Monday, March 2, 2009

Chicken McNuggets, here I come!

Monday morning, follow-up from the ER visit with my OB office:

Doctor: "this is SO not your gallbladder."
Heather: " really? "
(discussion ensues about the techniques of ultrasoundists and the cruelty of those hard plastic wands on the sensitive rib area)

Doctor: " Yep. Not your gallbladder, not even close. It's most likely your shoulder surgery, possibly some scar tissue causing issues because of all the changes in your body with the baby."
Heather: "That sounds like what my Physical Therapist friend in Italy said."
Doctor: "Italy? Cool. She's right, I think. I can't see how it's anything but."
Heather: " So.... no more bland diet restriction?"
Doctor: " Eat it up, whatever you want!"
Heather: "I'm so happy right now!"

He then did a "stuffy check" and laughed out loud when Stuffy tried to avoid having his heart listened to and told me "this one's gonna be a hand full!". Nice loud heartbeat -- so much that the woman in the next room commented on it in the lobby afterwards!

The doctor then told me this funny story. He said the last time he had heard a heart rate like that was at the end of last year with a woman who was in her last week or so and she had brought her 7 year old with her to the check up.

Dr. Wright made a comment like "Wow! Sounds like you're having a train!" He said they both kinda chuckled and the 7 year old looked a little confused. Dr. Wright then clarified by telling the kid, because it sounds like a choo-choo. Another minute passes and he sees that the kid is obviously still thinking this over and then the kid says... "So does that mean that steam will start coming out of my mom's vagina?"

First turtles, now trains! My doctor's office is always good for a story!

1 comment:

  1. I'm so glad you're feeling better and that Stuffy is doing great!

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