i love going to the doctor for what i think is going to be a quickie appointment to relive the painful bump on my tailbone, only to hear,
from the nurse after taking my blood pressure: "do you know your blood pressure?"
in my head, "no, that why you're here because i don't carry around one of those handy-dandy arm squeezers!"
it turns out she wanted to know if i regularly have incredibly low blood pressure. which was a relief because i thought she was going to tell me it was incredibly high. this is the sort of thing that all 27 year olds should be worried about, right?!!! anyways, yes, my blood pressure is always low and i'm not quite sure why because i'm not the healthiest of eaters nor am i the calmest of people. but sure, if for some crazy reason, i have been blessed with loow blood pressure despite all this, i'll take it! oh, but i was worried that it was so low but the nurse said if it's normally low than it's normal for me.
from the doctor after looking at the bump thng on my tailbone:
"oh yeah, that's a biggie. you need back surgery. i'll have my nurse book something for you tomorrow."
hmmm...wtf?! back surgery?!!!! well, that was random. i though he could poke it with a lancette, relieve the pressure, give me some pills, and send me on my way with a lollipop (yes, i still take the lollipops!). guess i was wrong. apparently, the "pilonidal cyst" requires surgical removal immediately to heal the infection and then it needs a more serious surgery after the one tomorrow so it never happens again. interesting.
see you in the o.r., tomorrow!!!
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