Well, just like February of last year, waiting for an MRI in Nova Scotia sucks. It's bad enough to have knee OA, but to have some mysterious "non knee OA" pain just makes it worse. I am grateful though that my new OA doctor has decided to investigate further since finally realizing my peg-leg pain is not knee OA and isn't getting better with physio exercises or weight loss. Now I just need to find out what exactly is causing the peg-leg feeling (with every step it feels like my upper leg is pushing down on my lower leg bone in a very painful way-and it hurts to touch).
I'm whining about it today because I've spent the last 3 days in near constant pain. I've been taking naproxen but it doesn't do much and doesn't last long. So instead I troll the NS Wait Times website hoping that the 90% of patients get an MRI in 468 days is a bad joke and I'll fit into the 50% that gets one in 36 days. So far I'm on day count 6. There's a looong wait ahead of me if it's deemed non urgent or if some other disaster occurs in the hospital - such as another round of flooding - that causes delays. I could take my mother up on her offer to pay for a private one but she already does so much for me and my family that I can't justify spending another $700 of her hard earned money. I can wait. And wait. I just hope the pain eases off soon or I'll be digging out my cane pretty soon.
While I'm waiting I'm trying to adhere to my knee OA doctor's advice and keep moving. Since walking hurts I haven't been running much. I have been doing Livestrong workouts though almost every day, which makes me feel a bit better, like I'm not totally useless. The wait continues.
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