Who's the Doc Here?

Prompt from ViM Facebook group: "Write as if in your journal, but from the point of view of your DOCTOR"

MD Note (Journal entry)

Well, she came in again to see me today. You know the one, the one that was supposed to be here two months ago. I told you she didn't like me! Her children nag her until she finally makes the appointment, by the way. Otherwise, I do believe she would stay away.

And when she does get here, she wants to tell me, the doctor, what she wants to happen. I will admit, most of the time she knows what's she's talking about, but it wouldn't hurt if she were to ask me for my opinion once in a while.

This time she had lost a few pounds, good for her! Her blood pressure has been fine...hasn't been high since she and her husband parted ways. She is still refusing the mammogram, though. Stubborn old woman, but I do have to admit that recent studies for women her age suggest, " there isn't enough evidence of the potential risks and benefits of mammography on which to base a recommendation."*

She also asked for a Vitamin D lab check because she said she had been feeling a little fatigued of late...sure enough, it was critically low...easy fix. (I threw in a thyroid test just because I could.)

She tells me she's planting a vegetable garden with the help of her sons. That will get her more sunshine to help with the Vitamin D deficiency.

Her A1C (blood sugar level average over the last three months) is borderline. And so is her fasting blood glucose. But she tells me those numbers are her baseline. And sure enough, when I look at those numbers, she's correct again. She hasn't budged from borderline in the last twenty-five years.

All she really needs me for is to write her prescription for her fibromyalgia medicine. That pain is no joke. Wish I could do more, but I really can't.

I didn't even tell her when to come see me next. She already knows!!

The perfect song ...

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*https://www.health.harvard.edu/screening-tests-for-women/should-you-still-have-mammograms-after-age-75#:~:text=The%20current%20U.S.%20Preventive%20Services%20Task%20Force%20%28USPSTF%29,of%20mammography%20on%20which%20to%20base%20a%20recommendation.

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Disclaimer:

Please note that I am not advocating medical advice of any sorts. Please follow your educated research and obtain advice from your medical professional before making any decisions about your own health.