Something I'm Proud of in the Last Few Days

30 Days of Blogging - Day # 9


I'm proud of myself for not putting up with the treatment I got from my orthopedic doctor 2 weeks ago. He rushed into the office, said I was too overweight to get a knee replacement, gave me an injection before he even looked at the x-ray or evaluated my knee. I never even asked for a knee replacement! I didn't even know what was wrong with my knee! He did do x-rays but when he looked at them he came back and said my knee wasn't bone on bone and I was too heavy for a replacement. I have no idea why he was talking about a replacement when I hadn't even told him what was wrong with my knee. I just felt like he blew me off and gave me an injection to shut me up. 


So, I went to see my PA (physician's assistant) who told me to get an MRI.I totally trust her and have been seeing her for about 20 years. I got the MRI on Friday night. I had them send a copy of the report to the ortho doc but decided that after the way he treated me I wasn't going to go back to him. So, I made an appointment for Monday with another doctor who I think I will feel more comfortable with. I don't have any expectation as to treatment and just want a doctor to explain the MRI report to me and let me know what my treatment options are no matter how much I weigh.


I'm proud of myself for not going back to a doctor who made me feel uncomfortable about my treatment and bad about my weight. He didn't even seem to hear me when I told him that I was doing WW and had already lost 15 pounds. If losing weight is the answer, then great. I'm on the WW plan and will stay on it no matter what. But if I can get some PT (physical therapy) or surgery to help with the problem then that's great too. I won't let anyone make me feel bad even if they didn't mean to.


I talked to my husband about the doctor since he has seen him too and he said that he felt rushed by him also and that he was too quick to just do an injection without doing any kind of examination. So I know it's not just me. I know I'm making the right decision seeing a new orthopedic surgeon.