Friday was my first OB appointment. Dimitri came with me (awww.) He says he wants to come to all of my appointments with me (awwww.) Pretty standard stuff...urine pregnancy test (positive. duh) and pap smear stuff. Speculum and scrapes! Oh boy!
The best part of the appointment was getting to nose through supplies when the doctor was out of the room. There was a folder called "Occult blood samples" that really caught my eye. Occult blood samples? Cooooool. If I kept looking, I would find a dark, hooded robe and some sort of cauldron or something.
Then I found a sample collector thing that was specifically designed for fecal occult samples. Okayyyy.....a little bit gross, but still cool about the occult thing.
Dimitri shooed me out of the exam room before I could pocket any more items, we said goodbye to the doctor (who was very nice, considering she's involved in a cult) and had an early lunch at In-N-Out Burger.
Much to my chagrin, an online medical dictionary cleared things up for me:
occult: concealed or hidden from view, as, for example, occult blood in stools
Drat. Maybe next time.
-changing subject-
ACTUAL PHRASES UTTERED BY ME THIS WEEKEND
"Andrew, don't chase Ruby with an axe"
"Andrew, do you hear the cat hissing? Stop trying to pet her."
"Andrew, you may not play with the toilet brush."
"Andrew, put down the axe and leave Ruby alone."
Posted by Jen at October 3, 2005 8:41 AMIs the doctor an older gentleman; opinionated; manipulative; controlling? A mix of grandfatherly concern and a narrow-minded short temper? Is his name Dr. Abe Sapirstein? Have you seen this movie?
Posted by: John at October 3, 2005 11:11 AMI was TOTALLY thinking about that movie, John.
Posted by: Jen Rodis at October 3, 2005 11:41 AMsounds like andrew needs to be kept downstairs out of ruby territory.
Posted by: kat at October 3, 2005 1:32 PMJenmary's baby!
Posted by: susan at October 3, 2005 6:10 PMHey, Susan:
Mean Andy
Mean Andy
Mean Andy gonna axe his mother
And Jen's cat apparently. :)
Posted by: susan at October 4, 2005 10:11 AM