Okay, so I called about my arm and I’m headed to the doctor’s office tomorrow morning. I had a list of 3 things I want to talk about when I go in.
1 – My arm
2 – My allergy medication. Right now I take 10mg Zyrtec every day for “seasonal” allergies. However, there are still a lot of days when I’m congested, too, and end up having to take an OTC remedy for that. I want to get another prescription for Zyrtec-D and also talk about upping the dosage if possible. I feel like the 10mg wears off way before the 24 hour period.
3 – My dizziness. I don’t want to continue treating it with Antivert – I want to get to the root cause and treat that.
Of course I was not congested today nor was I dizzy. So now I’ve convinced myself that I’m a hypochondriac for wanting to talk about both of those things. I’ve also convinced myself that my arm isn’t so bad, either, and that maybe I just pulled it when I was swimming. Why do I have such reservations about going to the doctor? It’s not that I’m afraid of going… I think it’s more that the doctor will think I’m exaggerating or something. I think this stems from my parents having this reaction any time I got sick when I was little. It was a bother to them usually, and I had to do some convincing on occasion that I was actually sick. Who knows what the reason is, I just know it’s annoying. I am going to the doctor tomorrow, though, and I am telling them about every single one of these issues.
Incidentally, I looked at my calendar for something tonight when I was at a meeting and realized I missed my annual GYN appointment today. Woops! I didn’t get a phone call either. Weird. I guess I’ll have to call them tomorrow, too.
Oh! And I really need to call the hearing aide doctor. One of my aids is messed up – the tubing separated from the inner ear piece. It’s been like this for over a month now and I haven’t called yet. Dang. I didn’t think I was one of those people who didn’t call the doctor when it was necessary to do so. I guess I am those people. Gah.
I hate going to the doctor too! But you should definitely mention the congestion and the dizziness – they could be related. I know when my sinus are blocked, I get dizzy and while Zyrtec will stop me from sneezing, I have to take a decongestant to help my sinuses.
I’m going to do another post to update what the doctor said, but basically … I’m going to be going to doctors for a while now, so I guess I need to get used to them! Eek!
In your 3rd item you hit the nail on the head. Find out the root cause and treat that and maybe you won’t need any medication.
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