BC Powders and Vodka

January has always been a time for doctor's appointments. I assume it is just easy to schedule things starting at the first of the year. August seems to be another full month of health things, that is my T and A looky loo. Dr. Bill and I are both very healthy, so that helps. This age stuff forces you to venture into the medical facilities more often.

I have high expectations of medical offices and personal, Very High!!!  

This week we took Bill to have some outpatient surgery, that required me to wait. Which is fine, I bought a book with me. When we arrived at the office it was the size of a phone booth, and the seats were horrible. The receptionist was eating a bagel and handing us some papers to fill out. They took Bill back, and asked me to come as well.

Now in this room, there was a great chair, on rollers. Comfy, padded, my sciatica and knees were smiling. After a few minutes the nurse told me I could go wait. I hesitated; Bill looked at me with dread. I kindly said, can I wait in this recovery area room? Nurse said, "No." I then asked her if I could roll this chair out into the closet outside these doors? "No" was her answer, again. I also asked if I could sit in the car, and they said, "No" you need to be close to sign discharge papers. I said I could sign them now, the answer was "No", So I sat in sadness, walked up and down halls, read my book, took an art course online, and ate my granola bar in front of the receptionist.  Bill was fine, but I could barely walk out of there and I was his driver.

Small details, like decent chairs help your patients, and maybe eat your bagel at home, people coming in here for surgery are NPO, and comb your hair!  Maybe I was just hungry, but they could have let me roll that chair out, I was the only person in the coffin, seriously small. 

Now that was my rant for the week, next day was my orthopedic doctor. I go into the office, and it is beautiful, couches, chairs, tables, TV's, magazines, hand soap, my happy place. My third trip this month!!! Beautiful light fixtures, and the three receptionists are sweet to a fault!! and I am happy. I wait my turn, and she says, " Now darling, sugar baby, precious who are you here to see? Allison, we are on first name basis, Thank you.  " Well, there you are in the computer, and she will be coming to get you soon, now have a good day."  I may have told her, I loved her, and went to my heavenly seat. I like to scope a room and to my delight there was a woman, about 89, in a vintage Hells Angels Outfit!!!! Not only am I happy with office and personal, I have entertainment. She was a loud talker, and I was not near her, not nearly close enough, to be in her glory, but I was tuned in. The couple across from her, were about to freak out, when she hollered, " ARE YOU IN PAIN?" Note the man, was in a cast up to his, well...lets just say, long cast!!  and he whispered, not too much. My granny angel screamed, " ALL YOU NEED IS BC POWDERS AND VODKA!!!!" Thank you Jesus, let me write this down!! I was hunting for my cell phone, to ask her if I could take her photo, but they called her back, and I watched as her chains made clanking noises, and her boots dragged across the floor. Now this is a great office. I walked into the room with a smile on my face, for gel shots in my knees, that hurt more than childbirth!! Dr. said, "Bonnie, you are always happy." and I thought, you should have seen me yesterday, but I let her think, Yes I am happy all the time!!!! It gives people hope in this crazy world!!! She asked me , "What is your secret?" I thought, "Hell's Angels" and " Attention to Details." I left her with a smile on her face. 

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