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Skriven 2011-05-07 11:24:12 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: Re: Borders
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Ahoy Nancy!

->  ->  ->  hn> True, but I'm in no hurry to give them
->  ->  ->  hn> another shot at the joint while I can still
->  ->  ->  hn> use it (albeit with a limp). When it gets
->  ->  ->  hn> bad enough, perhaps the "problem" will
->  ->  ->  hn> be detectable and fixable then.
->  -> Don't want to let it go too too long... A friend did that, 
->  -> and while she just finally had the replacement surgery, the
->  -> doctor is less optimistic about full recovery since things
->  -> went so long.  May have affected other stuff, I guess.
->  -> 
->  hn> If they still can't find what to fix there's
->  hn> not much sense (to me at least) in just 
->  hn> cutting it open for a "look around".
-> 
-> The point being, though, that if it's giving you grief
-> on the order it does, and they go in to look, most likely
-> it will not be just a look around, but a taking care of
-> what they find.  Some things just don't show up on scans.
->
They've had their shot at that..and nothing 
improved. It's painful and bothersome, but
I DO get around and it's still "functional" for 
the most part. I'm sure if they go in "for
a look" they'll "find" something to do to justify
the surgery...whether it helps ME or not is 
open to debate..and at this point I am NOT
open to that debate. Now if they have a PLAN
and have at least an idea as to what is 
wrong, and what they can do to fix it, AND
that it will make me "better" then I'll listen.
So far they have not come up with anything
that makes me confident that it's in MY best
interests to have them whack my knee open 
again.
  
->  ->  hn> Yes, I did, and it expires at the end of this month.
->  ->  hn> Will call the surgeon and see if I can schedule a
->  ->  hn> cortisone shot in the knee to see if it can help
->  ->  hn> with the issue. Will ask about a continuance of the 
->  ->  hn> tag...but don't know if I'll be approved for it again.
->  -> If the knee is getting no better, the doctor might just approve
->  -> you for a permanent handicap tag, which is a lot easier to get
->  -> renewed/continued.  Around here, they still expire, but all one
->  -> has to do is show that one is still alive, so would still be
->  -> using such.  :)
->  ->
->  hn> I'll talk to the surgeon when I next see
->  hn> her, I'm thinking of setting up an appointment
->  hn> asking for another cortisone shot.
-> 
-> It may be time again... I forget when you last asked and
-> were told it was still too early.  The shot would help you
-> getting around now that it's baseball season again... good
-> idea...  :)   You might ask about the tag anyway whether
-> or not you actually get the appointment, too.
-> 
-> ttyl        neb
-> 
I think it lasted about a month and a half or so
and that was "too early" for a second injection. 
It's been quite a bit longer than that, so I think
now would be a good time to ask for another.
and I'll mention the tag at that time. They don't
give them out (at least MY doctors don't) easily.
chat with you soon!
hap 
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