So I went to go meet with the new surgeon on Wednesday. I was supposed to meet with him and get a new surgery date. What I got was something altogether different. This new surgeon says that there's a 75% chance I won't need surgery, after all. That I could be healed through physical therapy. I ...
Tag Archive: doctor
Sep
10
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Surgery
So...the surgery. Mom and I drove to St. Petersburg on Monday afternooon - Labor Day - to stay in a hotel overnight. I was supposed to report in for surgery at 8am. I was a nervous wreck, having never had surgery before. Well, I did ...
Jul
01
What a Birthday Present
So the results are in. I have a torn rotator cuff, and the pamphlet they gave me - called Rotator Cuff Injuries - reminds me of Highlights magazine. Just look at that poor fellow above...he's obviously hurting while trying to paint his ...
Jun
04
Torn
Drove to Tampa yesterday to go the main VA hospital in my area. It's a 2-hour drive each way. I spent most of the drive there fighting traffic and listening to "Hey, That's My Hummus!" Great podcast from a couple of friends of mine. And so it seems I do, indeed, have a torn ...
Apr
19
I’m Giving Her All She’s Got, Captain!
Just got home from Mom's follow-up doctor appointment. Y'know, from the Broken Kneecap Debacle of 2010? Today was her last scheduled day of physical therapy. She's gone from a 65-degree flex on that knee to just over 90 degrees. It's been just over 3 months since this thing started. She's been driving (back roads, since highway ...
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