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Yesterday, I was at the doctor for a follow up check up. Because of what I thought was a sort of minor problem, I might have forgotten to tell him or just didn’t think it was worthy of his notice. In this case, it was a bite from a brown recluse spider or so he says. He wasn’t sure about it but thought so. Since it had not occurred to me that the small, insignificant thing I told him about was all that big a deal, I might have risked losing part of me or worse.
Some things truly are insignificant but you cannot always tell that yourself. I do realize that doctors hear about the most trivial things at times but would you actually risk your life or a limb to keep something like that a secret? Hey, I know that people lie or exclude small or sometimes larger details when talking to the doctor. I have done that myself. The question is…what are you risking by doing that? Actually, I have no idea what I have risked in the past when doing that. Now, I see what that little practice can cost.
I am to go back to the doctor today so that he can see what effect some antibiotics had on my spider bite. Frankly, I doubt that it has done much because what I now know is an infection and a rampant one at that, is going to probably put me into the hospital. IF I had only gone to the doctor on the day it was discovered instead of waiting several days until a regular appointment, I probably could have saved myself some serious aggravation.
So, I would recommend that when you go to the doctor, please tell him or her everything regardless of how insignificant YOU might think it is. Sometimes, it could save you aggravation or even your life. By the way, do you tell the doctor what all you take for medications? Okay, you’re thinking the same thing I did, that he already knows everything you take because he or she prescribed it, right? Uh Uh. How about vitamins and minerals? Did you tell the doc about that? How about over-the-counter things? I take OT Prilosec but for the longest time, my doctor did not know that. He should. She should. They do need to know all things about you.
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Eeek! Hope you’re okay.
I am now. This is Tuesday. Got home on Monday. The infection is almost gone. I am really okay now.
Thank you for caring!!!