Aren't I lucky?

When my cardiologist nearly gave me a heart attack by sending me to the heart Failure group, he said, "It's time to add another doctor to your team."

That turned out OK, but I see altogether too many doctors.

I started trying to remember the ones I have seen on a regular basis.

1. Pediatrician, who exclaimed "Good Lord" when I showed him a rash.
2. Endocrinologist, who was the first to take blood out of my arm.
3. Orthopedist.
4. Dentist.
5. Orthodontist.
6. Cardiologist, at least three.
7. Neurologist, nearly a million. I am just that awesome a patient.
8. Geneticist, 2.
9. Internal medicine doc, four or five.
10. Physiatrist
11. Urologist, dating back till I was 5-ish. That first one won me over with a picture of two monkeys that had nothing to do with urology.
12. Eye doctors, optometrist, ophthalmologist and neurologist-ophthalmologist.
13. Dermatologist.
14. Podiatrist, one of whom gave me a shot in a foot to remove a nail. I bent the needle, and in retrospect wonder if that's why I passed out.
15. Gastroenterologist.
16. Nutritionist.
17. Pulmonologist.
18. Sleep doctor.

I suspect there are plenty other, and that isn't even counting the really awesome people like nurse practitioners and physical, speech and occupational therapists.

Mom said I am lucky these people are in my life. I am not sure I agree.