Wednesday, June 10, 2026

I'm Off To See The Ortho....

     After three days of the big pills and no better, I got hold of the medical practice that my doctor (and the drive-thru clinic too, these days) is with.  Their online real person (bit of a luxury!) read my tale of woe, opined a week and a half was Too Long to not see significant improvement and directed me to the walk-in ortho clinic tomorrow.

     It's almost an oxymoron, but the notion is that it's for people hale enough to get through the door on their own -- but not so comfy in the doing.  If you can't get in by yourself, the usual path to an ortho specialist is through the door of the ER, and conversely, followups get scheduled in the usual way.  This office deals with issues that are neither this nor that. 

     Back problems, maybe I'm never going to be all that comfortable again, but at least these people will have the gadgets to find out and the experience to know what the pictures mean.

3 comments:

Ken Rowan said...

Hope it goes well.

Mike V said...

I hope they’re able to help, and you feel better soon.

Alvin/Maine said...

As one who had my back go into spasms from tying my shoes....I hope you get a answer or at least help. Totally agree with the concept of the "walk in clinic" yeah gave me a ambo ride from the parking lot to the ER