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To think if we're making an appointment where health is relevant, DH should tell me his health worry

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WillCrossThatBridge · 31/01/2012 18:47

Sorry - this is long!
We have been to and froing for ages trying to organise a suitable appointment to discuss insurance/mortgage type stuff. DH is crap at the best of times at getting organised so I have been doing the organising.

We got a load of information about it and he didn't get around to looking at it for a week or so. He then looked at it, we discussed it.

We are now at the point of organising the appointment. DH said he wanted it as soon as possible which is fine - enough faffing about. The agent said he could do evenings but I ruled this out as it would be bang on when we are trying to get the kids to bed so not the best for having a discussion with an outsider about this stuff. I settled on the weekend after next as this weekend, I am busy. This was as soon as possible in my book, given we'd waited so long to organise it already, what's another 10 days?

DH then says - directly, in an email to the agent after agent had confirmed weekend appointment - that this evening would be better. Assuming he had missed the fact that an appointment had already been agreed, due to the email string being long, I re-iterated to both that appt had been made for weekend after next.

DH then calls me to tell me that "he has his reasons" for wanting it sooner and I need to trust him. Turns out that he actually is worried about his health and wants to get this out of the way before making his doctor's appointment. (I "forced his hand" [his words] to tell me as I didn't get why we should organise the appt at such a crap time).

Sorry this is long but AIBU to think he shoudl have just told me that before we finalised the appt or even afterwards but before attempting to re-organise it? He insists I should have trusted him that he had his reasons to re-organise but I feel he should have trusted me to react appropriately and confided the health worry (he didn't want to panic or worry me or broadcast it before he actually knows if anything is wrong) ...

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Salmotrutta · 31/01/2012 18:59

Honestly? - I'd be more worried about his health than asking what he should/shouldn't have done about appointments.

I hope he is OK and you get all you appt stuff sorted. Smile

WillCrossThatBridge · 31/01/2012 19:03

Salmotrutta - yes, you have a point but he is a bit of a hypochondriac and I am pretty sure that he has nothing to really worry about. Don't worry, though, I am absolutely being supportive of the healthy worry and will make sure he makes his doctor's appt the minute the other thing is out of the way!

We ( and for 'we', please read 'I' ;) ) have not organised the appt for tomorrow evening so that's all sorted!

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WillCrossThatBridge · 31/01/2012 19:04

sorry - "now organised"!

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Salmotrutta · 31/01/2012 19:05

Fair enough! Smile

CalmaLlamaDown · 31/01/2012 19:09

Is he worried that his potential diagnosis would invalidate the policy you are about to take out? Can understand your frustration with rearranging appointment, but he must be bricking it. Has he never mentioned his worries to you before?

WillCrossThatBridge · 31/01/2012 19:13

Calma - yep, his worries are along those lines, yes. The symptom only started relatively recently and he has mentioned it a couple of times at which point I suggested he make a doctor's appt etc. etc.

Please be assured that I am being supportive of his health worries - not dismissing them - as I can imagine how concerned he must be feeling and I have not said to him, as I have here, that I am "sure it's nothing". I told him not to worry about worrying me as I don't go into worst case scenario panic about that kind of stuff.

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