That was surprisingly easy
Apr. 5th, 2012 04:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
athenaltenaHad that doctor's appointment, and was pleasantly surprised by how well and how quickly it went.
While I was there we decided to just give me a physical since I was due for one anyway, and I checked out normally. I managed to get at the main issue I set up the appointment for, mainly the possible low progesterone that makes me dizzy at certain times of the month. The doctor said that the fact that I get a regular period already shows that my reproductive system is mostly normal and I don't have any major issues, but given my family history she agreed that a low-dose pill would probably help, so she's putting me on one for three months and then seeing what happens. It'll also supposedly make my periods less heavy, which is good since I'm right in the middle of being reminded that the first few days of mine are always largely unpleasant. She also asked if I'd like to get a pap smear, but considering that I actually got my period this morning I declined since I was uncomfortable enough already due to the aforementioned heavy first few days of my period, so we'll do it another time.
And then I was pleasantly surprised when afterwards I was sent down the street to the pharmacy and they not only had my prescription ready all of 10 minutes after it was sent in, but I didn't have a co-pay! I already knew HHS had enacted a national policy about that, but I hadn't known that Massachusetts, or at least my insurance, had already adopted it. And yes, the irony that I'm getting one of those alleged "slut drugs" is not lost on me. Admittedly this is not something I ever expected to do what with TEH GAY, but if it helps with those dizzy spells and makes my periods lighter I'm fine with it. I'm supposed to start taking them the Sunday after my period, so our timing was pretty much perfect.
Oh, and yet another nurse commented that the veins on my arms are very visible, which made her happy even though they didn't do any blood work today. I've probably heard variants on that half a dozen times from different health people.
While I was there we decided to just give me a physical since I was due for one anyway, and I checked out normally. I managed to get at the main issue I set up the appointment for, mainly the possible low progesterone that makes me dizzy at certain times of the month. The doctor said that the fact that I get a regular period already shows that my reproductive system is mostly normal and I don't have any major issues, but given my family history she agreed that a low-dose pill would probably help, so she's putting me on one for three months and then seeing what happens. It'll also supposedly make my periods less heavy, which is good since I'm right in the middle of being reminded that the first few days of mine are always largely unpleasant. She also asked if I'd like to get a pap smear, but considering that I actually got my period this morning I declined since I was uncomfortable enough already due to the aforementioned heavy first few days of my period, so we'll do it another time.
And then I was pleasantly surprised when afterwards I was sent down the street to the pharmacy and they not only had my prescription ready all of 10 minutes after it was sent in, but I didn't have a co-pay! I already knew HHS had enacted a national policy about that, but I hadn't known that Massachusetts, or at least my insurance, had already adopted it. And yes, the irony that I'm getting one of those alleged "slut drugs" is not lost on me. Admittedly this is not something I ever expected to do what with TEH GAY, but if it helps with those dizzy spells and makes my periods lighter I'm fine with it. I'm supposed to start taking them the Sunday after my period, so our timing was pretty much perfect.
Oh, and yet another nurse commented that the veins on my arms are very visible, which made her happy even though they didn't do any blood work today. I've probably heard variants on that half a dozen times from different health people.
