What they all said, Steph.

Holy crap, Steph. That's just fucked up.

Healing ~ma to your Grandpa.

Why are doctors such idiots.

My mom has had umpteen bizillion surgeries in the last year or so for her dialysis access. One of them left a real nasty scar on her neck. The head surgeon referred her to plastic surgery to get it cleaned up - the surgeon's idea, not mom's, though mom was fine with that idea.

When she met with the plastic surgeon she was told that he would not do the surgery because she is diabetic. Ummmm, no, she is not. She tried to explain that she has neither hypertension nor diabetes and yet, yes, she does have kidney failure. He couldn't wrap his little brain around this and kept insisting she was diabetic even though it is NOWHERE in her chart.

Fucktard.

Right - on that note - her next adventure under the knife is tomorrow afternoon. Health~ma is appreciated.

eta - I'm not an unfeeling MeMeMe bitch. Much ~ma to your Grandpa, Steph.

When she met with the plastic surgeon she was told that he would not do the surgery because she is diabetic. Ummmm, no, she is not. She tried to explain that she has neither hypertension nor diabetes and yet, yes, she does have kidney failure. He couldn't wrap his little brain around this and kept insisting she was diabetic even though it is NOWHERE in her chart.

I think I'd be a little worried abour letting someone this stupid near my neck with a scalpel. or anywhere near me, actually.

Healing ~ma to your Grandpa, Steph. I'm sorry he had to go through this.

Heath ~ma to your Mom, Suzi. Pack the boa for her if she hasn't packed it herself.

I have achieved calendars for the year 2006 and have this to say: Spidra! Get your arse outside! It's beautiful and warm in the sun!

Vortex, I think that is why she didn't push the issue. After trying to explain the situation to him calmly, she just ended the appointment and left. It is not like she is MISSING A NOSE (!!!!) - still shocked on that one.

I remember when my Grandma was in a coma, dying from Leukemia, they wanted to do surgery for something stupid, but luckily the rest of the family declined the operation. She never did come out of that coma.

That's just messed up, Steph.

Oh, Teppy, what a huge load of miserable family drama. The surgeon is indeed an asshole, and Caretaker!Aunt is making me grind my teeth. I'm so sorry you got all this unloaded on you in the middle of your workday (not that anytime would be good for you to hear that news, but the middle of a Wednesday in the office doesn't help), and that your mom and aunts have had to go through all those various miseries for all those decades.

But he truly did need the surgery; I don't argue with that, because EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A FUCKING NOSE.

Steph, I feel for you, really, but this sentence made me laugh out loud. You are very funny when you are righteously pissed off.

Tep, !!!???!!!WTF???!!!