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Phoenix is at the ER. He just had his 'last' (for now) chemo treatment. They were ready to declare him in remission. Now...Their best case guess is infection. That is not a best case for someone with Cancer and chemo :|

Since Hissy started chemo, she refuses to eat. She's on meds for nausea and to increase her appetite. Nothing. Her bitchitude is stronger than anything medicine can throw at her. The SU is syringe feeding her, but she's still losing weight...

I should be at the ER myself, but the guys come before me--always. My disease is really amping up, especially with pain. And I discovered I've got another spinoff disease: anemia. But I wasn't supposed to know that. Apparently, every bloodtest I've ever had, I've come back as anemic. But my fucking moron doctor decided I wasn't anemic ENOUGH, for it to mentioned, let alone treated.

So how did I find out? The SU was calling the doctor's office, as usual, trying to get my results. There is a new nurse/receptionist in the rotation. She somehow wasn't taught the 'we outright lie to patients, so we can just dismiss them with disgust, and they can't do shit'. Instead, she made me an appt, saying this was serious, and my doctor would want to talk to me about treatment. I'm sure 'never speak the truth' and 'never assume a doctor gives a shit' have been well beaten into her now.

And I have to go back to the same doctor this afternoon for an allergy shot. I was supposed to get it in the same appt where I was told my blood tests were normal. And I had to counter with anemia. And, whether caught in a fucking lie or bored out of his mind, my doctor started hyperactive scrolling though all my blood tests. Then I got the 'you've always come back with this. But you're usually only 20 points below the minimum, and we are not going to treat that.'

See, to me, the minimum IS the lowest you can go. That's the whole point. They have designated a range as safe and healthy. Being outside of that IS a problem. Fuck.

Then he refused to let his nurse give me my allergy shot because, "The day is over. We go home now."

Uh, yeah I know there is a closing time. But I also know that my appt time had plenty of time for an allergy shot. It's not MY fault if you drag your feet or make too many appts. It's a two hour trip to the doctor. With me in agony. Which I now know is probably made worse by anemia. But who the hell knows what other diseases I have that he decided weren't important enough to share...