I’m just concerned that the doctors one day are going to unscrew the lid of my head off and use a melon baller to scoop out everything and then screw the lid back on.

 Antigone wrote:
Dang! All best wishes & prayers out your way!

One day have someone read to you the story of the blind men and the elephant, where a single perspective can be misleading.

Yet they take full potential of legal items to bill you as a patient, I guess from over here (a European country with public healthcare).

In need for defense?

Seems like maybe 13 of the 17 tests are blood tests. So maybe that counts as just one ... 

Holy crap. My nurse practitioner has ordered 17 (!!) tests, including a MRA of my head. Dang. And that’s 18 with the carotid test my eye doctor has ordered. 

The problem with being a good internist: So. Many. Possibilities.

Holy crap. My nurse practitioner has ordered 17 (!!) tests, including a MRA of my head. Dang. And that’s 18 with the carotid test my eye doctor has ordered. 

Holy crap. My nurse practitioner has ordered 17 (!!) tests, including a MRA of my head. Dang. And that’s 18 with the carotid test my eye doctor has ordered. 

Holy crap. My nurse practitioner has ordered 17 (!!) tests, including a MRA of my head. Dang. And that’s 18 with the carotid test my eye doctor has ordered. 

Holy crap. My nurse practitioner has ordered 17 (!!) tests, including a MRA of my head. Dang. And that’s 18 with the carotid test my eye doctor has ordered. 

To a speedy and uneventful recovery !

LONG day. I was scheduled for kidney surgery at 2:45pm & checked in at 12:30pm. Something caused a backup in the OR rooms & I waited in pre-op until after 6pm.  By the time the I had the surgery & was released it was 9pm.  Ugh. That said, the procedure went off without a hitch, huge stone removed, no sign of infection. I'll be recovering for a week before the stent is removed.  Up late, for some reason after all that I'm not tired enough to sleep. I'll be laying low & taking it easy for a few days. Thanks to all who sent me their good wishes, much appreciated.

LONG day. I was scheduled for kidney surgery at 2:45pm & checked in at 12:30pm. Something caused a backup in the OR rooms & I waited in pre-op until after 6pm.  By the time the I had the surgery & was released it was 9pm.  Ugh.

That said, the procedure went off without a hitch, huge stone removed, no sign of infection. I'll be recovering for a week before the stent is removed.  Up late, for some reason after all that I'm not tired enough to sleep. I'll be laying low & taking it easy for a few days.

Thanks to all who sent me their good wishes, much appreciated.

LONG day. I was scheduled for kidney surgery at 2:45pm & checked in at 12:30pm. Something caused a backup in the OR rooms & I waited in pre-op until after 6pm.  By the time the I had the surgery & was released it was 9pm.  Ugh.

That said, the procedure went off without a hitch, huge stone removed, no sign of infection. I'll be recovering for a week before the stent is removed.  Up late, for some reason after all that I'm not tired enough to sleep. I'll be laying low & taking it easy for a few days.

Thanks to all who sent me their good wishes, much appreciated.

LONG day. I was scheduled for kidney surgery at 2:45pm & checked in at 12:30pm. Something caused a backup in the OR rooms & I waited in pre-op until after 6pm.  By the time the I had the surgery & was released it was 9pm.  Ugh.

That said, the procedure went off without a hitch, huge stone removed, no sign of infection. I'll be recovering for a week before the stent is removed.  Up late, for some reason after all that I'm not tired enough to sleep. I'll be laying low & taking it easy for a few days.

Thanks to all who sent me their good wishes, much appreciated.