Day Nine A Surprise Text Wonderful North Carolina Doctors

Well I was all blah today with nothing to do. So I just laid around in bed trying to take it easy. Tomorrow being day ten and the day that I go to have my drains removed. That would be 2:30PM. That means I have 21 hours and 47 minutes left from now.

Than it happened that one spark that I did not expect that made my day. My niece text me with some not so great news. She had been in the hospital this weekend having her tonsils and adenoids removed. Here I was complaining about my elective surgery and here she was with a pain I can't even imagine.

We talked on the phone for a while. I had to catch up on what all has been going on in her life. Of course I had to make sure that she heard all about mine. Okay maybe I bored her a little but she was very patient with me.

I look forward to meeting with my doctor tomorrow. I have been so lucky with doctors since I moved to NC. I think for most TS the subject of a doctor is so hard to deal with when you are young. In the past I even sneaked out when the doctor was not looking because he wanted me to take off my shirt.

I was in my thirties before I actually went out on a search to find a doctor. I went through several but then God sent an angel to me. She was such a wonderful doctor she took the time to investigate any of the problems I was having and took care of it. I went to see her almost ten years before she went away to work with another practice. I wanted to follow her but they would not give out the information.

I was totally devastated that I felt like I was going to have to start searching again. A new doctor had come to work in her place and all it was is a blood test I needed so I made an appointment to see him. That was a great decision on my part. He turned out to be just as understanding as my other doctor. So I have been seeing him every since she went away.

When I talked to my doctor about wanting to have a mastectomy and the discomfort these growths has caused in my life. He looked at me in total understanding almost a look of sorry I didn't mention it to you first. Within two days he had me an appointment with a surgeon. I went to meet with her and go through a check up and a mammogram (she was trying to see if we could make insurance pay for it). When the mammogram came back negative she looked at me and said that it would have to be self pay. She cut me a huge discount because it was out of pocket and made it so I could afford it. I ran into a few other obstacles but my surgeon quickly got on the phone and made it all go away. She was fighting for me! I would be surprised if she made any money off of me.

All I will say is thank God for the wonderful and compassionate doctors that are here in North Carolina. If I moved out of state I am certain that I would have to travel back here for my doctor visits.