tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post116538043323545655..comments2007-04-12T07:28:13.759-04:00art-sweetnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165435064933936192006-12-06T14:57:00.000-05:002006-12-06T14:57:00.000-05:00

Totally worth the click through. What an adorable little guy. Good luck at the endo. I echo the well-stated sentiments of the others.

Kerri.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01655637647722868230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165429923330793102006-12-06T13:32:00.000-05:002006-12-06T13:32:00.000-05:00

Wow, isn't he precious! Thank you for sharing.

MileMasterSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02841767505240383644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165426621179722492006-12-06T12:37:00.000-05:002006-12-06T12:37:00.000-05:00

I sort of feel the same about my weight when I see a new doctor, like I want to put it off until I weigh less. Becaues I know they are going to have the same talk, the "hey guess what you are fat" talk. In my head I'm all "thanks for the news flash, Dr. Brilliant" but I usually just mumble about how I'm working on it.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808453960643783821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165415841200252252006-12-06T09:37:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:37:00.000-05:00

Heya Art, Go ahead and go to the appointment.Don't fret about it, and rather use it as an opportunity. I like what Julia, Bernard and MN said about it, but I'm also struck by Johnboy's latest post (go check it out). About feeling the need to prove to them that you can do it all yourself, rather than seeing it as an opportunity to be helped.Go, and be helped. You deserve it.

Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165414975033683932006-12-06T09:22:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:22:00.000-05:00

I wish I could thank you enough for making me understand some of what my husband goes through. He hates that his dr. sees his numbers and not him.Good luck at the new appointment.

Journeywomanhttp://journeywoman.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165414032994022762006-12-06T09:07:00.000-05:002006-12-06T09:07:00.000-05:00

definitely worth it! so cute!

Cat, Gallopinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00591872343120395588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165413090276410502006-12-06T08:51:00.000-05:002006-12-06T08:51:00.000-05:00

Great comments here! (And yes, the click was worth it!)After all these years, I'm still trying to figure out just what the cr's role is, because we have to do soooooo much of the dcision making ourselves. I have a nasty habit of moving my appointments further out if my numbers have not been on target, and am already plotting this with my January appt.Yes, it would be nice to initially present

Minnesota Nicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165412998542840052006-12-06T08:49:00.000-05:002006-12-06T08:49:00.000-05:00

Art-sweetYou probably have two types of friends. The first type are the ones where you work hard to clean your place up before they visit. And the second type are the ones who visit to see you and don't really care if your place looks like hundreds of people have just tramped through it.I think endos are CDEs are the same. You want one who's like the second type of friend and who says 'how can I

Bernardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165410815883821432006-12-06T08:13:00.000-05:002006-12-06T08:13:00.000-05:00

What an adorable picture.Why don't you try saying some variation of this post to your new doctor? That you want to be seen as a person, not a log book. That you want to work WITH him/her, rather than have an antagonistic relationship.

juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165407788873888942006-12-06T07:23:00.000-05:002006-12-06T07:23:00.000-05:00

I once declared that I could no longer exist in the world of infertility because of hugely similar feelings about doctors and wanting to feel like an individual again rather than a list of notes. Reading your thoughts made me wonder yet again at your strength in dealing with a chronic illness-- I wonder if it would literally drive me insane. That said, I hope that you make (made?) the

pithydithyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07272200340074763289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165407234425798612006-12-06T07:13:00.000-05:002006-12-06T07:13:00.000-05:00

Go for the Yawning Cutie, but keep going for yourself.Maybe this doc/CDE won't suck. Maybe they'll actually hear you out and listen to you like a person with diabetes, not a diabetic.And if they're anywhere close to better than average, won't you be glad you found them?

Lyrehcahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731508321420598343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165390800712384172006-12-06T02:40:00.000-05:002006-12-06T02:40:00.000-05:00

Oh, don't cancel the appointment. This is your chance to MAYBE find a better doc. The statement "It is not like we don't have enough patients" clearly shows the motivation of your previous doc. Happy you could temper your irritation with the cute baby pic! Don't your shoulders and body sort of melt so you can hug the cutie?

Chrissie in Belgiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556806942193998413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21691012.post-1165382197378852122006-12-06T00:16:00.000-05:002006-12-06T00:16:00.000-05:00

That is a good reason not to cancel! What a beautiful baby!

Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14508213573891885604noreply@blogger.com