Today, I had an appointment with my obgyn. Not the annual one all women put off. Just a good old-fashioned consult.
At least, that's what I thought.
I thought he would chastise me for putting off my follow-up appointment a YEAR ago when my ovary decided to explode and bleed internally for days in a full-on attempt to kill me. I thought I'd smile and tell him that after the first follow up when he told me it WAS my ovary and not cancer that I figured the second follow-up appointment wasn't really that important. I knew he would shake his head and tell me to take better care of myself. I would nod and tell him I know I should, but.... Then, he would fuss more. I would bat my eyelashes at him, and explain my current problem with the same
That's what I thought I was there for.... a CONSULT.
Until I was told to strip down and wear the paper gown of shame.
I hadn't prepped. I hadn't preened. If I'd known I was having visitors, I would have picked up the house.
Not only was there a surprise visit, but surprise fingers, surprise lube, surprise medieval torture devices, and surprise sonograms (notice the s!).
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise.
I hate surprises.
To top it all off, there was also a surprise obgyn med student to witness my shame.
Hello, bright and shiny intern-like obgyn student.
This is what motherhood looks like. It ain't like the book.
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