milivica
12-18-2007, 05:29 PM
Ok, so yes I have laxed ligaments or what ever holds everyone's hips in joint.
But turns out I do also have arthritis, but he said that wasn't real bad but that I have bursitis and that's what was sending me through the roof when he touched my hips.
Also, your hip 'ball' thingy at the very top of your leg, the 'ball' that fits into the hip socket, both of mine are malformed. He's seen it before but I don't remember what he called it. I'm supposed to have a groove around the ball kind of like a trailer hitch I suppose, but, the groove is only on one side, the top part is flat. So, guess that's a problem too.
So laxed ligaments and arthritis and bursitis and malformed bone ends (you know, that ball thing that fits into the hip socket) in both hips is about it. He said if I let him give me these to BIG HUGE NEEDLE shots in each hip and did therapy I could avoid surgery so I said ok. I asked if it would make me muscular and grow a mustache and he said no (whew). I think it was called cortizone. He said it could last a week or 6 months, that I should do the physical therapy asap, and continue, and maybe I wouldn't even need more shots. We didn't talk at all about surgery. I told him right off, I'd like to take my parts and just make them work as good as possible, I really don't want new parts or anything. And I didn't want to take pain meds every day. And it was cool, he seemed to totally get what I 'meant' by the words I said, it all made sense to him, and really he agreed lots and we seemed to be in sync.
He made the shots feel really not so bad at all, it was so cool, he sprayed my skin first with this stuff to kind of freeze it, probably the same stuff they use to get moles or warts off. I actually really felt he knew what was up, and how to proceed. He had them take x-rays from all kind of angles too and he showed them to me and explained.
Also, it was horrible to see - imagine a dog that was so thin, stuck to a sewer drain, unable to drag itself away, huge eyes looking at you, unable to help itself. Trapped in a cage too. Ok, well that for some reason makes people feel feelings of caring and wanting to help and feed and warm and give comfort to the dog. Well, that's how I saw a big huge pufferfish in the doctors waiting room. It was horrendous. I told staff it was clearly emaciated, it would be dead soon, and how deplorable and devastating that a creature that is trapped, has no choice, cannot help itself, is on display starving to death. Imagine the pain and fear, can they imagine how it must feel? It just wants a shot to live, not to starve to death. Anyhow, they seemed all concerned, yet all seemed to feel it wasn't their job - hello, if you see it, it is your obligation, weather enforceable or not it's a moral obligation. Be a ****, smoke pot, cheat at Monopoly, but don't look at a creature that cannot help itself and say it's not your job. I offered to come back with food, they said some guy there takes care of the fish - I said it might be he doesn't realize these fish need to receive food they recognize as food, flakes and things won't do it. I'm going back tomorrow with a raw shrimp, and I don't care what anyone says I'm feeding it, calling animal control if need be - not that they'll likely do squat. It's really upsetting actually. I don't get it, honest I don't. WHY or how can a person, see a creature totally unable to help itself, being starved to death, and poof no compassion, it's 'just a fish'. It's one thing when you don't realize it's starving to death - though since you can see it's jaw bones, spine, and it's stomach is totally concave how could you not know? But ya know, there's enough pain and suffering that happens just living on earth under the best of circumstances. Anyhow, I told the Dr. too and he looked concerned and asked if I told anyone and I said yes. I actually probably talked more about puffer fish and their dietary and environmental needs today than my hips.
So anyhow, that's it. Looks like I don't even have to worry about deciding about surgery or anything at this point. Cool.
But turns out I do also have arthritis, but he said that wasn't real bad but that I have bursitis and that's what was sending me through the roof when he touched my hips.
Also, your hip 'ball' thingy at the very top of your leg, the 'ball' that fits into the hip socket, both of mine are malformed. He's seen it before but I don't remember what he called it. I'm supposed to have a groove around the ball kind of like a trailer hitch I suppose, but, the groove is only on one side, the top part is flat. So, guess that's a problem too.
So laxed ligaments and arthritis and bursitis and malformed bone ends (you know, that ball thing that fits into the hip socket) in both hips is about it. He said if I let him give me these to BIG HUGE NEEDLE shots in each hip and did therapy I could avoid surgery so I said ok. I asked if it would make me muscular and grow a mustache and he said no (whew). I think it was called cortizone. He said it could last a week or 6 months, that I should do the physical therapy asap, and continue, and maybe I wouldn't even need more shots. We didn't talk at all about surgery. I told him right off, I'd like to take my parts and just make them work as good as possible, I really don't want new parts or anything. And I didn't want to take pain meds every day. And it was cool, he seemed to totally get what I 'meant' by the words I said, it all made sense to him, and really he agreed lots and we seemed to be in sync.
He made the shots feel really not so bad at all, it was so cool, he sprayed my skin first with this stuff to kind of freeze it, probably the same stuff they use to get moles or warts off. I actually really felt he knew what was up, and how to proceed. He had them take x-rays from all kind of angles too and he showed them to me and explained.
Also, it was horrible to see - imagine a dog that was so thin, stuck to a sewer drain, unable to drag itself away, huge eyes looking at you, unable to help itself. Trapped in a cage too. Ok, well that for some reason makes people feel feelings of caring and wanting to help and feed and warm and give comfort to the dog. Well, that's how I saw a big huge pufferfish in the doctors waiting room. It was horrendous. I told staff it was clearly emaciated, it would be dead soon, and how deplorable and devastating that a creature that is trapped, has no choice, cannot help itself, is on display starving to death. Imagine the pain and fear, can they imagine how it must feel? It just wants a shot to live, not to starve to death. Anyhow, they seemed all concerned, yet all seemed to feel it wasn't their job - hello, if you see it, it is your obligation, weather enforceable or not it's a moral obligation. Be a ****, smoke pot, cheat at Monopoly, but don't look at a creature that cannot help itself and say it's not your job. I offered to come back with food, they said some guy there takes care of the fish - I said it might be he doesn't realize these fish need to receive food they recognize as food, flakes and things won't do it. I'm going back tomorrow with a raw shrimp, and I don't care what anyone says I'm feeding it, calling animal control if need be - not that they'll likely do squat. It's really upsetting actually. I don't get it, honest I don't. WHY or how can a person, see a creature totally unable to help itself, being starved to death, and poof no compassion, it's 'just a fish'. It's one thing when you don't realize it's starving to death - though since you can see it's jaw bones, spine, and it's stomach is totally concave how could you not know? But ya know, there's enough pain and suffering that happens just living on earth under the best of circumstances. Anyhow, I told the Dr. too and he looked concerned and asked if I told anyone and I said yes. I actually probably talked more about puffer fish and their dietary and environmental needs today than my hips.
So anyhow, that's it. Looks like I don't even have to worry about deciding about surgery or anything at this point. Cool.