I'm OK with this picture.
The report on my appointment with the hip specialist...
Friday was a very traumatic day for me. I went to the appointment and to start the doctor was an hour late. Not a good omen. When I eventually got in he started with the good news. The X-ray doesn't show any fractures, arthritis, or tumors, all very good news. Then he went on to do some little tests where he would move my leg one way and then another to see if it hurt. From those tests he came up with his two hypotheses:
1. The part that hurts on the back side is just inflammation. He gave me a different anti-inflammatory (it cost $60!) which, hopefully will work. If it doesn't work then I have to get a nasty steroid shot.
2. The part that hurts in the front is torn cartilage. I am getting an MRI on Friday to make sure that this is really the problem. For that I have to get a shot in my hip that will put the dye in for the MRI, not fun. If the MRI shows that the cartilage is fixing itself (i don't know how it could do that but whatever) then I'm fine. If it's not then I'll have to get surgery to fix it.
The effect that this had on me was not good. For those of you who don't know my medical phobias here are a few... I hate needles! I am terrified of them. Just thinking about getting those shots makes my stomach sick. I dislike medicine; i try not to take it if i don't have to. The anti-inflammatory has already made me sick (dizzy and nauseous) and I'm not looking forward to the next month of feeling like I'm pregnant. Lastly, and this isn't really a phobia but a result that i hate, i am again restricted to doing practically nothing. The doctor said "If it hurts at all don't do it." I was thinking, OK I guess I'll just lay in bed all day since it is irritating just to walk to school. Right. But I am restricted from climbing now and I'm very not happy about it. Oh well. I am going to do a lot of swimming since that is the only thing that doesn't irritate it at all.
I kept it together through the whole appointment but when i was out of there i called my mom and just broke down. I gave her a good scare with my dramatics :) Then I went and cried and was ridiculously irrational about it all to David. He's great!
The weekend did, however, improve. We headed up to West Valley for the chicken wing eating, game playing, sleepover extravaganza. It was awesome! Happy birthday Wudan!
11 comments:
It was stupid to put a picture of a needle on my blog. Now I feel sick every time I look at my blog.
I used to be more afraid of needles than I am. Like hyperventilation afraid. I gave blood regularly for a little while until the fear was adequately suppressed.
Still don't like needles, though, and I don't think I can actually recommend this kind of "therapy."
I was thinking "donate blood" too. But with time you've spent out of the US, you may not even be eligible. So much for that mode of therapy.
The funny thing is I do donate blood and I don't like the needles with that either but I'm ok with them. If something is coming out of my body through needles I'm fine. It's just when something goes into my body through them.
I hate needles and will faint if I see one in my arm (or come very close to fainting). I love watching House, but have to turn away when they inject somebody, such that during a third of the show my eyes are averted.
I've never actually watched them put the needle in my arm, but I've looked at it while it was in. it freaked me out a lot more while i was pregnant than before or after.
You could just become a druggie. Then you'd get used to the needles. ;)
That is one of the reasons i'm not a druggie :)
Addicts have to overcome all sorts of fears, and it's a good way to get used to all kinds of living conditions! ;)
I want to be a rich and famous rock star. What drug do I need to sign up for?
One that wont make you sick, one that wont make you crash your car, or make you feel three feet thick.
One that won't hurt your head, one that wont make your mouth too dry, or make your eyes too red.
That's probably the drug you're looking for. When you find out what it's called, could you tell Huey Lewis? He's *REALLY* interested in finding it.
LMAO! Best comment ever. You win the internet 10 times!
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