Compartment 14B
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What does he mean "with?" 2004-08-12 - 5:33 p.m. The doctor enters, and introduces himself. I stick out my hand and shake: Uh, Shawna. Funny, I thought I�d met all of the doctors at this practice. That wouldn�t actually be a positive thing would it? I guess not. He�s not cracking a smile. Uh oh. Clearly he doesn�t get me. So, what brings you here? Oh, just another UTI. Couldn�t he have read the chart first? So, burning? Frequency�? Oh yeah, the usual suspects. Well, um, not so much a burning as a slight stinging. I don�t always let it get to that point but sometimes I try to tough it out. surprised look So you get a lot of UTIs? Again, um, the chart�? Well, um, yeah. Well, not always, although I had a lot in university and I seem to have had quite a few in the last while. I don�t know why, really because I do all the stuff I�m supposed to� [insert babbling whereby I try to sound very knowledgeable but can feel myself turning red and inside I am quaking in my mofo boots in anticipation of this guy not giving me the antibiotics. Bastard.] Well the urine dip does indeed indicate that you have an infection� Wha? So you DID read the chart and just didn�t want to let on? Is this a GAME to you? � and I�ll have to send it for culturing but in the meantime I�ll write you a prescription. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! Oh, that�d be great. Uh, the amoxicillin I had last time is out because you see I had an allergic reaction to it� Yes, I see here that it was given to you because you hadn�t had your period as expected* so the doctor was concerned there was a slim chance you might be pregnant? Oh, no, no, I�m not pregnant. I�m positive. But you�re trying to become pregnant? Nope, no, not yet. With�? What the fuck does that mean? Umm, my husband? Is this any of your business? - wiggles hand to show wedding ring Oh, no, I meant �are you using condoms?�** I�m only marginally certain that that is any more of your business but I�ll let it slip because you are the purveyor of the pills that will prevent me from tears during peeing every 5 minutes. Yes... among other things but I really don�t want to get into an in-depth discussion of this with a strange man. Are you drinking cranberry juice? To prevent pregnancy? Oh, to prevent UTIs. Yes. I know all about the cranberry juice. [Yet more babbling on the virtues of cranberry juice.] So I�ll let you know if the prescription needs to be changed based on the results of the culture but if you don�t hear from me you can assume that the Septra will do the trick. Thanks for seeing me on such short notice and thank God I�m getting outta here. Pharmacy, here I come. --------------- * and still haven�t, thankyouverymuch. ** As near as I can figure out, the �with� was short for �with what sort of birth control are you trying to avoid being pregnant?�
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