Thursday, February 02, 2006

Success: A new doctor, a new city.

After wading through the admission beaucracy for OHSU, I finally got scheduled for an appt with Dr. D.. After finally getting Dr. Y in Seattle to send a referral, I was quickly admitted to see my new Neurologist. Upon visiting OHSU for the first time today, I was amazed to see how big the Portland campus is. I'm glad to say that my first appointment with Dr. D. went very well. She listened to me, and was professional and yet personable. We both have a similarly silly sense of humor and the appointment was actually somewhat fun. I think I passed the basic neuro. exam as usual, and she scheduled me for complete spine MRIs, which I completed this evening. I had the joy of laying as still as possible for over two hours in a noisy tube (don't swallow, and don't scratch your face even though it itches like mad). I returned to the Hostel we're staying at in Portland around 10pm. My (newly married and getting used to the word) wife was already in bed. I didn't feel like laying down at all after that MRI marathon, so I went out for a pint of tasty beer at the local McMenamins pub, and now I'm heading to bed. With a job interview starting around 8:00 am, and a medical fun fest the rest of the day, it was a long but good day.