Posted by Ted on September 17, 2002, at 17:46:01
In reply to Ted, How are you?, posted by Dinah on September 16, 2002, at 20:29:41
I'm here; I'm OK. Thanks all -- really.> And how did pdoc appointment go?
He introduced me to a smart young lad named "Lexapro". Y'all might know him -- he's been making his rounds lately. Well, Lex is visiting every night for dinner for a while. Last night I didn't really like him, but the pdoc tells me that Lex gets better with time, so much so that I will look forward to his visits. I told the pdoc that I have trouble, umm, finishing in the bedroom when Lex and his irk are watching and getting in the way. But the pdoc told me that Lex wasn't so obstrusive and I will hardly notice he is there. We'll see.
Aside from that, the pdoc offered to put me back into the hospital because he thought "I sounded too suicidal." I had to convince him that although my mood has been more depressed lately, it's still not as bad as what I lived with for 30 years, so there's no reason to be alarmed. He let me leave. Then again, there was a really cute rep from Novartis Pharmaceuticals waiting to see him, so he was motivated to get rid of me. :-)
You know, I love the question, "Do you have a plan?" It's like the airlines used to ask, "Did you pack your own bags?" Of course not, my wife packed them. Of course I have a plan. I have a thousand plans; I always have. I just haven't decided to give up yet. Tina, I hope you're listening.
That's all. I leave in a bit for the therapist office. BTW: You know, it's a good thing I just refinanced my home mortgage. My therapist, my pdoc, and my meds are covered at only nil levels. I guess this is training for medicare.
Ted
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