The Check Up

Today was my rescheduled follow up appointment with my plastic surgeon. I am pleased to report that he says I am healing excellently. I will attribute this advanced healing to the extra vitamins and minerals I received thanks to the natural path pills my mom gave me for swelling and healing and the Visalus vitamins I took before. I mean, my family doctor did recently do a physical and told me all my levels were "perfect". Yea! I guess that's one part of me that's perfect 3874 parts to go. lol

I asked all the follow up questions that I had and was pleased with the answers I received. The small concerns I had about the healing process were solved and I now know that the toughness of the patches of skin will gradually fade.

The one part I found funny was that when he arrived (a half hour late) he asked my why it had been so long since our last appointment. I informed him that I did have an earlier one but I had somewhere I needed to be and couldn't wait for him any longer. I left his office 40 min after our scheduled appointment time. When he heard this he shook his finger at me with a look of disapproval at me for leaving. My thought were, REALLY?!?! How about a little more respect for your patients time? I have had 4 appointments with him in his office. Two he was about 30 min late for, one he was 45 min late and the last one I left after 40 min of waiting because I wouldn't have enough time left for the appointment and to get home so my husband could leave for work. I don't totally blame the Dr though. What I really don't understand is if he is consistently THAT late why is there not more time allotted for each appointment. I'm terrible with organization and even I can see that this might help somewhat.

At least that was my final meeting with the Dr unless in a year there is still a small flap of skin where the incision was. They should gradually fade but it could take up to a year. If it's still a problem then he can easily remove them and in that case I would need to see him again. As he left the room though he added in passing to let him know if there is ever any other work I would like done. Hmmmm, what are you suggesting? lol

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