Today’s Run: Crutches…
I had a Doctors appointment today for my leg. My regular Doctor was on vacation so I had to see his replacement.
This particular individual is a very, very nice person. She means well. Really~She does…but I trust her medical opinion about as far as I can throw her. Really.
I went in for a MRI. She would only schedule me for X-ray. I know, and I am sure many of you know that stress fractures do not show up on an X-ray. Usually only on a MRI. Beggars cannot be choosy and I went and had the X-ray.
They were getting me prepped for the pictures and the tech said, “Okay, we are taking pictures of your left Tibia.”
I said, “No, Femur.”
The tech said, “Dr. ___ sent us orders for the Tibia.”
“My Tibia is fine. It is my Femur that has the problem.”
Now maybe you can understand a tiny bit of my lack of confidence in this individual!?! She cannot even fill out an X-ray order without messing it up. There is a big difference between a Tibia and a Femur. At least she had the correct leg! 🙂
Anyway, the reason I went ahead and saw her was my primary objective: A Dr’s order to an Orthopedic specialist. One specialist specifically. I achieved that objective.
I see Dr. Jones (real name) this coming Friday at 2:00 pm. He is supposed to be really, really good. He is an ex Triathlete and therefore sensitive to the needs of runners, swimmers, bikers etc. and the need to be training. This is good! He comes highly recommended.
Wish I had news to report. That is about all the news I have! We are still waiting. My leg still hurts…well, not so much after that shot they gave me in my patoot. That actually worked pretty well!
I will work to keep you all informed. Will be going to the pharmacy here in an hour or so. She gave me a prescription for something to help control the discomfort. That is nice. Advil is not doing much for me these days. Still on crutches until told otherwise.
This is going to make a great story to tell my grandkids someday…”Once upon a time, Grandma was training for this race when………”