Another Medical Review

[Avery 0]

So needless to say I was frantic about my medical and have searched and read and reread tons of reviews on them. I have this irrational fear of doctors and I really haven't done thumbs up things to my body so i was a worry I would get denied.

I scheduled with Dr. Seiden's office mostly because they have much faster turn around times. The medisys wanted to wait 4 days to get my results to me. Dr. Seiden informed me I'd have mine Friday. (which is the latest/earliest I could possibly get them)

Getting to the hospital from where we were was not so bad. It was entertaining considering I come from the stick town wanting to be a city (Winnipeg) so all the people and so many roads and ... a subway @_@ proved to be interesting.

Alas we arrived an hour and half early. (My husband hates me) =P The building where the office is located is rather small in terms of hospital. And nothing is in English. How come no one ever mentions that you will probably not find anyone who can speak English to help you. And that all the signs are in French. I felt really lost. After walking up and down the stairs and floors a few times (30 mins of walking around like neon tourists) we did manage to find the office.

The lady took all my paper work, the written immunization for my mumps was sufficient and I had my provincial issued card of vaccinations. However I needed a tetnus shot. @_@ Ok. $25 (which to be honest was much better than I was expecting). She took all my paper work and told me to wait.

The doctor eventually came out and asked me to come into his office. I dragged my husband along just for the sake of my own insecurities. It actually went incredibly painless and rather quickly. He asked me question regarding my health, if I had asthma, or HIV and so forth. We talked about where we were working and what not and kept going, asked me my height and weight. He asked me a few more questions regarding any mental health issues and if I had been hospitalized. All no's. He then got me to hop up on the table and felt my neck. Then took my blood pressure. Then listened to my lungs and asked me what exercises I did. He commented on my muscle structure (I am a VERY heavy girl, I assumed he was concerned about my weight when I told him). He then did the knee thing and told me to get down. Wrote down on the paper in the notes section (nominal muscle structure) and then told me to go back into the waiting room.

A lady came eventually to draw blood, which all in all was a horrific experience. She couldn't find my veins so it was rather tedious having her feel my arm up and down. (This is what I was most fearful of due to some scaring but nothing was said and she just want about looking for that vein). She tried poking me once for blood and then had to get another nurse as she couldn't find it. Eventually they got two vials and she gave me my TB shot to the shoulder. All in all while talking in French to this other lady. It was mildly amusing cause it dawned on her half way though and she turned to me and asked, "You don't understand us do you?" I of course said no and she then reiterated the joke they were saying about cutting off my finger to get blood. LOL

She patched me up and sent me to the waiting room again, where eventually another lady came in and got me for the xrays. She had me take off my upper clothing and stand in the most bizarre positions (I've never had an X-Ray) and took one from the back and then one from the side. And then again sent me to the waiting room to wait for my papers and to pay them.

I paid them via debit (yea for interac) and told me to come back Friday afternoon to get my results. In the end I though the whole ordeal was fun. Although I wouldn't opt to do it again if I didn't have to. =P

Edited October 8, 2009 by Avery

[CDAgirlMI 51]

Glad everything went smooth....aside from the blood drawing. I'm not looking forward to that part!!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

So needless to say I was frantic about my medical and have searched and read and reread tons of reviews on them. I have this irrational fear of doctors and I really haven't done thumbs up things to my body so i was a worry I would get denied.

I scheduled with Dr. Seiden's office mostly because they have much faster turn around times. The medisys wanted to wait 4 days to get my results to me. Dr. Seiden informed me I'd have mine Friday. (which is the latest/earliest I could possibly get them)

Getting to the hospital from where we were was not so bad. It was entertaining considering I come from the stick town wanting to be a city (Winnipeg) so all the people and so many roads and ... a subway @_@ proved to be interesting.

Alas we arrived an hour and half early. (My husband hates me) =P The building where the office is located is rather small in terms of hospital. And nothing is in English. How come no one ever mentions that you will probably not find anyone who can speak English to help you. And that all the signs are in French. I felt really lost. After walking up and down the stairs and floors a few times (30 mins of walking around like neon tourists) we did manage to find the office.

The lady took all my paper work, the written immunization for my mumps was sufficient and I had my provincial issued card of vaccinations. However I needed a tetnus shot. @_@ Ok. $25 (which to be honest was much better than I was expecting). She took all my paper work and told me to wait.

The doctor eventually came out and asked me to come into his office. I dragged my husband along just for the sake of my own insecurities. It actually went incredibly painless and rather quickly. He asked me question regarding my health, if I had asthma, or HIV and so forth. We talked about where we were working and what not and kept going, asked me my height and weight. He asked me a few more questions regarding any mental health issues and if I had been hospitalized. All no's. He then got me to hop up on the table and felt my neck. Then took my blood pressure. Then listened to my lungs and asked me what exercises I did. He commented on my muscle structure (I am a VERY heavy girl, I assumed he was concerned about my weight when I told him). He then did the knee thing and told me to get down. Wrote down on the paper in the notes section (nominal muscle structure) and then told me to go back into the waiting room.

A lady came eventually to draw blood, which all in all was a horrific experience. She couldn't find my veins so it was rather tedious having her feel my arm up and down. (This is what I was most fearful of due to some scaring but nothing was said and she just want about looking for that vein). She tried poking me once for blood and then had to get another nurse as she couldn't find it. Eventually they got two vials and she gave me my TB shot to the shoulder. All in all while talking in French to this other lady. It was mildly amusing cause it dawned on her half way though and she turned to me and asked, "You don't understand us do you?" I of course said no and she then reiterated the joke they were saying about cutting off my finger to get blood. LOL

She patched me up and sent me to the waiting room again, where eventually another lady came in and got me for the xrays. She had me take off my upper clothing and stand in the most bizarre positions (I've never had an X-Ray) and took one from the back and then one from the side. And then again sent me to the waiting room to wait for my papers and to pay them.

I paid them via debit (yea for interac) and told me to come back Friday afternoon to get my results. In the end I though the whole ordeal was fun. Although I wouldn't opt to do it again if I didn't have to. =P

You survived the ordeal, Congrats! As for your size, just remember, you're not fat you're pleasantly plump.