Neuroses. I Has Them.

[woodwardiocom]

There are few things I get more pointlessly neurotic about than calling a new specialist doctor's office to make an appointment. Particularly when it comes to, y'know, Embarrassing Stuff.

This phone call, thank Christ, went perfectly smoothly. Rehearsing it in my head beforehand six-or-seven times probably didn't hurt . . .

Comments

[minkrose]

I have this problem too. It doesn't even help that I've been on the other side of the phone. When I worked for a dermatologist, we had this frantic Eastern European dude who called looking for help with his "peh-nis"and I only wanted to get him help. Not a lot of judgment there. But it's still embarrassing for the person calling. In fact, it took him three phone calls before he admitted what the problem was.

The only person I really thought was an idiot was the woman who waxed her entire bikini area and allowed the ingrown hairs to become completely infected. I didn't *see* this, but I heard about it. You have to go to the doctor before it gets out of hand!

[devoken.livejournal.com]

I think your post should be entitled "Neuroses, everyone has them." :)

For instance, I have a hard time calling anyone (naturally, this includes doctor's offices) but once on the phone with an actual doctor/nurse I'm perfectly comfortable talking about whatever embarrassing thing is wrong with me.

[zonemind.livejournal.com]

Ah, senescence.

Did I ever tell you...

[drwex]

about the series of such conversations I had with my doctor in between kids? We had some difficulty conceiving a second time and I tried a number of things, including Viagra (OMG HEADACHE OWOWOW) and testosterone shots.