On Thursday

 

Pink Rose

On Thursday, I had a phone call from an unknown caller, but the phone number seemed very vaguely familiar.  I felt I should know it, but, didn't recognize it.  Due to all the spam calls I get, I generally don't answer my home phone number, if I don't know who is calling and let the calls go to voicemail.  Then, I check my voicemail to see if they left a message.    

Well, this caller had left a message saying they were calling from a medical clinic (they gave the name of the clinic), about an oncology report they had received, and to please call them back!  What?  At first, I didn't recognize the name of the clinic, but, then, I realized that it was my previous clinic that I stopped going to back in 2019 when they stopped accepting my medical insurance provider!  Why would they be getting an oncology report?  What oncology report?  I got very flustered and my mind scattered in all directions trying to make sense of it!  My last mammogram said everything was normal.  And if there was something else, wouldn't my oncologist's office be the one calling me instead of my old clinic?  I don't think very clearly when I get flustered!  I could feel my blood pressure shooting up!

I called them back and spoke with a different patient assistant than "Donna", the one who had called me and left the message.  Never mind; she looked up the information, confirmed my name and date of birth, etc., and said that they were calling to inform me that I had a phone appointment scheduled for 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon and wanted to confirm that I would be available for it!  What phone appointment? Apparently I had a phone appointment that afternoon to go over the oncology report my specialist had sent!  I was absolutely baffled, but, I said OK, I'll be available for the phone appointment!

Five minutes later, I had another phone call from them, a different patient assistant, calling to confirm the phone appointment, but, this time it was scheduled for 3:15 p.m.  I asked who I'd be speaking with and she gave me a name.  I asked why a cancer report would go to them since I haven't been to that clinic in years and she said she didn't know, she was looking at my chart and she could see that my last visit had been in 2019.  Anyway, I confirmed that the new time was 3:15 p.m. and not 3:00 p.m.

A few minutes later, I got another phone call, from Donna, this time, the original person who had called first.  I told her that I had called back and was told about the phone appointment and was very confused and stressed about it because I was no longer a patient at that clinic since they stopped accepting my insurance and didn't know why they would be getting any of my oncology reports.  She was very apologetic and told me to disregard the phone appointment, it has been cancelled because I was no longer a patient there!  There was no explanation as to what had initiated the first phone call, but, I suspect someone mistyped a patient number and pulled up my file and made an administrative error.

Well, I'm glad that I have not been diagnosed with a new or recurrence of cancer, unbenownst to me!   My goodness!  Breathe, Bless, breathe!  

After that, I took myself off  for a walk in the garden to calm myself!  

The telephone company technicians had come by earlier in the morning and requested access to the telephone pole in the backyard and they had done what they needed to do and had left by that time.  I locked the gate and watered the back garden.   I started a grocery order, but, didn't finish it.  

We had the last of the bagels for brunch, and for dinner, I made fried rice with the leftover rice and we had that with the last of the smoked sausage stir-fry. 

On Thursday, I was grateful for:

- The phone call from the former clinic turned out to be nothing, after all, just a mistake!
- Spending time in the garden
- Water for the garden
- Roses in the garden
- More fresh blueberries from the garden

Thursday's joyful activities included being in the garden and watching a pair of house finches building a nest.

I hope to have a less bewildering day on Friday!