Seems I missed an appt. I was at MDA in July. I know I had a hearing test & follow up with Dr. Gidley. Honestly can't remember if I saw anyone else. I don't think I did. I do remember that the audiologist advised me to get hearing aids. Dr. G said no so I didn't. Today we did it all over again. Again, another slight decrease in my hearing. Wrong way!! Audiologist says I am "overdue" for hearing aids. Dr. G still wasn't too keen on the idea. After much back & forth he told me to go for it. They all ask me if it's getting better or worse, or if the loss bothers me. Of course it does. At this point I'm self-conscious about it. I don't know if I'm missing things that I should be hearing or wondering if everyone is hearing (or not hearing) the same as me. It's really hard to compare to the memory of hearing from 2 years ago. So Dr. G was trying to get me to get fitted in Austin. The doctor he recommended is with a practice that we know all too well and not in a good way. I explained that I was a "doctor snob" and would be coming back to MDA!! Now I'll wait for the phone call to get that scheduled.
On a side note, when Dr. G came in he had me run the the usual routine of making different facial expressions to check for nerve function. He seemed very pleased and almost surprised at how well I did. He asked, "aren't you happy that it's doing so well?" Seriously??? I didn't hesitate to tell him that was a really dumb question! Of course I'm happy about that! Duh.
Now I will head upstairs for my umpteenth MRI. I'll find out the results tomorrow.
To be honest I'm kind of in a funk right now. All I have to do is look around this place to see how much I have to be thankful for. But, that's kind of the problem too... my heart breaks for the people I see here. And I feel guilty that I am here WITHOUT cancer. Sigh.
More tomorrow.
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