Posted by Emme on October 21, 2003, at 22:11:16
In reply to I'm nervous, posted by Dinah on October 21, 2003, at 10:45:48
Hey, it's your right to be thorough and cover all the bases. You're the one suffering. The other posters are right - your primary care physician sent you because he/she thought it was warranted. I don't think they'll think you are a hypochondriac. You're just someone with a thorough,cautious physician.
I was once seen by my internist and she sent me straight to a dermatologist who sqeezed me in on 10 minutes notice because we thought I was getting a rash from Lamictal. The dermatologist took one look at me and said "It's a sunburn!" :) But she was quite nice about it. (this was before I actually did get rashes from Lamictal.)
Okay, not nearly the same magnitude as what you are going through. But all you need to think about tomorrow is that you have a legitimate problem and deserve their best expertise.
Good luck. I hope all goes well.
Emme
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