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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:23 PM Apr 2013

Have you ever spent a day waiting for a phone call...

All day...

While the phone rings off the hook...

And it's everybody but the one you want?


That's me. Today. Lab results, really important ones.

Damn.

And I might not hear until Monday.




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Have you ever spent a day waiting for a phone call... (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 OP
Sorry that you'll need to wait. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #1
Thanks! Me too. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #2
The old 'watched pot' syndrome... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #3
I did talk to the office this morning, to a very nice young lady... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #5
It is always the important ones that keep us waiting... Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #7
The weekends are the hardest to go through. RiffRandell Apr 2013 #4
My dear RiffRandell... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #6
My dear CaliforniaPeggy! MiddleFingerMom Apr 2013 #8
Thank you, my dear MiddleFingerMom... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #12
Absolutely true! ohiosmith Apr 2013 #18
Here's hoping for some good news ......SOON! hedgehog Apr 2013 #9
My thoughts exactly, my dear hedgehog! :) CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #13
Take a shower LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #10
I will be going out in a bit... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #14
Yes I have sharp_stick Apr 2013 #11
Thank you, my dear sharp_stick... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #16
I'v been there! Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #15
I'm sorry you've been through this too, my dear Lady Freedom Returns... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #17
Thank you! Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #28
3:30pm RILib Apr 2013 #19
Well, I won't do that......this time. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #22
I call anyway RILib Apr 2013 #31
Hi, Peggy Zorra Apr 2013 #20
Thank you, my dear Zorra... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #23
Me today, but it was for a job I kinda knew I didn't get. Bucky Apr 2013 #21
I'm really sorry, my dear Bucky... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #24
Folks in Watertown MA and West TX probably feel the same as you do. mentalsolstice Apr 2013 #25
Absolutely, my problems are trivial next to theirs. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #26
That is not right. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #27
I doubt that. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #29
You can count on us. Baitball Blogger Apr 2013 #30
other thoughts, Peg grasswire Apr 2013 #32
Ah, my dear grasswire... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #34
Yes I have and believe me you will live through it, even if you wait until Monday. But damn, I know Rowdyboy Apr 2013 #33
Thank you, my dear Rowdyboy... CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2013 #35
I didn't get throat (they call it head & neck ) cancer results for 8 days olddots Apr 2013 #36

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
3. The old 'watched pot' syndrome...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:31 PM
Apr 2013

Step out, let the machine take the call.... If nothing else, it will take your mind off of the phone for a bit!

Have you tried calling the office to see if the results are even in?

I do sympathize, the waiting is usually the worst part...

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
5. I did talk to the office this morning, to a very nice young lady...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:35 PM
Apr 2013

She said she would check with the pathology people to see if the report had been written yet...

And she would call me if it had been.

I told her that if I weren't home, to leave a message, and she said she would. It was very comforting!

I don't normally obsess over lab results, but this one is a biggie...

Thank you so much, my dear Sekhmets Daughter...

Sekhmets Daughter

(7,515 posts)
7. It is always the important ones that keep us waiting...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:51 PM
Apr 2013

Sometimes I think anxiety is that state of mind created to prevent us from becoming too foolishly content! It crops up at the most unexpected times and does nothing useful!

RiffRandell

(5,909 posts)
4. The weekends are the hardest to go through.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:33 PM
Apr 2013

My husband is a Stage 3 cancer survivor Peggy....waiting for Pet Scan results physically made me sick.

Hang in there....good vibes from us!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
6. My dear RiffRandell...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 03:37 PM
Apr 2013

Yeah, they are.

I so hear you! I am sorry you're having to deal with this and on such a scary level...

Thank you for the vibes, and here's a bunch of them back to you both!

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
8. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:01 PM
Apr 2013

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I'm sorry you have to go through this stress -- I know it is maddening and kinda scary.
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Part of that is because we fear and dread the worst... and, for some reason, almost
EXPECT it.
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I hope this helps -- they tend to treat any BAD news with more (sometimes MUCH more)
urgency than the GOOD news. Good news needs no immediate action/decision.
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So try to balance your fears and my experience -- probably yours too with your medical
experience. The longer the wait -- the better the news.
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Vibes coming your way.
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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
12. Thank you, my dear MiddleFingerMom...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 05:15 PM
Apr 2013

You truly know how this is...

