It Never Stops

I love my “doc”, she is really a nurse practitioner but feels lik a doctor to me. Her Name is K- and I have written bout her before and I even think I have published her image as well. She is just great. My appointment was in the morning on Thursday. Dianne came into the city and picked me up and we drove up to the University Medical Center. The event went off without any problems. I love taking Dianne with me because she gives such a better report that is happening in my life then I do and there my check-ups are much more through and better. As I surmised the medical appointment is just the beginning. The doc wrote orders for the X-rays of the shoulder where I have been having my pain, then she notices how poorly I am sitting and orders a re-evaluation by my seating specialist and then notices something in my chart and decides I need to have a complete blood work being done, of course which has to be done fasting which means there will be another trip to the facility soon to draw the blood early some morning because the blood must be drawn after a 12 hour fast.

So we leave the facility with orders for a full blood draw, seating evaluation and 24 visits to the physical therapy outpatient clinic oh yes and X-rays too see how bad my should joint is injured. There was discussion as to a torn rotator cuff which if this is the case is a surgery consult with an orthopedic which if I DO have a torn cuff and elect to have the surgery mean I could and most likely would be down up to two months which means I would most likely have to spend some time in some sort of P.T. Center i.e. long term care facility!! hat was a lot for me to absorb right there and I had to get out of the medical center as fast as I could. The X-ray process was even more challenging then I thought. The radiology techs could not get a clear clean shot of my shoulder. I think they ended up taking more then 7 images. At one time there was a tech pulling my arm, another pushing be back in my chair and a third pushing me over to the side in an effort to get the best shot. I'm surprised I am not glowing who knows how many rads. Now we wait. Oh I almost forgot we also got orders to be seen by the Rehab nutritionist to develop a diet which will assist me shed weight.

I did not want to have to return the next day to do the blood draw but Dianne convinced me to get the blood drawn and out of the way besides if we came in early, first thing Friday we could grab breakfast at the hospital cafeteria. I hate fasting—and really eating and going to bed and not eating till the next morning till after the blood draw is nothing but the whole process bugs me. But instead of getting up early I actually slept in and we did not even get to the hospital until ten thirty or so. We drew the blood and it's done. Now we are just waiting but I am glad I can eat anytime I want until the results return then I am sure I will have diets modified big time and more medical intervention...it never stops.