Hmmm
[ at the urgent care reception ]
Receptionist: Now please sign here on the pad.
Me: …sorry, what am I signing for?
Receptionist: Just saying that we can bill your insurance for today’s care.
Me: [ notices that they don’t plan to give me corresponding paperwork, but signs semi-reluctantly ]
Receptionist: Now sign again.
Me: ??? And what is this now?
Receptionist: It’s about HIPPA.
Me: Shouldn’t I have…a copy of this?
Receptionist: It’s DIGITAL.
Me: Yes, so can I view it on my phone or through email or something?
Receptionist: [ barely holding back their annoyance ] If you SIGN IT, I can try to get you a printed copy after.
Me: [ gives up and signs, even though I know full well that this is not standard medical practice, but also I don’t want to give receptionists at urgent care too hard a time, especially at the end of the day ]
Anyway. I still need to be scheduled for my ultrasound, but all the tests are currently pointing to: yes, I may once again have a kidney stone.
Also, note to myself: sometimes your brain fog is because you’re running a light fever and your oxygen level is slightly low, and not just because of chronic fatigue.
May 27 update: I passed the kidney stone with the help of Flomax and collected it for analysis. Somehow, the test ordered did the bare minimum and only gave me results of it being tiny, irregular, and gray, instead of what I expected (a chemical composition breakdown).