So, since my regular doc doesn't "do" after hours and doesn't even have an x-ray machine in his office, I went to the neighborhood Quick Care - sort of an emergency room triage type place. They don't do major stuff but if you are hemorraging or comatose they can get you stabilized before they ship you off to the hospital emergency room, and they can perscribe stuff for your horrible flu, migraine etc., etc.,
After filling out the encyclopedic intake paperwork and the obligitory 4 hour wait (would have been 3 but I had to wait for the x-ray tech to get back from his dinner break - apparently Tuesday's are slow so they only had one
); with DH pacing up and down the whole time like I was going to give birth instead of just getting an ankle looked at; I finally got to see the doc - a very nice, youngish lady Dr. who glanced at my chart with something of a quizzical look on her face then looked at me and said "How old ar you?" I didn't think too much of it and told her. We peered at my x-rays for a minute and she said there might be an eensy, weensy, teensy hairline crack in one of the little bones on the side of my foot but it was in an area where there was still some swelling that was making the x-ray sort of fuzzy so she couldn't be positive.
Apparently, I did something of a double whammy on this ankle - I only remember it rolling one way but she said it looks to her like when I tried to catch my balance after the first roll, I rolled it the other way - I like to keep things even I guess. She said the "pins and needles" and "hot-foot" sensations are happening because I traumatized the nerves but now they are waking up; and boy are they pi$$ed - she said not to be surprised if it gets a little worse before it gets better (oh, goody). I've been doing everything right though, as far as using it then resting for short periods, because the ligaments need to get used and exercised so they don't stiffen up and loose their elasticity.
Here comes the good part
When I asked her if I should be concerned about the possibility of that little crack she said she wasn't too worried about that because "It's not like you are carrying around a bunch of extra weight that's going to stress it and keep it from healing on it's own"
Well of course the egotistical, attention craving little vanity beast slipped it's leash (in my defense, it was waaayyy past my bedtime so I was off guard
) and couldn't resist the opportunity to pipe in with "Well, I guess it's a good thing I decided to lose almost 50lbs before I went and made a fool of myself, huh?" She gaped at me for a second and said "wow". Then (with only the tiniest hint of suspicion
) she asked me how I was doing it. So I told her "clean eating and exercise".
She actually sat down, said "never stop", and proceeded to explain to me the reason she had asked me my age was because she almost never sees this severe a sprain in over 50, menopausal women - over 50, menopausal women don't usually sprain things, they usually snap things.
So, apparently, I am the poster child (or maybe that's poster old broad
) for why it's sooo important to eat right and exercise at any age.
All in all, not only was it a good visit to allay any fears of terrible damage, but gave me affirmation and a swift kick in the motivation. Thanks for convincing me I needed to go
Is this normal?
Update - Dr. Visit Turned NSV (windbag warning)
