. He said to me, there are no two reasonable schools of thought with cholesterol & didn’t ask me anything else. He kept talking, I stopped responding. He lost me. He took TWO personal phone calls while we were in his office. Clearly having to handle a “situation” of some kind. I get it, you have a life…but what about my “situation” here. I felt so brushed off. I walked out of there with 4 prescriptions & 2 referrals for imaging tests. Oh and lab orders for later down the road. 🤦‍♀️ I’m not feeling good about this road. BUT I also walked out with the referral I asked for so there’s that. I will be discussing these meds with our docs here before I even think about picking them up. Maybe he’s right but right now I’m not feeling’ the love (and trust) that I need to feel. So, today I’m having some coffee & some leftover chicken wings. Then I’m going to do some tangible exercise that I know will be doing me some good and tomorrow I’ll be contacting the office about going through some of this info with somebody. 🤦‍♀️😑🤦‍♀️😑🤦‍♀️ Oh and secondly, when I got home from the first debacle there was this, where the dining room table usually sits. Bless my daughter’s heart that she chose today to empty the upstairs office so she could paint it! 😳 When she saw the look on my face she took me to get coffee at Starbucks. That girl knows my face… 🥰

Posted by Carol at 2023-10-02 22:45:22 UTC