Per my doctor's referral, about two weeks ago (mid June 2011), made an appointment to see the orthopaedic surgeon. This time, I was determined to get an MRI being fully aware that I am not a millionaire sports guy. So, I spent some time trying to come up with things like "I am not a professional player but have been playing since I was little" - which is kind of lame. But, you end up doing lame things when you get desperate. Finally, I thought I will tell him how much I have been paying my health insurance company through all my openings! You get the idea, I wanted an MRI really bad - just like our kids want everything they see no matter what! It almost became an obsession and the real problem was not much of a concern at this point but getting an MRI was something I needed and I focused on.
This doctor was very typical of the breed and seemed to have seen these million times or he must be a real good actor! He initially treated my leg as a baseball bat and swung it around (seemed like it) to make sure the ligaments are ok. Then poked the knee joint around until I almost screamed in pain - which seemed to have delighted him (just kidding)! Based on this initial "try out", he diagnosed it as a possible medial meniscal tear but said the ligaments are most likely fine but not certain if there are any tears. However, he didn't care if I was a millionaire sports person or not but ordered the MRI anyway. What a bummer that was - all the practice I did to convince the doctor to order an MRI was useless. Finally getting the MRI ordered was somewhat of a disappointment!
This doctor was very typical of the breed and seemed to have seen these million times or he must be a real good actor! He initially treated my leg as a baseball bat and swung it around (seemed like it) to make sure the ligaments are ok. Then poked the knee joint around until I almost screamed in pain - which seemed to have delighted him (just kidding)! Based on this initial "try out", he diagnosed it as a possible medial meniscal tear but said the ligaments are most likely fine but not certain if there are any tears. However, he didn't care if I was a millionaire sports person or not but ordered the MRI anyway. What a bummer that was - all the practice I did to convince the doctor to order an MRI was useless. Finally getting the MRI ordered was somewhat of a disappointment!
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