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May. 20th, 2015 01:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckWell, the appointments went pretty well. The dermatology appointment, as I expected, was a whole lot of nothing. Yes, I have a little bump next to my right eye. Yes, it's probably a cyst. No, it's nothing to worry about. That took about ten minutes ,and that was only because the resident I saw had to have an attending sign off on his diagnosis.
The dermatology clinic is on the first floor of the Taubman building which is attached to the University of Michigan hospital (the cab dropped me off at the hospital main entrance). Radiology, where I was scheduled for my bone density check, is on the second floor of the same building. I had over an hour and a half left before my appointment when I finished at dermatology, but I figured I might as well wait in the radiology waiting room as anywhere else.
As it turns out, that was a good call because they were able to take me back about an hour early. I actually got home before my scheduled appointment.
The scan was no big deal. They scan my lumbar spine and my left hip. For the spine, the technician propped my legs up on a big foam block so that my back would lie flat. That part was easy. The hip scan required that I turn my left foot inward as far as I could. She strapped it into place so that I couldn't move. That was fairly uncomfortable, but I don't think it lasted more than five minutes, if that.
I don't know the results yet. I expect to hear in a day or two (hopefully before the long weekend!).
The cab to the hospital took nearly half an hour to arrive, and the driver was very reluctant to take my credit card because their computer was down. I had enough cash to pay him that way, so I did. I forgot how much the trip cost, though, so I think I tipped him nearly $4 which is more than I meant to. ($4 for and $8.00 trip is a lot. I wouldn't think much of it if it was a $20 trip.) The cab home came after less than ten minutes. This cabbie was happy to take my credit card even though the computer was still down. He said it didn't really make any difference, that it would be cash in hand tomorrow.
My foot hurts a lot. I think I'm going to stay off it as much as possible for the rest of the day. Wearing the boot meant that it didn't hurt while I was out, so that made things easier, but now that I'm just sitting around at home, my foot is complaining rather loudly.
The dermatology clinic is on the first floor of the Taubman building which is attached to the University of Michigan hospital (the cab dropped me off at the hospital main entrance). Radiology, where I was scheduled for my bone density check, is on the second floor of the same building. I had over an hour and a half left before my appointment when I finished at dermatology, but I figured I might as well wait in the radiology waiting room as anywhere else.
As it turns out, that was a good call because they were able to take me back about an hour early. I actually got home before my scheduled appointment.
The scan was no big deal. They scan my lumbar spine and my left hip. For the spine, the technician propped my legs up on a big foam block so that my back would lie flat. That part was easy. The hip scan required that I turn my left foot inward as far as I could. She strapped it into place so that I couldn't move. That was fairly uncomfortable, but I don't think it lasted more than five minutes, if that.
I don't know the results yet. I expect to hear in a day or two (hopefully before the long weekend!).
The cab to the hospital took nearly half an hour to arrive, and the driver was very reluctant to take my credit card because their computer was down. I had enough cash to pay him that way, so I did. I forgot how much the trip cost, though, so I think I tipped him nearly $4 which is more than I meant to. ($4 for and $8.00 trip is a lot. I wouldn't think much of it if it was a $20 trip.) The cab home came after less than ten minutes. This cabbie was happy to take my credit card even though the computer was still down. He said it didn't really make any difference, that it would be cash in hand tomorrow.
My foot hurts a lot. I think I'm going to stay off it as much as possible for the rest of the day. Wearing the boot meant that it didn't hurt while I was out, so that made things easier, but now that I'm just sitting around at home, my foot is complaining rather loudly.
