tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post3852918678893871758..comments2023-11-02T09:34:05.941-04:00Comments on The Seated View: Ponderings upon Mole RemovalLene Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11223128667829847717noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-91266366192962124862010-08-06T03:07:44.000-04:002010-08-06T03:07:44.000-04:00I have lurked for quite awhile, but I just had to ...I have lurked for quite awhile, but I just had to comment that I bought the audiobook for "Here If You Need Me" today, and it's fantastic! Thanks for the recommendation!Meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-11838776202140770952010-08-04T22:00:29.000-04:002010-08-04T22:00:29.000-04:00Before I forget, I want to mention that when I cli...Before I forget, I want to mention that when I click on Comments at the bottom of your entry, I am taken to the specific page for your entry, where I then have to click on Comments again. I'm not really complaining, just not sure if this is happening to other people, or just me.<br /><br />Although I enjoy your very heartfelt make-me-think entries, I really enjoyed this one too.<br /><br />For the first few years I lived in Elliot Lake, I had 2 to 3 hour waits for my family doctor. He apparently took on way more patients than was sane, so we all had to wait forever for scheduled appointments. At least I got a family doctor, unlike many other people.<br /><br />I think it's hilarious, in a somewhat sad way, that your doctor sends you to a surgeon to have the moles removed, and then the surgeon asks you why you want them removed. You're right, it does feel a bit empowering, but it's also really silly.<br /><br />A couple years ago when I went to see the sleep medicine specialist, I almost fell over when I saw him. He looked like a kid. I mean, I realize that unless he was Doogie Howser, he spent at least a couple years doing undergrad work, then med school, then interning and residentcy and then a fellowship in sleep medicine. But he looked so young, and I'm just not mentally prepared yet for doctors who look that young. Maybe in another 20 years I'll be able to accept that the doctor is younger than me.<br /><br />And the silent tv? That always mystifies me. You're right, if you're going to have a tv on, then either turn on the sound or turn on the closed captioning. I remember when the walk-in clinic at York put in a tv, and then they ran some sort of drug company infomercials on it. Those things that look kind of like news reports, but seem slightly fishy.Trevornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-2846616666366865692010-08-04T16:00:47.000-04:002010-08-04T16:00:47.000-04:00I hate waiting that long for anything, but especia...I hate waiting that long for anything, but especially so-called "scheduled" appointments. If there is a schedule, there shouldn't be a ridiculous wait. Also, the book "Here if you need me" is a good one. I also liked her sequel. Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-49580443105466371532010-08-03T20:30:50.000-04:002010-08-03T20:30:50.000-04:00Local news with the sound off sounds restful. Her...Local news with the sound off sounds restful. Here in Oklahoma it's nearly always Faux News with the sound on. By the time I see the doctor I am so angry I can hardly speak and my blood pressure is up!ellennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-2739635313257870822010-08-03T18:59:53.000-04:002010-08-03T18:59:53.000-04:00Hole-y mole-y!Hole-y mole-y!AlisonHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-91497846775625499282010-08-03T17:30:01.000-04:002010-08-03T17:30:01.000-04:00Maybe that's why doctor's offices have suc...Maybe that's why doctor's offices have such long waits. To allow for stream of consciousness the likes of which can't be thought of in any other situation.<br /><br />"I'm not looking. I'm not looking. I'm not looking." is my new 'if I'm ever a superhero's sidekick' battlecry. As good as "Not in the face. Not in the face." from Arthur.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-15548920844540928472010-08-03T16:09:26.000-04:002010-08-03T16:09:26.000-04:00I would have thought something depressing like the...I would have thought something depressing like the news is that last thing anyone waiting for treatment wants to see/hear. If I ruled that waiting room you'd get Cartoon Network or recordings of old Fawlty Towers episodes :-D .Gainanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-25249758661262933592010-08-03T14:31:41.000-04:002010-08-03T14:31:41.000-04:00In my experience, if I bring a book to a doctor...In my experience, if I bring a book to a doctor's office, I get in within minutes. If I forget the book, I have to wait... and wait... and wait... and wait...Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-82659577758940193882010-08-03T14:03:53.000-04:002010-08-03T14:03:53.000-04:00Ohh! I had twelve removed this summer (not that it...Ohh! I had twelve removed this summer (not that it was really necessary, the Dr. is cut-happy). Glad yours went so well, even if you had to wait so long and expecially be hungry.bonnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12707009.post-61346091498307868412010-08-03T11:18:19.000-04:002010-08-03T11:18:19.000-04:00<p>"I'm not looking, I'm not lo...<p>"I'm not looking, I'm not looking, I'm not looking." made me snort coffee out my nose.<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p> </p>liznoreply@blogger.com