Katie Doyle, Girl About Town

Tuesday, Aug. 07, 2007 - 11:51 p.m.

Had my physical today and talked to my doc about the whole cervical cancer thing. When I put all my cards on the table, she basically agreed that it's wiser not to wait and gave me the name of a specialist who will do the colposcopy. Now I just have to find out whether or not that doctor takes my insurance. I could have gone to another doctor who will do it for free if my insurance doesn't cover it, but he's a guy, and I'm sorry, but I really have to draw the line at hanging my ass off the edge of a table and splaying my legs out for a man to look up my cooch with a big ol' telescope. I just do. I've had pelvic exams by men 3 other times in my life, and frankly, with the exception of the first one - which was conducted by a kindly old doctor who couldn't have been more grandfatherly if he'd tried (other than by not looking up my cooch) - they were all nothing short of frigging hideous and humiliating. The last two were done by men who really have no business whatsoever examining a woman's nether regions, and while the last one, who was an ER doc, just suffered from a rather cold bedside manner, the guy in the middle was pretty much asking to have his nose broken by a good swift kick to the face, he was such an unmitigated asshole. He was called in on a consult, and frankly, I didn't want him anywhere near me, and had I a choice, he wouldn't have been. His attitude was one of disgust at having to carry out the task, and had I to do it all again, I'd tell him to get out of the room before I injured him. I don't know what is wrong with some people. Why in hell would you become a reproductive doctor if you don't like women or don't want to have to examine them??? Seriously.

At any rate, the doctor I will be going to see (I think she's a reproductive oncologist or something like that) is a woman, and hopefully she'll take my health insurance, which I have to contact HR about to see when I actually have coverage.

I feel better now that my doctor is on the same page I am with regards to urgency. She agreed we definitely don't want to put this on the back burner for 3 months, given all the conditions present.

Aside from that, my day got kinda crappy, so I came home and took a nap, did a load of laundry, and then went to the gym. I am now updating you folks - on accounta I know how my health status rivets you (ha ha) - and now I'm going to bed. Work tomorrow, and I *still* haven't done my taxes. :(

Peace out,
Katie

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