I saw a new rheumatologist today. The doctor and the nurse were both very impressed with my ability to list my medications and give my medical history. That kind of confused me -- I mean, I lived my medical history, of course I know it.
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Hil R. - Nov 18, 2010 12:17:05 pm PST #8924 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
§ ita § - Nov 18, 2010 12:33:27 pm PST #8925 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I cheerfully forget half my medical history and/or medications, and I'm asked them on an at-least weekly basis. So I have an abbreviated version for the ER. I figure they don't really need to know about my knee surgery, and I don't remember when it was anyway.
Spidra Webster - Nov 18, 2010 12:42:17 pm PST #8926 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
What ita said. I've lived it, but my memory for dates & names sucks.
Ginger - Nov 18, 2010 12:48:08 pm PST #8927 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
And he still argued with me "well, you're unusual".
Except that everyone I know hates this.
I take a list of medications with me for non-Kaiser doctors. Kaiser has all of them on its spiffy computer system. Despite the spiffy computers, it is still almost impossible to communicate with Kaiser from the outside world.
Scrappy - Nov 18, 2010 12:59:58 pm PST #8928 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I just had a to fill out a medical history form and I know what has happened to me, but not so much the dates. I had to look up my leave of absence email to remember when my hysterectomy was.
Zenkitty - Nov 18, 2010 2:27:36 pm PST #8929 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I can never remember when the foot surgeries were. I just make up dates. I figure if it's that important to know exactly when it happened, they can call the insurance company.
§ ita § - Nov 18, 2010 2:31:13 pm PST #8930 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My health shit is scattered across four countries and multiple head injuries, so there's just no way I can put all that together without a concerted effort.
meara - Nov 18, 2010 2:56:35 pm PST #8931 of 30000
The debit/credit card thing is to prevent fraud. They want to make sure you answer to the name on the card. Doesn't help if they mispronounce it, of course.
Heh. I always punch in my best friends number for those supermarket rewards (because I know he gives them her real number) and then they get tripped up by her French last name.
Laga - Nov 18, 2010 4:00:35 pm PST #8932 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
There are four different last names at my house but we all use the same rewards card so the grocery cashiers call us all Ms or Mr Land. I think I prefer that to people who read my credit card and call me Elizabeth. Dude, only my mom calls me that.
Pix - Nov 18, 2010 4:13:06 pm PST #8933 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.
So I guess I'm just going to the movies by myself again.
Oh, we are such lousy localistas. Sorry we've been so crazy since you've moved here, Spidra. We have urban family Thanksgiving at our house (which involves epic rock band sessions--we can always use a good singer!), so if you want to escape your own, please let me know. We usually have about 10-15 friends come and go any time between 2pm and 2am, and you'd be more than welcome.
Caveat: We, and our friends are wrong (but in all the right ways).