WD-40 and a bottle of whiskey
Apr. 21st, 2003 12:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
just_cydsaw the doc about my knees today. freaked out the nurse who took my vitals, so much that she had to bring the other nurses in to hear them. doc took a long time to get in to see me, but she was in with someone who needed me a little bit worse (i instantly forgave her when she said she had to tell a patient she had metastic cancer...). i know i've taken up a lot of her time in the past when needed, so it all works out.
doc said it sounds like cartilidge on the inside of my kneecaps rubbing. i think it feels like bone on bone. she had them take blood to test for rheumatoid arthritis (family history of both kinds), gave me an anti-inflammatory, and set me up with an orthopedic dr for two weeks out. she also said if walking hurts, don't do it til i see the orthopedic dr.
My doc told me what some of the various treatment options might be, including joint replacement. she thought she'd scare me with that, but i surprised her by saying i'd welcome the relief from the pain!
doc said it sounds like cartilidge on the inside of my kneecaps rubbing. i think it feels like bone on bone. she had them take blood to test for rheumatoid arthritis (family history of both kinds), gave me an anti-inflammatory, and set me up with an orthopedic dr for two weeks out. she also said if walking hurts, don't do it til i see the orthopedic dr.
My doc told me what some of the various treatment options might be, including joint replacement. she thought she'd scare me with that, but i surprised her by saying i'd welcome the relief from the pain!
