Page 60 - Self Talk

Doc listened to lungs, felt neck and breasts for lumps, checked reflexes with the little hammer, poked back,
peered into throat, ears and eyes. Pulse and blood pressure already done by nurse.
Doc: “Everything appears perfectly normal, but since you seem to have an obsession with cancer, I'm ordering a CT scan of your lower back, lung X-ray and ultrasound of your carotid arteries in addition to a sigmoidoscopy.
The best thing you can do for yourself is to quit smoking.
I urge you to try the patch again. I also think you'd benefit from counseling. I've been with you for 45 minutes and you've cried the entire time.” (Hardly.)
“Since I don't know you, I'm not sure what to make of this, but you seem to be experiencing loss-of-control problems, perhaps too much stress in your life.”