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Medical Mayhem

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It really bothers me when doctors try and move your appointments around. The last time I drove my wife down to UCLA, which is about a four-hour drive one-way, her rheumatologist scheduled some scans that she wanted done there at UCLA. That was fine with us, and we took the appointment time they gave us and we were off.

I scheduled another day off of work so I could drive her down there, and she made sure her schedule would work and that there would be someone to watch the kids.

Then two weeks before the date, the doctor assigned to doing the scan changes the appointment, which the rheumatologist says was extremely important, to a date in mid-August. Oh, yeah… that can wait four months. Important? Nah. Who cares? She’s not my patient.

This stuff pisses me off to no end.

We are fighting to keep the same date we had, and the rheumatologist is doing what she can for us, but it’s really frustrating.

Have Lupus – Will Travel

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My wife and I are making our regular four-hour excursion to the UCLA Medical Center to see her rheumatologist. It will be the first time we’ve been there since the disaster months of November and December, 2007. I’m taking the day off of work so I can be there and talk to the doctor. I think she’s an excellent doctor, and I trust her, unlike the score of medical wackos my wife has seen in the last few months.

It’s a terrible drive, and the sun is always a problem. We try and put something over a window so my wife doesn’t get too much sun, but it’s no fun for her. We try and cover her up, but then she gets hot and we have to blast the air conditioning, which quickly turns me into a snowman.

On the other hand, it is nice to get some quiet time together, even if it’s for a crummy reason.

I was wondering if anyone else has to, or chooses to, travel like this to see a lupus specialist that they consider worth the inconvenience?