There are times I have behavior that proves to me that I fit the guy stereotype. No, I’m not talking about asking for directions (which I’ll do if I can’t find a map), or watching football (that’s the game with that funny orange round ball, right). Rather, I’m talking about a reluctance to call the doctor.<\/p>\n
My wife, if something is wrong, doesn’t hesitate to call the doctor. Me… I always plan to, but I always find some reason to put it off. I forget to call during work, and then the office is closed. In an ideal world, I could email the office with a request for an appointment, but they’re not there yet (and would HIPAA allow it?)<\/p>\n
As folks know who have been reading this blog, I’ve been fighting headaches off and on for quite a while now. It has started to get quite annoying, and I kept telling myself I would make an appointment. See above :-)… I’d have a good day, and put it off. So, what did I do? I wrote up a fax giving my available times, and a summary of symptoms, and faxed it to my Dr.’s office. <\/p>\n
10 minutes later. I got a phone call, and an appointment for next week (9\/2). Roundabout, but at least I have an appointment!<\/p>\n
Yea for me, I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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