Strange, and awkward times with physicians..

Ok, so I don't have any pictures for this blog, but I do have an interesting story..

So, my back and my knees have been giving me a whole lotta trouble lately. I mean I have always had back problems since High School, but it has gotten A LOT worse!! Anyway I decided to go to the doctor to check things out. Well, my new doctor that I have been going to has been O.K., but he hasn't really been my favorite. I mean he helped me out with some things but this last time was strange. I went in and told him about my back and knees and he said "ok, well lets get some blood work and see what it tells us." So I said "O.K. but I also wanted to mention that I have a small lump on my back and it seems to be really hurtin' there the worst! "Oh" he says, and feels the lump "Oh, thats just a benign cyst."............. Just like that "Oh, thats just a benign cyst." What do I say? "Um, o.k." As I'm walking to my car I'm thinkin' "How the hell does he know that, just by touching it?" Now, I didn't say that to him of course, ohhhhh nooooo. I just walked out, and went to get my blood sucked outta me.

So a few weeks later, I am home doin' my thang, and my phone rings. "Ms. Soseman, this is Dr. Madrid, and I was calling because we got your blood work back".... Ok, this is when I start panicking, cause there is usually only one reason why the doctor calls you!!! Oh my gosh how much time do I have Doc?!!? No, no, I waited to see what he says. So he continues and says "One of your tests came back that said you are positive for Lupus, and one came back negative for Lupus. I am leaning more towards the test that you are negative, because the test that says your positive is not really reliable." Uhhhhh, why would you use a test that is not reliable?!? So he sends me to another doctor who specializes in Lupus kinda things.

I finally get an appointment with this other doctor. She was .... well, she didn't have much of a personality, but she was thorough! She did the whole "does it hurt here, how bout this, or this?"  Then I was like "yes, no, no, yes, kinda" you know the routine. Anyway, she had her nurse suck more blood outta me to take some more tests, and also sent me to get some xrays. She was a little confused at why the last doctor didn't request xrays... as was I.

Ok, now comes the xray time. I find the building that I am supposed to go to and then find the xray office. Now, when I walk in the first thing I see is a beautiful clear fish tank full of beautiful fish. As I keep walking in I see an office full of what I can only describe as a tiki room. I mean, they had grass type stuff hanging over the reception desk, and then below the desk was giant bamboo sticks. Then on the wall were paintings of ocean type shores and protruding out of the wall around the paintings were rocks... yes rocks. A giant, wicker coffee table, with wicker couches covered in palm leaf type cushions. Seriously it was a tropical mess, from ceiling to floor, wall, to wall, I am not exaggerating. I was hoping they would be serving some kind of daiquiri with a little umbrella, and a side of roasted pig. I mean, where were the hulu girls giving me my lai and greeting me at the door in their grass skirts and "Aloha's?" I can't believe of all days I forget my phone, to take pictures of this place! Anyway once I found a seat (cause there were many, many, people in this odd little office), I filled out my paper work, and was thoroughly enthralled in a National Geographic story on Eskimo hunters (very interesting), I was FINALLY called.
 
Then a guy in scrubs walks into to the office, and calls four names, mine included. So we all look around at each other, and awkwardly stand up looking at each other knowing that this was odd that we would all be going in together. Well, the guy says "o.k. just follow me we are going to all go to another office." I turn to him and say (because I AM a smart ass) "hee, hee, feels like we're going on a field trip!!" He says happily "yep, we are goin' on a field trip!" So, we all pile in the elevator.... yes the elevator, and go up a level to a totally different office.

Once in the office, which turns out to be a walk in clinic of some kind, and I sit down next to a guy that was coughing up a lung, and perhaps a kidney, and sniffing the mucus back into his nostrils. I just kept thinking, I wonder if he would find me offensive if I stood up and got a squirt of some of that hand sanitizer at the receptionist counter. Luckily, it didn't take long before he was called back to be diagnosed with some type of FLU I'm sure. ugh!

Ok, of course the guy called me last for xrays. Once he called me he escorted me to the back of the office to the xray room. Right when we get in the room he says "oh good you have shorts on so that will be good for your knee pictures, but you will need to take your bra off, but leave your shirt on." This is when I just stand there and stare at him for a sec... thinking.

 "Um, ok" is all I say. He says "Ok, I will step out of the room and you tell me when you are ready." So I let the girls loose and peek out the door, "ok, I'm ready." This is when he says "wow, that was fast!" Which I reply with "well yeah, I've been doin' it awhile."(Don't forget I'm a smart ass).  After gettin' on the table and stare straight up at the ceiling, in disbelief I am braless, he starts chit chattin'.

