Post by David Leggett on May 31, 2012 20:50:01 GMT -5
I've been having issues with my shoulder and elbow and finally broke down and went to the doctor today. It happened to be an orthopedic urgent care but they were able to see me right away. Being staffed by Physician Assistants primarily (The main office has regular surgeons) what experience they may have lacked they made up with in enthusiasm.
It started with x-rays and went from one person to three pretty quickly so I figured I would let them off the hook and tell them the abnormal stuff was normal for me. It was still rather funny watching the radiologists twist and turn their heads flipping back and forth between the digital images absolutely amazed.
When the PA came in to talk to me I explained everything as always and of course he had never heard of melo and went through the physical exam and went back to look at the x-rays again before he made a decision. I overheard him tell someone that his patient had melo and one of the women in the office said "omg did he just find out today" he went on to tell them how rare it was and basically just made comments that made me feel he was interested and that he was no like most others that are just concerned about the immediate issue and not long term.
To make a long story short other than the normal visual cues of melo he saw nothing out of the ordinary but said he would like to try steroid injections to relieve some of the pain and then work towards a long term treatment plan. NONE of the doctors I have ever been to have said anything about future plans or treatment ideas. I have a follow up with one of the actual surgeons in the practice and if they are as attentive as that PA I may have found a long term doctor.
It started with x-rays and went from one person to three pretty quickly so I figured I would let them off the hook and tell them the abnormal stuff was normal for me. It was still rather funny watching the radiologists twist and turn their heads flipping back and forth between the digital images absolutely amazed.
When the PA came in to talk to me I explained everything as always and of course he had never heard of melo and went through the physical exam and went back to look at the x-rays again before he made a decision. I overheard him tell someone that his patient had melo and one of the women in the office said "omg did he just find out today" he went on to tell them how rare it was and basically just made comments that made me feel he was interested and that he was no like most others that are just concerned about the immediate issue and not long term.
To make a long story short other than the normal visual cues of melo he saw nothing out of the ordinary but said he would like to try steroid injections to relieve some of the pain and then work towards a long term treatment plan. NONE of the doctors I have ever been to have said anything about future plans or treatment ideas. I have a follow up with one of the actual surgeons in the practice and if they are as attentive as that PA I may have found a long term doctor.
