TMI part 3
So I had my ultrasound last week. (no news yet..)
I wonder some times about when was the last time the people working in these clinics actually had to go through one of the procedures that they are providing.
Case in point was my trip to the ultrasound office. -I feel the need to point out that I do believe that these people are competent and capable, they've just forgotten what it's like to be a client.
I arrived at the clinic at the appropriate time having drunk the vast quantity of water that they requested. The place was packed to the rafters and of course I had to wait doing a squirming-in-my-seat version of the pee-pee dance. Finally the I was shown to a cubicle and directed to remove every thing from the waist down and put on an examination gown.
The drape to the cubicle did not close all the way.
The "gown" was one of those nasty open in the back types.
Then I was asked to follow the ultrasound Tec to another room, doing so I had to walk down a hallway visible from the waiting room, while waring an open-in-the-back gown and thus showing my ass off to anyone in the waiting room who happened to glance my way.
I gathered up the gown so that the waiting room wouldn't get a free show.
I got into the cubicle with the tec and got on the table, she whipped out a bottle of freezing cold ultrasound gel and squirted a vast quantity on my belly and proceeded to jam the ultrasound head firmly against my very full bladder.
After what seemed like an eternity she informed me that I could go pee and come back for the next part of the exam.
There is a next part you say?
Oh yes. Fortunately I was prepared for this.
She cheerfully whipped out a "wand" - This instrument has a handle, is about 8 inches long and an inch or so wide.
It was waring a condom.
I'm going to let you imagine what the rest of the exam was like.
Everywhere in this office there were signs stating that the tec's were not allowed to tell you your results, and while I tried to read my tec's face, she had to much of a poker face for me tell any thing.
Results hopefully on Tuesday
I wonder some times about when was the last time the people working in these clinics actually had to go through one of the procedures that they are providing.
Case in point was my trip to the ultrasound office. -I feel the need to point out that I do believe that these people are competent and capable, they've just forgotten what it's like to be a client.
I arrived at the clinic at the appropriate time having drunk the vast quantity of water that they requested. The place was packed to the rafters and of course I had to wait doing a squirming-in-my-seat version of the pee-pee dance. Finally the I was shown to a cubicle and directed to remove every thing from the waist down and put on an examination gown.
The drape to the cubicle did not close all the way.
The "gown" was one of those nasty open in the back types.
Then I was asked to follow the ultrasound Tec to another room, doing so I had to walk down a hallway visible from the waiting room, while waring an open-in-the-back gown and thus showing my ass off to anyone in the waiting room who happened to glance my way.
I gathered up the gown so that the waiting room wouldn't get a free show.
I got into the cubicle with the tec and got on the table, she whipped out a bottle of freezing cold ultrasound gel and squirted a vast quantity on my belly and proceeded to jam the ultrasound head firmly against my very full bladder.
After what seemed like an eternity she informed me that I could go pee and come back for the next part of the exam.
There is a next part you say?
Oh yes. Fortunately I was prepared for this.
She cheerfully whipped out a "wand" - This instrument has a handle, is about 8 inches long and an inch or so wide.
It was waring a condom.
I'm going to let you imagine what the rest of the exam was like.
Everywhere in this office there were signs stating that the tec's were not allowed to tell you your results, and while I tried to read my tec's face, she had to much of a poker face for me tell any thing.
Results hopefully on Tuesday
Labels: Health
posted by veronica at 5:44 PM
1 Comments:
You got all my sympathy. I bet that with Mercury ending the retro spin (June 19th) the news will be all good.
Gimme a call Tiger, if you find the time.
Healing rays sent your way.
Star Mom
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