Mr.Chatty: "So, what brings you here today"
Me: "Well, my back, and knees have been killin' me lately" "I played high school sports so that may have something to do with it"
Mr. Chatty: "Oh what did you play?"
Me: "Softball"
Mr. Chatty: "You were a pitcher, huh?"
Me: "Yes, yes I was."
Mr. Chatty: "Yeah, I thought so"
Yeah I'm not sure if that is a good thing I look like a pitcher or not. Anyway...
Mr. Chatty: "Do you have kids?"
Me: "Yes, my son is 10, and my daughter is 7"
Mr.Chatty: "same as mine!", "Are you having anymore?"
Me: "Nope, thats it"
Mr.Chatty: "What about your husband, does he want more?"
Me: "Nope, we're done"
Mr. Chatty: "Ok, I got your upper back, now we need your lower back, so what I need you to do is unbutton your shorts, and unzip your zipper."
As he just stars down at me, and I look at him stupified (thats a word, right?) I say: "Uh, o...k"
Mr.Chatty then proceeds to push the flaps open a little more...
Mr. Chatty lightly touches my skin and says: "Oh, is that a little scar there?"
Lips pursed together I reply: "well sorta"
Mr. Chatty: "Did you have surgery?"
Me: "Nope, children... its just a stretch mark"
Mr. Chatty: ((happy like)) "Oh yeah, they do that to you"
Me: still pursed lips "yep!"
Mr. Chatty: "Ok, now I need you to turn on your side"

Me: "sure"... which I really didn't want to do considering I was bra less and I didn't want to move around to much. Oh yeah and by the way it was REALLY cold in the room, and the girls reacted to that as well!!! Ok, moving on..
Mr. Chatty: "ok, just bring one leg up a little higher and the other leg down"..... "Oh here let me move your hair for you"
Me: "uh ok"
Mr. Chatty: "Is this your natural color?"
Me: ((sigh)) "no, no its not"
Mr. Chatty: "Oh is it a brown color"
Me: "well, yeah like chestnut I guess" Sereiously can't beleive I'm talking to this xray technician about my hair color!
Mr. Chatty: "Oh why do you color it?"
Me: (really?) "Well, greys"
Mr.Chatty: "Oh yeah, I just started going gray too!!"
Me: "Yeah, but guys look better with gray hair"..... ugh why did I say that?
Mr.Chatty: "really??"
Me: "I blame my gray hair on my kids, but really I've been going gray since I was 18. (*Notice how I steared away from his "really??" question)
Mr. Chatty: "The other day, my ex-wife brought me the kids and told me I was really going gray!!"
Me: "Oh what a bitch!!"........... JUST KIDDING I didn't say that!
Mr.Chatty: "Ok, we are all done, you can climb down now"
So I climb down, and immediately grab the girls' cozy cubby cups, and stand there waiting for him to finish in the small glass room on the computer.

Mr. Chatty: "Ok, just tell me when you are done

Me: (oh he isnt leaving the room, whilst I replace my bra, on the girls) Uh, o...kaaay.

Mr.Chatty: "Don't worry, I won't turn around..... though its tempting, I'm sure your husband wouldn't like that."

Me: ((nervous laughter))

After my girls were put away he informs me that I can leave the awkward xray room, and return to the awkward waiting room and wait for him to prepare the xrays for me to take home.

Well, finally the pictures were prepared, and I was able to leave the whole lot of craziness. Now, I got there at 9:30, and left at 12:00. Yes, 2 1/2 hours at the xray office!!!

Luckily my Mom was home to hear my crazy story and laugh at me. We went to lunch and that helped me unwind from the madness. Thank our wonderful Lord, for my Mom and her laughter. Oh, and my Mom and I got the xrays out to take a look, to see if we saw anything. This was very, very, funny cause it was like tweedle dee, and tweedle dumb lookin' at a bunch of bones! Yeah, we had no idea what we were looking at.

 

So, in two weeks I have another doctors appointment to see the blood results and show her my xray's and hopefully there will be no craziness in THAT visit! If I remember I will let you know.

Whew!

Jacie's 7th Bday party!!!

 So as you know from Facebook, we had Jacie's birthday party at Pump it up. Well, need less to say we had a lot of fun!

 Unfortunately my back and my knees are acting up, so I opted to sit the obstacles out and watch and route the kids on! Well... my beautiful sister decided to join in the fun, and she kicked butt on the obstacles!

  Well, my beautiful Mother decided it looked easy and fun, so she decided to give it a whirl!! Well, let me tell ya, that this was a hoot!

 She was doin' pretty good, till she started up one difficult part of the obstacle and she slipped and landed on one of Jacie's friends!! Oh man, thats where I lost it.. it was SO funny!! I mean maybe not for poor little Gabby, really this may may scar her for life, physically and mentally, but it was pretty entertaining for us! Look at Gabby, I think she knew what was about to happen.. now look at Brian he knew too, and was waitin for the laugh to come on!

