What a waste! I ended up waiting 2 hours for my appt. I had a 1015 and she brought the two scheduled after me in first. I went to find out why and was told that they didnt have my paperwork ready yet as i brought it in with me! guess what, I wasnt told to bring anything in. I figured I ought to bring my pathology report after the nightmare of getting it! Since VA didnt send anything over they were working off the forms I filled out upon arriving! To make it worse a saleswoman went right on back and I could hear them chatting for about 20 min after the last patient left. The nurse asked me a couple health questions(about why I take 30 some meds a day!) Then I filled a cup. Not a spec jar just a flimsy 6oz plastic drinking cup
I saw the dr for all of 5 min. He looked at the records I brougt in and said as soonas he gets VA clearance(pre-surgical) he will do a rigid cysto under IV meds(versed) If he finds anything he will do a TURB or whatever right then. He did test my urine and said nothing came up. He told me he really thought I would come up clean on the cysto given the type of cancer and the fact that there isnt even any blood cells in my urine.
Now I have to jump thru hoops and hope I get all my clearances from VA so I can finally put this sucker behind me.
Thanks for bearing with all
britt