Lindsay...On Being 19
by So, I'm 19 today. Big Deal. I actually started telling people I was 19 yesterday..I'm such a cheater. So I go to the doctors by myself today. This is a big thing because my mother usually comes with me because that's what mommys do. So, my mom makes the appointment and I just go. I thought I was going because I just can't sleep still and I've been getting these really painful, long lasting headaches that advil cannot get rid of lately. Unfortunately, when my mother made the appointment she only told them that I "had been getting bad headaches and it could possibly be a sinus infection" but we weren't sure. All they heard was "sinus infection." So when the nurse walks in she goes "So, you have a sinus infection?" This throws me off because I didn't know what my mom told them so I informed her that wasn't my problem, that I couldn't sleep, that I had been having really bad head aches which could possibly be from a sinus infection. So, she writes that all down and leaves. Then the Doctor comes in and goes "So I hear you got a sinus infection." Moron. I said I wasn't sure. He didn't read the nurses report (what was the point of her even asking me then) and proceeded to check my chest for congestion and then poke at my face to see if it hurts. I'm not congested..my nose hasn't been stuffy since the fall..I'm 99.9% sure I don't have a sinus infection. As he's telling me about the two meds he's putting me on to clear my sinus infection I tell him that I haven't been sleeping (I had finally caught on that he hadn't read the report). He just went "oh.." and handed me the slips and told me to feel better. So, I do the natural thing. I went out to my car and called my mother. I was very upset. I'm 19 years old and I still need my mommy because adults don't listen to me because I only look 12.
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hahahaha.....this doctor seems like one'a them doctors that considers his job, to be nothing more than a job - and forgets about the whole "affecting peoples health for the better or worse" part......now that you have this all figured out though, i'd go back & let'm know what's up...don't take "you have a sinus infection" for an answer....i'll accompany you if think some intimdation might help - i'll wear my fat suit and bust down the doctor's office door w/my stomach - sumo style..he'll be sure to listen to you then
Hahaa sounds great. Unfortunately my mom did her mommy thing and didn't tell me. She called up and gave it to him.
That is the most frustrating story I've ever read. Next time, ask to see your Doctor's credentials. What a doofus.
hahaha, credentials. shoulda asked him if her even went to medical school and if she cares about his patients. but, uh, he might get defensive.
Yeah..it was really upsetting. I actually started to cry and sing in my head "It's my birthday and I can cry if I want to" but that was just to funny to handle so I stopped.
THAT needed to be taped and posted on ezabel. no ones ever got a cam when one is truly needed.
poor thing! maybe a new dr is needed. my dr takes FOREVER to see her patients, but its worth it because she sits down and chats with you and you can ask her anything! I ask her so many dumb health questions, everything from monkey pox to mad cow! lol serious thats the sign of a good dr when they sit down and chat with you and make sure everything is A-ok!
Yeah, I defiently need a doctor like that! We're trying to hook up with a new one. And by hook up I don't mean make out.
did she tell you about the plaques he had on his wall?..that were written in crayon...and how he was wearing jeans and an iron maiden t-shirt?...things like these would get most people wondering about whether this is the doctor for them or not..but..they somehow slipped passed lindsay's attention
wait! was his name Jeff Lebowski? was he drinking a white russian?
this is sad. i'm sorry that you had a bad experience your first time out to the doctor alone. you'll get your due attention. maybe when you start lookin' older, HA, jk! also what you could do is just roll up and ask for a referral to perhaps get some brain tests.
very merry unbirthday to you!
i heart you lyndz! I even sent u a birthday text message!
Yes! It is very exciting to get texts first thing when you wake up. Your's is the 15th right? I'll send you songs too!
17th
Okay even better! I don't know why that's better but the number 15 was just bothering me.
LOL! u have problems hon
NICE!!! UNNEEDED MEDICATION!!! WOOHOOOO
How do was one get unneeded Percosets?
Percocet, if you want to obtain drugs without an rx, at least spell the substance correctly.
next time i go to the doc.. i'm gonna complain about extraordinary pain. because i never do. i have a high pain threshold.. so when the doc says,.. ' does tha thurt' i always say.. ' nothing i can handle '.. apparently i'm going about it all wrong. i should start crying and stuff
curl up in a ball and scream "make it stop"
i think the only reasonably option is to blame your mom.
Me too. And even if it wasn't reasonable I would anyways.
wow that is so aggravating. unfortunately my doctor is like that too. i don't even think most of them care. i went to the dr. w/ a fever and sore throat. he told me i had an "upper respitory infection" and gave me antibiotics. i went in the car and looked at my throat. it was covered in spots-strep throat. and the idiot looked at my throat. can you go to another dr? or a specialist?
Yeah, we're looking for a new doctor now. I refuse to go there anymore. Even if I do have a sinus infection he wouldn't be able to tell just from what he did. He only said that because of what my mom said and I have a history of sinus infections.
well that is good. i hope you find someone who can really help you. it is frustrating not to be heard. what's weird is i always used to think i had sinus infections too and i would go to the dr and he would just prescribe me antibiotics. but i really had candida which the antibiotics made worse. my "sinus infections" were candida induced allergic reactions to wheat. if he had stopped to asked himself why i had sinus infections every week instead of just walking in and giving me an RX, i might not have gotten so sick. what a moron. nobody takes time to think about what is really wrong.
you should go to my doctor... his name is Dr. Bell and every time he walks in the room he says "well well well, who do we have here! which Valenti is sick today?" well i'm sure that he wouldn't say that to you... or maybe he would and that would just be weird...
no no he goes it's one of the valenti girls. oh and he looks JUST like this old painting he has of a doctor examining a little boy. he's old and round.
basically - hes the best ever
ok, next time take a gnome. Then when the doctor asks you what is wrong, tell him that wally (obviously the name of every garden gnome) says you don't have an infection. if he doesn't listen, start to get agitated and scared and say, "wally is starting to get upset doc because he thinks you don't believe him, and we don't want to make wally upset!"
how are those pain killers?
adam knows ALL about them... just ask him sometime, or maybe about garden tin soliders..
I would certainly look for a new doc. I had one who must have had her ears clogged, so I got a new doc....much better, and she listens, and I don't feel I've been incorrectly diagnosed. I would fire your doc.
I do not heart doctors, they treat everyone the exact same way... and we sooooooooo aren't the same things.
Anyways 19 is a weird age, I rememeber thinking well I'm almost not a teenager anymore but I'm not 21 yet either... I'm in between something... hmmm.. I think to much.
i hate my doctor...she's fat, and she told me i'm too skinny. she said i need to carry food around with me, so that i can eat a lot. i think she wants me to be like her
I bet when her patients come in, no matter what's wrong w/them, she's just like "yeah, you gotta eat more.." haha, she usually perscribes hogie sandwiches w/extra mayo, and a side of rocky road ice cream topped w/a lb of cool whip...
hmmm, sign me up!
haha...your comment just made me think of a britney spears song, not a girl not quite a woman.
