I found myself at first numb, then after a few hours there were some tears of relief.
At my insistence, which was not welcome, a referral was sent to a surgeon of my choosing.
I only found out because, after weeks, I followed up the request for the referral with a telephone call to the surgeon’s office. I received the happy news the referral had indeed been sent, was received, and that I will have an appointment in the next few months.
I have started a sheet with the questions I would like to ask. The surgeon has access to my test results, all of them, so that the consult will be based on a combination of the latest information, and their expert assessment of that information. The fact that I have a condition that would benefit from such consultation is bad news indeed. BUT the fact that I have been granted a consultation so that I can understand my condition with as much clarity as is possible, is exhilarating news.
I anticipate that I will not need surgery for this issue in the immediate future, at least that is what I am hoping to hear.
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There are no whole truths; all truths are half- truths. It is trying to treat them as whole truths that plays the devil.
Alfred North Whitehead
1861 – 1947
I would say partial-truths rather than half-truths, but that may be nitpicking.
Good health to you, great friend. Glad things are moving along at least.
Thank you Steve Paul! It is very good news that I will have the opporutnity to discuss my concerns, and to learn the particular details of my issue, with someone who is in a position to offer informed and expert advice. I don’t have a particular outcome in mind, other than learning, and being assured that my issues have received due consideration.
Good health to you my dear friend!
I’m so happy for you!! Thank goodness you are a tenacious woman! Yay Maggie!!
I’m so happy for you!! Thank goodness you are a tenacious woman! Yay Maggie!!
Thanks Sandy! Knowledge is power, at least in most circumstances, so I am relieved to have access to the knowledge that I will need to do what is best for myself.
I’m glad you’re getting good progress on this. Persistence pays off! <3
Joan, it takes a lot of energy to keep forging forward with what I know to be what is best for me, despite the resistance I meet, and unpleasantness of interacting with people who are not on the same page. But it does pay off to keep at it!
Hoping that you don’t have to wait too long for that consulation with the surgeon! Glad that you know it is definitely coming up! Hugs!
Thanks Eileen! I anticipate being offered an appointment by the end of the summer. It will be wonderful to get to ask questions of someone who knows the issue as well as anyone in Canada can, and who will see my test results and can assess me based on my specifics!
Glad to hear you will finally get to talk to someone knowledgeable!
Thanks Teri, it is a relief! Knowledge won’t change my condition, but it will change how I deal with it, and the choices I may face in the future.