I have decided I am fated to have a bad time when I come into contact with any member of the medical profession. Today, I trotted off for a routine mammogram. This is a staightforward procedure, for anyone who hasn't had it. Four x-rays - two from the front, two from the side. A bit uncomfortable, but ok. Unfortunately, after x-ray number 3, the radiographer said, "Oh dear, it's got stuck" and sent me off to sit in the changing room until she had unjammed the machine. After the final x-ray, as I was dressing, I overheard her say to her colleague, "It's sticking again. I hope I got that one." So, I'm now waiting for the phone call asking me to go back to have the x-ray done again. I don't need all this additional stress - it's bad enough having to go at all!
And a 2-3 week wait for the results doesn't soothe my nerves either...
However, having said that, I would like to praise the team for treating me with courtesy and maintaining my dignity at all points of the process - how unlike my experience of last week.
For medical personnel who may read this, politeness costs nothing and it makes your patient a lot happier and more compliant. Think on!
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