Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Woman only


Today  was  the  day,  that  all woman  dread,  that  all woman have  nightmares  about,  that  all woman  put  off until  the  11th  hour,  today  was "Gynecologist Day"............. as  it  happens  I really  needed  to  go  my  hormone  tablets  were  finished  7 days,  6  hours  and  45  minutes  ago,  and  i  had  already  begun  with  the hot  flushes,  the  night  sweats,  the lack  of  patience,   the  irritability ..........  the  nice  me ....................
When  you  make  the  appointment  you  make  it  months  in  advance  so  that  you  will have  loads  of  time  to  get used  to  the  idea,  but  before  you  know  it  the  day  arrives..........  so  you  have  an  extra  long  bath  in the  morning  making  sure  that  all parts  are good  and  clean  and  fresh  ............tralala.................  you  choose clothes  that  are  easy  to  get  out  of,   and  into,  it  almost  sounds  like  you are  off to  meet  a  clandestine  lover.
For  me it  has  become  a  mother  and daughter  event    my  eldest daughter  and  I  always  go  together,  either  she  makes  the  appointment  or  I  do,  just  to  make  sure  that  we  keep  our yearly  appointment, according  to the  gynecologist  my  youngest  daughter  is  not  of  age  yet  so  she  misses  out  on  all the  fun........
On  the  way  to  the  event  my  eldest  daughter  asks me  what  hair  style I have  today,  and  at  first  I  did  not  understand  what  she  was  talking  about....................  and  then  the  penny  dropped  and  the  conversation  took  a  absurd   turn,    I  think it  had a  lot    to  do  with  the  nerves...........talk  of  needing  a  weed eater  to  get  through  the  undergrowth,  of  short  back  and  sides,  of  Brazilian  and  French  and  babies  bum.........................  definitely  nerves ...............
We  arrive  with  plenty  of  time to  spare ,  and  after  having  a  15  minute  debate  as to  who  was  to  go  first,  we  decided  to  leave  it  in  the  hands  of  the  very  competent  receptionist,    who  is  obviously  deaf,  because she  did  not  hear  the  phone  ringing  again  and  again  and  again  and  again  and  again ..............  obviously  multitasking  is  not  one  of  her  most  admirable   attributes...............  honesty  is  also  not  one  of  her  attributes  because  she  assured  me  when  I  made  the  booking  that  we  were  the  first  appointments  of the  day .......  and  surprise  there  was  3  people in front  of  us ????
Well  I suppose  that  I  would  have  been  happy  if  being  first  came  with  a prize,  but  I was  the chosen  one  I  got  to  go  first ............  lucky,  lucky  me.......  my daughter  always  says  so  that  i  can  see what  kind  of  mood  he  is  in  so  that  she  still has  time  to  change  her  mind.
The gynecologist is really  nice, very  friendly,  bald  as  a  badger  and  never  stops  talking , he tells you  to  go  into  the  changing  room,  and  remove  the  bottom  half  of  your  carefully  chosen  wardrobe,  and then to  call him  when  you are   decent................  how  can  you  ever  be  decent  with  half  of  your  clothes  lying  over  a  chair,  your  most  private  parts ,  covered  with  a  blue  floral  sheet........  and  your  most  private  being, about  to  be  invaded  by  a  stranger ......................... well almost  stranger .......
He  does  the  deed,  and  then  proceeds  to  show  you, your  bladder,  your  bowels ....................  which he  tells  you  are  very  full .............  like  you  didn't  know  that   I am  not  so  old  that  I  have  lost  all feeling  in  the  lower  extremities  of  my  body ......  WHO CARES.........  you  just  want  him  to  finish  sooner  than  later  would  be  much  better.......
I  ask  him  how  long  I  need  to  come  back  for......  "Until  I  can't  remember  what  i  am  looking  for anymore .............................." he  should  have  been  a  comedian.............

What  seems  like  hours  is  in  fact  a  few  minutes,  all is  well,  he  asks  me   to  get  dressed,  and  then  back  to  his  office .........................   and  you  can  start  stressing  all  over  again  for  your  next  years  appointment............................................

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Your post is very funny because it's soooo true! Now to make you feel better, I go to my GYN whom I work with in surgery on a regular basis...and as he's doing the dirty deed he asks if I'm working with him in his room the next day. I just say.."I don't know you, you don't know me..just do this and move on!" So if you want to feel better next year, just imagine having your boss give you a pelvic and be grateful that he doesn't! Have a good day!

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