Surgical Consult

May 18, 2010

I met with Dr. Spencer for the first time today.  Everything went great, and I was stressed for no reason.  I really like his nurse and I really like him.  I was a little worried that my mother was getting frustrated with Dr. Spencer because he does mumble when he talks.  I guess he's done his speach about the surgery sooooo many times that he doesn't even think about it.  After I met with Dr. Spencer, I had to schedule all of my pre-op evaluations and testing.  I am already taking next Thursday off becuase I have to get my baseline mammogram done.  I had a breast biopsy a little over a year ago, and breast reduction a year ago.  The surgeon who did my biopsy wants me to have a baseline mammogram, and Dr. Spencer thinks it is a good idea to go ahead and do it.  Anyway, I was able to schedule all of my pre-op evaluations and testing for next Thursday.  That makes my life soooo much easier because trying to get a sub at this time of year can be a little tricky.  Everything is going so fast.  I can't believe it.  The major issue I have now is when I am going to be able to schedule my surgery.  I HAVE to teach summer school this year because we are not getting a step raise or any kind of a raise this year.  Also, the county is taking $250 of the stipen I get for having my masters.  Summer school is going to be the month of July.  Dr. Spencer wants me to have 2 weeks off before I go back to work after the surgery.  There are exactly 2 weeks in between the end of the regular school year and the beginning of summer school.  However, I have to get my classroom ready to teach summer school, and we also have 2 days of inservice prior to the beginning of summer school.  I don't know if I could get out of that or do it at my own pace so that I don't push myself too much.  Summer school is only 4.5 hours a day and 4 days a week, which wouldn't be too stressful.  I can't have the surgery after summer school because our family has already planned our vacation to Florida for a week after summer school ends.  My mother already said she won't leave me and go on vacation right after I have had surgery so staying home is not an option while my family goes on vacation.  I could possibly do it after our vacation, but the county requires teachers to go back to work 2 weeks before the students do, which would be the week following our vacation.  I have the time that I could take those two weeks prior to school starting, but I don't want to risk not being ready for the beginning of the school year.  The first few weeks of school are really stressful and a lot of work especially with first graders.  I don't know what to do.  If there was a way that I could not teach summer school and find some sort of tutoring job or part-time position for the summer or even right now, things would be much easier to schedule.  I had this same problem last summer in trying to schedule my breast reduction.  I ended up not being able to teach summer school.  I would have been perfectly fine by the time summer school started, but the lady in charge said that I couldn't be depnded upon to be ready for the first day.  WHATEVER!  Me not dependable?!  That is absolutely ridiculous.  Anyway, my psych. evaluation is actually at the same office that I see my current shrink at.  I hope that doesn't cause an issue with my insurance or anything because I will be seeing 2 different doctors at the same office.  It shouldn't.  Okay.  Enough rambling for now.  I need to try and turn my brain off and go to sleep.  Another day, another dollar.  

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