 Anyway we all had a good time, even Gabby!

 Jacie was happy especially that Nana got in there, and had some fun with the kids! Can't wait to see what happens next year!

Some pictures..

I had a few pictures in my phone and camara, and thought I would put em' up. I don't really have much of a story, just a few pictures...

This is Brian's fan club at his football game..

Brian is #7, he's the quarterback..

Ok, so I was getting ready yesterday and looked down at all the crap that I have on my side of the bathroom, and realized I need so much more than my naturally handsome husband.. I mean look at all that crap!

Ok, then there's Mr. Handsome's side of the bathroom. I mean yeah, he uses gel, deoderant, and good smellin' stuff, but he has room in a draw he puts it in. I don't have room, cause I still have MORE crap in my drawers. Its rediculous really..

Oh yeah, and I had to move my curling iron to his side, cause I had to plug my phone in on my side..



This is the girly girl on crazy hair day..

yes.. it took awhile..



Dolly had to do crazy hair day too!

Jack's crazy hair..



This is the kids walkin' to the car the other day..

Last weekend we went to the Osso's, for Veronica's (Jonnys best friend Jeremy's wife) birthday. We played some board games and we got a little wild and crazy with some answers. Pretty funny..

This is Veronica, and behind her is Jeremy..

Ok, so those are my pictures I had on my phone and camara. I know, I know, wild and crazy.. thats me!



S-P-I-R-I-T time!!

Yesterday was cheer day. Bobbi signed Breanna up for cheer near their house in Murrieta. The cheer "company" has a squad in Menifee near us, but I decided to sign her up with Breanna. Jacie was so excited, she said that her tummy was upset before it started. She said "Mommy, I love you so much, thank you for signing me up for cheer!!" Needless to say, her and Breanna had a great time! Today, Breanna is over and they were practicing what they learned yesterday. This should be pretty fun for us to watch too!

the squad..

Ok, this next picture I took, just to show my daughter has extreme double joint-ism in her arms.. She is freaky like her mama!! You go girl, show your stuff!



Oh, and I made cheese crackers today.. I had a cravin'..





JACIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!

Oh boy!! What a day! A day just for a princess! The second she woke up, she was served breakfast in bed. This made her so very, very happy!! When she got up she saw a BUNCH of signs reminding her that its JACIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Get up Mr. Sleepy pants!! Sorry I'm not serving your breakfast up there. I would either break my neck or have a big mess to clean up from trying to get it up that high!

Um.. yeah, you can't have breakfast in bed, or on the couch!.. Ok, ok, only today cause its JACIE'S BIRTHDAY!!! No, Dolly you really can NOT have your breakfast on the couch!

Once the birthday girl was dressed, she decided to try out the ol' jump rope in the dress..

She was surprised to find that the back seat of the truck was another reminder that it was her BIRTHDAY!!

After school was out, she was allowed to open her first gift. So happy to see that it was a Zebra (she named Zippy) from her brother..

Yes, you goofy!



Daddy took half a day off, for JACIE'S BIRTHDAY!! What a good lookin' Daddy he is! ((sigh))

So we took her to the mall, and once there we decided to not make her wait for gifts. So in the parking lot she tore those suckers open! She was very excited about the Barbie movie!

So was Jack..

 While waiting for Nana and Papa to meet us there, we stopped at the food court for a snack..



Once Papa, and Nana arrived they decided to take her to Build a bear Workshop. This was VERY exciting! Here she is making a wish on her Puppy's heart. Musta been a really good wish, cause we were waiting awhile, while she had her eyes squeezed tight in concentration!

Papa and Jack helped her out with bathing her new bundle of joy..

Nana helped her pick out an outfit and then another one, no, this one, no this one!! Finally they decided and dressed the poor naked thing..

Ok, Daddy is helping with the Birth Certificate ..

"Cookie" is all wrapped up and ready to go!!

After the day of fun, we went to Jacie's favorite restaurant in town.. Yep, you guessed it McDonalds!! Yes, we are sophisticated folk, and believe in fine dinning!

Now just because we celebrate like rock stars doesn't mean you get to stay up all night! No ma'am tomorrow is school. So get in bed, right now missy!!!

Ok, I'm not sure you could tell in the last picture, but this little puppy has on pantie's. Yes, Papa thought it was necessary, cause she was undie-less. Just had to take a picture to show you how funny this is..

 Jacie thought since she didn't have PJ's she should sleep in her undies..

Oh how she loves "Cookie" her new puppy friend. She made Cookie a bed..

Good night Jacie.. Good night Ms. Cookie..



Sleep tight!