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Narey 12/08/2010

I arranged for my husband to be here to get the young kids off to school yesterday so I could get into the city on time for an early morning appointment with a neuro/sleep specialist. All went smoothly, although I was anxious and nervous about all the issues involved.

Decided to park and walk the block or so to the office, carrying my heavy bag with med records and films... got up to the office on the third floor.

learned I was a week EARLY! My appointment is NEXT Tuesday. argh I made the mistake. It's on my datebook correctly and all! I just ... well, you know, I just screwed up a dozen different ways and times. What a frustration! Now I have to go through it all over again next week.

The lady said they'd squeeze me in but for the fact that they had three "new"'s scheduled that morning, so no time. sigh

Sometiems I just wanna bang my head against a wall...

deleted_user 12/08/2010

I haven't been that early for an appointment yet. But my brother staid home from work waiting for the person to come clean the chimmeny and they never showed up. He called only to find out that he had the wrong day. I got a chuckle out of that because of all the crazy things I do because of fibro fog.

I did call one doctors office at 11:30 to find out what time my appointment was at. The person on the phone didn't see me scheduled for anything that affternoon. I told her I know I had an appoinment with him that day. She checked the schedule again and said yes you did it was at 10:00. She was really nice and rescheduled me. All my doctors call me a day or two before my appointments with the exception of this one.

Hugs,
Mary

deleted_user 12/08/2010

Oh my, I've done something similar too many times to count. I once showed up to a doctor's appt 2 days early, then rescheduled and showed up 2 hrs early.

deleted_user 12/08/2010

I did that this morning. Looked at the calendar and I wrote down that I had an appt. @ 3 pm. Usually the office calls me to remind me and I didn't get a call. So, I called them to confirm the appt. and I was ready to go. They told me my appt. is January 8! Wow, what was I thinking when I wrote it down for a month earlier. So, I know how you feel.

deleted_user 12/09/2010

I finally showed up on time for my doctors appt. I went up to the rec. desk smiling only to find out that I was a day early. Red faced :)

JudyPrudy 12/09/2010

I get confused, too. I try to live by my calendar, but still get screwed up. Never realized that there was Fibro Fog. Thought it was old age, but maybe not. Very humbling!

Maika 12/09/2010

I used to drive in to work (an hour commute) to find I was there the wrong day or for the wrong shift and didn't have to start for another 6-12 hours (depending on the day I screwed up)
I would check in my date book and there it was in black and white yet I managed to screw it up.
Totally get where you are coming from and how you want to bang your head against the wall for the error:)
Just one of the many inconviences of FM

deleted_user 12/09/2010

I can't even remember most of the things i pull when i'm in the fog, all I usually remember is the crazy looks I get from people. it's kind of funny that i used to say that i felt like i was in a fog even before i ever heard the term fibro fog. I know how hard it can be dealing with this stuff though, like going to an appointment only to find out that you're too early, I do,love to read this stuff from people who go through the similar things i go through and who understand what it feels like. It gets so hard sometimes to be surrounded with people who have no idea what it's like to live with fibro. thank you all for sharing, sometimes, even if i have no energy to post, just reading the posts of others brings some hope and helps me deal.
And, yes I do wanna bang my head against a wall often...most of the time, I'm too tired to do it

deleted_user 12/09/2010

O my I so understand I am always doing that. I went to the physo a day early this week she managed to fit me in I had traveled in the snow to get there so she said she just couldn't send me home and make me come back the next day. I have a dairy well I have several diaries I keep loosing them so there not much good I don't know how to solve the problem I just wanted to let you know your not on your own.

deleted_user 12/09/2010

I did that with my GI Appointment...I was a day early..they did squeeze me in, but the Dr. let me know that he was Not Pleased about it..My Mistake, but he did not need to be such an Ass..I Would have come back...but since he was such an Ass, I have never seen him again, his Office called for my Post Op Appointment, I Let em Know I found a different dr. and the reason Why...she tried to Explain that he gets real busy...I said Nope, I felt worse when I left the Appointment then when I went in..so I would not see him again...I actually hurt for 3 FULL days as he was Ruff with his exam.

I Hate when My Mind does this to me..but No Need to Beat Self up, or Allow anyone Else to !!

deleted_user 12/09/2010

I think we've all been there in one way or another. I hope you dropped off all your records so you don't have to do that again! lol!

If it makes you feel any better, I neglected to put my coffee carafe under the espresso maker twice this week. The coffee went all over my counter. Once....yeah.....I'm silly.....but twice in one week? Really? That elevates silly up to an idiot! LOL!

Hugs!

deleted_user 12/09/2010

ok I've missed 3 eye appoints the latest last week thought it was this week! I just remembered now I missed to call on my jury duty! hope I don't have a warrent (sp) for my arrest! :0 the doc's office probably won't let me make another appointment! ain't fibro grand lol hugzzzz

deleted_user 12/09/2010

Oh! that sounds like something I would do. Bless ur heart

Narey 12/09/2010

Oh, NO, crazyfibro! wow. You know when things likethis happen, you want to be able to tell the people, HEY! I have a mental disability! I want to be excused from all the stupid and inconvenient mistakes I make nowadays... I want people to know I wasn't always like this. I still consider myself pretty intelligent and savvy. but I'm not, anymore! wahhh. sigh oh well.

the coffee, TWICE? lol, you poor thing!

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