Catching up......

We began yesterday catching up with things that we've been putting off for too long....like doctor appointments. Both of us needed to see the dermatologist, so we made appointments. I love it when your appointment is for 1:30 and at 3:00 (after you've been sitting in one of those cold, little cubbyholes), the Doc breezes in, (putting on his best bedside manner, one that he was taught in medical school that is supposed to put the patient at ease, and project the Doc as a nice guy), and he immediately grabs the container of liquid nitrogen, and starts daubbing those little suspect sun cancer spots.

I may be treading on the cynical side here, but have you ever closely examined the bill that the Doc submits to the insurance company? He bills for $8.00 per daub, and the insurance pays $4.00. And, have you ever counted the actual daubs while the Doc is daubbing? Seems to me that the daubs that he is paid for are actually more than the daubs received! I've never actually said anything, but I thinks this is just a way for the Doc to get paid what he thinks he deserves. In other words, he doubles up on the daubs.....

The American Medical Society recommends that each physician spend at least 15 minutes with their patient, even if there's nothing wrong with him. My Doc is so fast that he wears running shoes....I watched as he ran from the room to see if they were the kind that have the little lights that flicker!

Next week have to do the treadmill test.....I'm going to wear my running shoes (the ones with the little lights........).