Momma said to always wear my best undies when going to the doctor. “It reflects on the status of our family.”
“Yes Momma.”
I was refereed to an arthritis specialist as I’m suffering from sudden tremendous joint pain and swelling.
My first visit was yesterday. “Remove all your clothing and remain on the table" says the Doctor, in his Bombay accent. "OK" says I, kinda surprised.
Now this cat and his female assistant checked me out! Every joint…squeeze…pull…push, asking questions as he went.
He drew fluid from my worst leg and then a shot in that knee. He took urine and blood samples.
He interviewed me, writing notes, for 30 minutes. No hurry, no rush. He made me feel like my welfare was the most important thing on earth.
We go back in 10 days after MRIs are retrieved from the orthopedist and labs results return.
Seriously, I’ve never been examined this thoroughly. He is a renown Rheumatologist and has been practicing for nearly 50 years.
Just glad I wore my best undies!
“Yes Momma.”
I was refereed to an arthritis specialist as I’m suffering from sudden tremendous joint pain and swelling.
My first visit was yesterday. “Remove all your clothing and remain on the table" says the Doctor, in his Bombay accent. "OK" says I, kinda surprised.
Now this cat and his female assistant checked me out! Every joint…squeeze…pull…push, asking questions as he went.
He drew fluid from my worst leg and then a shot in that knee. He took urine and blood samples.
He interviewed me, writing notes, for 30 minutes. No hurry, no rush. He made me feel like my welfare was the most important thing on earth.
We go back in 10 days after MRIs are retrieved from the orthopedist and labs results return.
Seriously, I’ve never been examined this thoroughly. He is a renown Rheumatologist and has been practicing for nearly 50 years.
Just glad I wore my best undies!
)
Found out months later a girl I knew also contracted the same bug within a month of me getting it. She lived in a fairly rural village, but like me did not frequent farms or keep weird snakes under the bed. Whatever it was seemed to be doing the rounds in the county, as I hadn't seen that girl in nearly a year.
