my morning with Doc Watson
Flat, low-ceiling buildings. Brown everywhere. Brown carpeting, fake brown-ish bricks hemming in a stunted almost green arboretum. Brownly woodened paneling on more than a few walls running down chaotic halls that shoot off micro-rooms for examinations, prognostications, and pressure checks.
Doc Wat is ok ... not a dim bulb assembly-lining me down the aisle. And, he actually took some time to sit and chat for awhile. Mostly he wanted to know about public health policy in Africa. Christ man, not on the first date.
But ... then he brought up what a fella of my age and inclination needs to worry about ~ health-wise. There were checkups for the future discussed and tests for the now considered. A few questions, a few prods ... a bit of what I had expected.
He said I was fine, and wouldn't need to worry about colons or prostates for more than a few years to come. He said something about a "finger test" - and my mind kind of spun out for a second in surprise.
Finger test?
... thank the buddha that doesn't start until 50.
I think I know what he meant by it ... and I can tell you, I don't want it unless he's buying drinks first.
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But, he did check me for the Lance cancer.
... awkward!
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Overall, it wasn't that bad and I think i lucked into finding a guy who's pretty coolio-competent in case there's a disastro-accident that falls, piano like, on my noggin.
16 comments:
hmmm--bad news
finger test starts at 40
and i think he liked you because you really are at the tail end of the age bracket for the lance cancer risk....
and dammit--i expected pictures!
pics are coming.
and yes, he seemed quite adamant about the Lance test ...
tetnus shot and x-ray for wrist, too.
of course, won't know about wrist until Monday. He recommended not racing this weekend.
... yeah, right.
ooh sounds tres not fun...but then neither
are stirrups.
Better make those drinks doubles.
boys tend to whine but girls have it worse when it comes to this stuff
and there's no debate on this one
My doctor wasn't available for the Lance test... but his nurse practitioner was... yeah baby!!!
Da Finger test......
I have 3 more years to wait.....nice
I think I'll check myself first so I wont feel so weird in the office. Is that ok?
Glad you found a good Dr.
Mine is cool like that, taught me how to GIVE myself stitches as well as remove them since I used to go in for that ALOT. Hooked me up with my own lil kit and everything. NICE.
Sorry to hear you have to change hands until Monday. :)
Jed,
You having trouble seeing the lines?
Yeah, x bunny's right, the fisting...I mean finger test, starts at 40. Shit, I'm 41. Putting that one off, my doc has hands like he worked a jack hammer for 25 years...yikes. What happens if ya like it? Order me up one lance test and a finger test all in the same day, might need a smoke after that. And yeah, gals got it worse, in more ways than this. No envy there.
i'm available, jed
but i'm expensive
btw..
what is the deal with not getting XR results until mon?
if you took the xr today he should be able to get you the results by tomorrow, at the latest
let me know if you need me to kick his ass....
Friday would be great. But apparently some doctors don't work on Fridays
the telephone still works on fridays
i've heard you on the phone on a friday ...
sassy bunnyDoc
oh,
i thought you were talking about xrays
when all you really want is a vicodin refill...
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actually, it was viagra.
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