I'm too young to be falling apart
I'm going to whine. You have been warned.
Last night, while waiting in line with my son to have our signatures notarized on his permission slip for grad night (not bad at all...they were very efficient), my right knee started to hurt. I had to walk pretty slowly to the car to get home. By the end of the evening, it hurt quite a bit to bend it, though it wasn't painful to put weight on it.
This morning, it felt much better, but by lunchtime at my job, I was having intermittent terrible pain in my knee. It would come and go, and when it would hit I could sit for a few minutes and then I would be OK again. A couple of times, it felt like my knee was going to go out from under me, but sideways.
At lunch, while driving around, I happened upon a Walgreen's and bought a knee brace with side supports. It helped a lot. I went to the quick care primary care, no appointment clinic near my house after I got home, but even though they are open until 7:00, they weren't seeing any new patients as of 5:30 because four people were already waiting. Grr. I didn't want to go to the ER because it's a $50 copay if they don't admit you, and they aren't going to admit me for this.
Tomorrow, we are taking a field trip to the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom. It's like a zoo, except the animals are free (within constraints) and the people are in carts. It's in Tangipahoa Parish, about an hour drive from the center. We will be gone for about six hours. Most of the time at the refuge is spent in the carts, so between that and the bus ride I will be able to sit most of the time. I'm hoping to be able to leave a bit early so I can get in to the quick care clinic at the end of the day. Because what's the use of paying through the nose for health insurance if you are suffering, right?
Anyhow, I just hope I don't fall down or anything stupid like that tomorrow.
Last night, while waiting in line with my son to have our signatures notarized on his permission slip for grad night (not bad at all...they were very efficient), my right knee started to hurt. I had to walk pretty slowly to the car to get home. By the end of the evening, it hurt quite a bit to bend it, though it wasn't painful to put weight on it.
This morning, it felt much better, but by lunchtime at my job, I was having intermittent terrible pain in my knee. It would come and go, and when it would hit I could sit for a few minutes and then I would be OK again. A couple of times, it felt like my knee was going to go out from under me, but sideways.
At lunch, while driving around, I happened upon a Walgreen's and bought a knee brace with side supports. It helped a lot. I went to the quick care primary care, no appointment clinic near my house after I got home, but even though they are open until 7:00, they weren't seeing any new patients as of 5:30 because four people were already waiting. Grr. I didn't want to go to the ER because it's a $50 copay if they don't admit you, and they aren't going to admit me for this.
Tomorrow, we are taking a field trip to the Global Wildlife Center in Folsom. It's like a zoo, except the animals are free (within constraints) and the people are in carts. It's in Tangipahoa Parish, about an hour drive from the center. We will be gone for about six hours. Most of the time at the refuge is spent in the carts, so between that and the bus ride I will be able to sit most of the time. I'm hoping to be able to leave a bit early so I can get in to the quick care clinic at the end of the day. Because what's the use of paying through the nose for health insurance if you are suffering, right?
Anyhow, I just hope I don't fall down or anything stupid like that tomorrow.
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