Friday, December 10, 2021

Life Examined


          This has been a week of forced contemplation.

          Wednesday -Mamie to the vet’s for shots, where after 15 minutes in the waiting area, we were ushered to an examining room by a vet tech, who then whisked my dog off for shots and a weigh in. 10 minutes later they both returned, and the tech disappeared after promising untruthfully that the vet would be right in. I spent another half an hour of playing with my phone and trying to calm Mamie who circled and circled, convinced there was an escape hatch if only she could find it. I finally just surrendered to boredom and stared at the wall.

          Thursday – Dermatologist for me. Another 10 minutes in the waiting room – more quality phone time. Off to the examining room, where once alone, I disrobed at record speed with what I already knew was a completely misguided belief that someone might pop back into the room before I’d finished. If only. My phone far across the room, I sat on the exam table for a good 20 minutes barefoot and bare in my nightgown (how do enormously overweight people manage them?) with its flimsy ties holding everything together. More opportunity to stare at the wall and consider life as a whole.

          Friday – Tooth cleaning at the dentist. Ironically, there’s no waiting there. They hustle you right in so the fun can begin as soon as possible. Still, not much to do there either, except close my eyes (unless I wanted to be blinded by the giant headlight in my face) and think about something – anything – else.

 

 

11 comments:

  1. Had my annual physical and I'm happy to say I didn't have to wait even long enough to fill out all the paperwork they want every time. And my dentist? Provides sunglasses.

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  2. Oh, that's rich. Love that D&H cartoon and laughed ruefully at it for awhile. Then read your post and sighed in recognition. Well done!

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  3. That was a rotten week to go through all those appointments.

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    1. Since we head south in January, we both have a festival of doctor appointments in December.

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  4. I've had pretty good luck with appointments lately.
    I trust your dentists provides sort sort of dark glasses?

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  5. Calvin and Hobbes have a permanent home in my heart.
    Sigh on your appointments. All of them. Necessary evils.

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  6. I close my eyes at the dentist too, that light is very bright.

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  7. My doctor has not called me in for a general check-up since COVID almost three years ago!! I wonder if she remembers who I am. I want to change doctor's but there is no one who has an opening down here. I cannot remember the last time I had to disrobe. Even at the dermatologists is seems to be a cursory check

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    1. The chilly wait is worth is since skin cancer can pop up in spots that never see the light of day. Sounds like you could use a new dermatologist.

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  8. That's a whole lot of medical attention! An overdose, in fact, I'd say.

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