AWESOME DAY - HORRAY!
DID GET MY APT WITH THE LONG AWAITED SURGEON I HAVE BEEN SEEKING (many of you know who i am talking about!) After much contemplation and stressing I emailed like the best letter of my lifetime to a different assistant than whom i have been calling (and getting nowhere). It was a GREAT letter, even with some added flattery (but of course) what do they say, catch more flies with sugar (mmmm, something like that) couple of hours later his assistant calls and immediately puts me on the line with HIM! he gave me i suppose a lame explanation regarding "conflict of interest as we are related", which was all like i said lame. face it, out of common courtesy, could have easily just refered me to one his collegues in ontarhio WEEKS AGO! a few minutes later, sort of flustery like, he stated he was putting me back thru to his assistant and to tell her he wants to see me. i thanked her of course for forwarding my email to him and she stated that she was not sure what happened, felt it was unexcuseable and was scheduling me asap. SO IT IS THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING! i am SOOO RELIEVED! i was just feeling very ill at ease with my surgeon (especially this week when he agreed that maxillectomys are handled much more regularly in the other dept). i also did not like that i asked him if i needed another CT to check for new growth, as it is over a 2 month period from first one to surgery date. he stated yes and wrote the script, BUT I KNOW that if i hadn't said it, he wouldn't have ordered it... in any case, whether second-cousin once removed, top 10 doc guy does it or not, i know i will be getting a very good and much warranted second opinion - finally....
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EMAILS AND SUGGESTIONS (especially WILCKDDS, it was a pleasure talking to you this evening : ) off to get the kiddies to bed (and me too, at least smiling a little this time : ) marieka