My appointment today.

Well, I went to my doctor today. I was a little irritated because he does not, in fact, 'do ears' any more and he was told I requested HIM specifically to see me. I told him that was not the case. That I was adamant that SOMEONE from ENT see me, because the first time I called I was told to go back to my PCP, and then when my primary doctor's office did call ENT and tell them I needed an appointment, that they tried to tell me that I had to wait until November and I found that to be completely unacceptable. My doc did go ahead and look in my ears. He saw the same fluid as my PCP saw, he said that the left one was not bulging, which it was before, so maybe that was improvement. Because my hearing is so bad, he wanted me to have a hearing test. That was interesting because when they got to the part where they tell you to repeat what is being said, I felt like I was listening to the teacher on The Peanuts Cartoon. She kept saying that if I didn't know what she said to guess. I had no clue. I heard, "Wah Wah Wah: Wah-Wah". So the good news is that there is nothing wrong with the nerves, I guess it's the fact that my tubes are clogged that I can't hear. After he explained that, he scoped me, which was a relief. I was hoping he would poke and prod a bit, and if he didn't offer, I was going to ask. So, in the old left nostril-a-roo he went. He didn't see anything. So I am happy that he didn't see anything weird there.

He said that if I didn't feel better in 2-4 weeks, that he wanted me to call and see one of the ear guys. That I may end up needing tubes. I asked him if he was going to note that, because I didn't want a fight when I had to call back to schedule. (Ok, 'if' I have to call back.) He decided then that the better thing to do was to set me up with an appointment in 4 weeks, then if I was better I could cancel. I told him that was an excellent idea, I liked that proactive approach, rather than reactive.

I thanked him for seeing me despite the fact about the no ear thing, and told him, he knows I don't call and bug docs unless something is really wrong, and given my history, I did not want to wait 4 months to be seen. He told me he totally understood. So, out to the checkout I went. When I got there, the woman at the desk told me that she sees that he wants me to have an appointment in four weeks. She said as a new patient, the earliest is November 14th. Here we go again. So she is supposed to ask one of the doctors if she can schedule me sooner. He wasn't there, he was in surgery, so she said she would call me tomorrow or Wednesday.

So that is where I am at. I feel better that my doctor scoped me and didn't see anything that looked bad. That is a bit of a relief, but he cannot say why it's not draining and why my ears are so clogged. So, I guess I will be deaf and cranky, and miserable for a while longer. I will be so happy when I can finally hear, and I feel better.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. I appreciate it.