SO VERY ANGRY!
Pattie Curran
I about snapped at the allergist’s office today. They probably think I need to go to anger management classes! Ha ha…just kidding. I did not yell or anything, but I was SO very angry and I let them know it!
The one wench of a woman who gives J his shots and who fussed at Chris in front of an entire waiting room of people was standing there with her arms crossed and a nasty look on her face when we came in. The boys’ art class was cancelled last week due to snow. So we had it from 10am-12pm today. Sean’s piano this week is today because the piano teacher needed to bring someone to the doctor on Tuesday during his regularly scheduled lesson. She asked if we minded moving it and of course I said, “No problem! See you Thursday” I can certainly understand doctor appointments!
So….today is shot day….they only do shots from 9:15-12:15 on Thurs and then again from 2:15-4:00 Art class is in a small town about 20 minutes from our house and about 15 from the shot clinic. There was no way that we could have gotten there this morning, gotten in and then waited the 20 min after the shot and made it to art on time. So….I drive as fast as I can and walk in right at 12:15 and I said, “Is there any way we can squeeze in for Joseph’s shots today?” The wench woman said, “No, we stop at 12:15.” I said, “It just hit 12:15 on my phone,” as I looked down. She said, “Sorry, we stop at 12:15.” Joseph wanted to fill the paper out to get his shots and I said, “Go out to the car, Joseph.” He said, “Why can’t I get my shots?” I said, “They stop giving them at 12:15.” So he says, “The clock right there says it is 12:15, “ as he points to the clock on the wall.
I about had a nervous breakdown right there. I asked the nice lady behind the desk if they had figured out the balance from the previous weeks. So she says, “Sure, let me finish this and I’ll get it for you.” So I look at wench woman and she is scowling at me with her arms crossed. So I say, “When we come in next week for shots, please don’t say a word to my husband or me about missing this week because I can’t come back this afternoon. With the snow last week, art was changed to today and Sean has piano this afternoon and we can’t make it back from Highpoint in time from piano to get here for shots.” She says, “Well, we just remind people about needing to be here weekly when they miss,” in a snotty tone. So I said, “You know, we missed week before last because Joseph had neurosurgery and we had follow up appointments at Duke and the only times they could fit us in were during shot hours. And I always remind you when we’re going to miss.” She says, “Well, we can’t always remember everyone.” I said, “Well, we’ve been coming here over 6 years now and everyone here knows my boys have multiple health issues, so if we miss shots one week it is because of a more important medical issue that needs to be taken care of.” She said something about not being able to remember everyone and I just looked at her and said, “You know, we’ve got a lot of stress right now, they think there is a possibility that Joseph could need a bone marrow transplant and that’s why we went to Cincinnati and why we missed shots in the past, it would be nice if you could have cut us some slack today since we arrived right as you were closing up the shot clinic, you’re still sitting there and the cabinet is not locked up or anything.”
I think I lost her at possibility of Bone Marrow Transplant. I did not say he needed one, but did tell her the truth. We have a lot of stress as we deal with their multiple medical issues and the last month has been extremely stressful with all of the news we have received. Just once I wish they could see outside of their own little lives and understand that not everyone “just has allergies to deal with.” How many appointments do we have a freaking week????? And I get home today and the ped has scheduled us to see a nutritionist at the hospital with S&J…and they say insurance doesn’t cover the cost. GREAT. Of course we’ll pay because our boys are the most important thing on earth….. Not only do we have normal kid stuff, we’ve got piles of SH** on top of it. I still have not rescheduled the ortho appt we missed that I had cancelled because we were going to Cinci—which was more important.
I wanted to use every expletive in the book…but I refrained. Do you ever just want to scream, “HEY YOU TWIT! COME LIVE MY LIFE FOR ONE WEEK! ONE WEEK and see if you then wouldn’t let me in at 12:15!” It literally switched from 12:14 to 12:15 and we walked in! SIGH. Sometimes I feel like we never catch a break—not even in something as simple as stupid allergy shots.
Praise be to God that He doesn’t work that way. The last shall be first and the first shall be last…… this week I was also reflecting on this scripture which seems to be a good one for today:
"Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I have told you that although you have seen, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me." John 6: 35-37
He WILL NOT reject anyone who comes to Him. For that, I am thankful. He will not reject me in all of my weakness, with all of my sins and short comings and failures…. HE WILL NOT REJECT ANYONE who comes to Him. While we may not have understanding from people here on earth, Our heavenly Father certainly understands and will not reject us when we come slipping in just as the gates are about to close…..
And I was on such a high because I found some cool books on Egypt for the boys—seriously cool books. While they were in art, I went to the school store and then went to this neat little private bookstore that opened last May…I keep driving past and have wanted to go in. I had a bit of retail therapy and was on a high. Nothing like the smell and feel of new books. I had two hours…and drive back to the school store and then the bookstore—had about 45 min in the bookstore….LOL…I did a lot of damage in a short time. Some people buy clothes, I buy books. Chris doesn’t cringe when I go shopping for clothes b/c I usually come back with nothing..but if I say I am going to a bookstore…. He gets scared.