Thank you, and thank you for the vibes...

 

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)
10. Take a shower
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:21 PM
Apr 2013

or leave the house -- they're guaranteed to call when you're otherwise occupied.

Hope your tests all come out GREAT!

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
11. Yes I have
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 04:32 PM
Apr 2013

and it was on a Friday too. Waiting on a call like that is incredibly stressful. It's amazing how fast I can go to simply assuming the worst is the only possible explanation, even though I know it's not.

I'm sorry for the wait, hopefully you don't have to sit the weekend and the results come back the way you need them to be.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
16. Thank you, my dear sharp_stick...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 05:19 PM
Apr 2013

It's funny how our minds can just take over and run with the worst case scenario. I wonder why we do that?

I'm hoping for all the same results!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
17. I'm sorry you've been through this too, my dear Lady Freedom Returns...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 05:20 PM
Apr 2013

Thanks, sweetie, and congrats on passing your inspection!

 

RILib

(862 posts)
19. 3:30pm
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:06 PM
Apr 2013

I feel free to phone the office at 3:30pm if I haven't heard anything. That's early enough in case they close at 4pm.

If the results were horrible, they'd have whisked you into an ambulance.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
22. Well, I won't do that......this time.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 07:04 PM
Apr 2013

The girl I spoke to was quite clear that she would contact me if the report had been filed.

There won't be any ambulance for me in this case. Just a very soon date with a surgeon...

Still, I appreciate your very good thoughts, my dear RILib!

 

RILib

(862 posts)
31. I call anyway
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 04:57 AM
Apr 2013

they get busy, and it's worth bothering them for a minute instead of sweating all weekend.

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
21. Me today, but it was for a job I kinda knew I didn't get.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 06:35 PM
Apr 2013

Nice to be a finalist, but I knew I didn't have it after the call back interview. They said they'd call one way or the other by today, but of course they didn't call. Meh, I knew I wasn't picked, but it'd be nice just to have a call about the corpse.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
24. I'm really sorry, my dear Bucky...
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 07:06 PM
Apr 2013

A courtesy call is always a good thing.

And, you are NOT a corpse, silly!

mentalsolstice

(4,454 posts)
25. Folks in Watertown MA and West TX probably feel the same as you do.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 09:10 PM
Apr 2013

I do truly hope you have a good answer next week, and that you continue to live in good health. However, a larger perspective weighs right now into our smaller problems.

Good wishes and good answers for you next week!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
29. I doubt that.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 09:38 PM
Apr 2013

The girl I spoke to said if I didn't hear today (and I didn't) that it would happen Monday.

They just haven't written the report yet.

I can wait, esp. with all the support I have here from you...

grasswire

(50,130 posts)
32. other thoughts, Peg
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:19 AM
Apr 2013

Caffeine?

Dehydration?

Fatigue?


I'm sure you've considered all of those as possible causes of your ticker trouble. Sometimes the answer is really simple.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
34. Ah, my dear grasswire...
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:36 AM
Apr 2013

This is not about my heart. It's something that I haven't talked about.

I will post the story once I have the results...

Thanks, sweetie...

Rowdyboy

(22,057 posts)
33. Yes I have and believe me you will live through it, even if you wait until Monday. But damn, I know
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:25 AM
Apr 2013

how very hard it is. Been there. You do know of course that many, many people are thinking of you, hoping with you and care what you hear. Cheers, my friend.....

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,297 posts)
35. Thank you, my dear Rowdyboy...
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 01:38 AM
Apr 2013

I'm doing OK now.

I can relax until Monday. My husband and I went out today, and heard some wonderful music, and had lunch together...

I'm just suspended till Monday...

Thank you for your caring thoughts, sweetie...

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
36. I didn't get throat (they call it head & neck ) cancer results for 8 days
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 02:52 AM
Apr 2013

Someone called and said they noticed I didn't have insurance and wanted to tell me about a payment plan because they wanted to send
their test results to UCLA for them to look at which would take 7 business days for those results. I made it thru that and you will too
you are loved .


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