Peace Be With You,
Pattie
Don't let your past dictate who you are now, but let it be a part of who you will become.
Linda Ladden
From: primary...@googlegroups.com [mailto:primary...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pattie Curran
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:13 PM
To: Pattie Curran
Subject: PID SO VERY ANGRY!
Pattie Curran
OH Linda! Believe me, I feel like that, too!
Peace be with you,
Pattie
"If at any time the going gets harder in our interior struggle, that will be a good moment to show that our love is in earnest." ~St. Josemaria Escriva
Cassie Redinger
Sue Clayton
There was no excuse for her treating you like that. Hopefully she'll run
over her cat as she pulls into the driveway tonight! What a horrible
experience for you. -- Sue
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
> **Peace Be With You,**
>
> **Pattie**
>
> **Don't let your past dictate who you are now, but let it be a part of
> who you will become.**
>
>
> >
Pattie Curran
says that J may possibly need transplant-- and his HLA typing-- I am going
to highlight it and hand it to her-- to let her know I am talking about
serious stress...not just the "OH, we're running a tad bit late coming from
art class stress!"
Pattie
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you
really stop to look fear in the face......You must do the thing you think
you cannot do." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
valarie k
and you didnt LIE. I did that same thing once.......Savannah had been quite ill with her asthma, and was scheduled for bronchoscopy on a friday. Her pulmo sent a note to school stating she wasnt to be outside for recess if it were under 40 degrees. The secretary kept telling her she didnt need to stay in, her mom was being silly,.........it was a nice day out, blah blah blah. Finally I went in and told her I would appreciate it if she would adhere to the drs instructions as savannah ahd been ill and was scheduled for lung surgery on Friday:)
well........technically.............she WAS. and anyway. It shut the secretary up.
valarie
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Pattie Curran
Thanks, Valerie! No doctor needed for allergy shots.
Pattie
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face......You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~Eleanor Roosevelt
holy cow. Allergy shots take, like, 10 seconds. I cant imagine our nurses saying no at that time..............I mean.............you dont even need to see the dr, do you? just the shots? and its not like they take a long time to get ready...........geez. I would have flipped.........and talked to the dr.................I agree with you Pattie.......most people just dont have any idea........I WISH I didnt have any idea what this was like.
valarie k
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Pattie Curran
Our ped’s office won’t do shot any longer. Our ped tried to get the head ped to change the policy just for us… sigh…..
Terri Cerda
Well.....I hate to change the subject all.....but those of you who pray..to say one for me tonight.......I called my GP today about the ongoing calf cramps after I take my HRT. I can't seem to go without it as I get really bad headaches and terrible night sweats. He flipped out and said that my calves hurt because I am building clots in them from my HRT and wants to see me tomorrow afternoon.....told me not to take any more. The pharmacist disagrees and says that the reason it causes pain in some people is because those who have immune problems have a problem balancing sodium and potassium.....that once taken, it causes a build up of lactic acid in muscle because the sodium potassium balance gets thrown off. But the other thing that I am not really worried about is that I have had really bad pain in my back around my kidneys for the last 5 days or so....no other symptoms and I have written it off to muscle pain and now I don't know what to think. I tend to completely disregard myself when something is wrong and now I am really worried that something is really wrong. My back is killing me....I have no fever or anything else....but something is just not right. If I stop taking my HRT, the leg pain goes away within 36 hours....but not the back pain.I never worry about myself...but this is sort of worrying me......I see him at 4pm tomorrow.Terri
Pattie Curran
Praying for you, Terri!
valarie k
valarie
Sue Clayton
Let us know what the doctor has to say. And good for you for taking care
of yourself! -- Sue
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats
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> Our ped’s office won’t do shot any longer. Our ped tried to
> get the head ped to change the policy just for us… sigh…..
>
> Pattie
>
> "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every
> experience in which you really stop to look fear in the
> face......You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
> ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Terri Cerda
Pattie.....sorry it took me a while to reply....things are very crazy right now here with the kitchen and the other stuff.There is just no excuse for anyone to be treated that way. I know you want to rip them a new one! I often wonder how anyone like that ever got anywhere........think about bill collector and how absolutely savage they can be to someone who is dealing with what we deal with. How can a nurse....knowing what you deal with, be so dismissive? They should not be taking care of people, I would feel sick with myself for treating someone that way........I could not do it.
Terri----- Original Message -----
From: Pattie CurranTo: Pattie CurranSent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:13 AMSubject: PID SO VERY ANGRY!
Pattie Curran
Terri, I agree… I am going to make a copy of the letter the doctor wrote to our ped about possible BMT—and give it to her when we go in next time. I really think they must think I make this crap up or something. Honestly, my imagination is not that vivid. I don’t even like fiction!
Part of me hopes she feels absolutely AWFUL when I hand her the letter. SO that she will think about it the next time--