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[Shade of Knucklehead]

I have been having a lot of pain in my elbow for the last month or so. It hurts to straighten my arm out. It hurts most of the time even when I am not using my arm. I probably strained it or something, and the work I have been doing has been aggravating it.

The wife wants me to just show up at her work and have the PA inject it. I said no, because I want to know what is wrong with it before I go treating it with some injection.

Since she works at a surgery center connected to a doctors office that specializes on joints I usually just show up and see my doc on the day he is in. This time he told her to just have me make an appointment, but I am too busy to go through all that rigamarole.

So, should I just go have the PA look at it and inject it if he thinks it needs it?

[tangirl]

Well, the PA won't give you an injection if he doesn't think it's appropriate. And who says you'll need to go make an appointment for an x-ray and then make an appointment to go back? My doc doesn't have x-ray equipment, but when he wants me to get an x-ray, I just walk to a different office in his building immediately and get the x-ray.

Make your appointment if you don't want to see the PA. I don't see rigamarole, I see excuses. If they specialize in joints, the PA will know about joints. When I needed the cortisone shot in my knee, the PA did it. And that was pretty awful.

[Louey]

I get to see the doctor ASAP. Sometimes a shot followed up with some PT can make things heal up nicely in a short period of time. If you drag this out and it doesn't heal on its on, it may take a longer time to heal if you go later, or maybe it won't heal at all. Trust me. I banged my funnybone against a wall really hard a few years ago and didn't go 6 a doctor for 6 months. Then I started getting shots, started PT and so on. A year later I had surgery. It feels better now, but it's still not 100% and may never be. They say if I had gone to see the doctor early on that this injury might could have been treated and cured relatively quick. Damn.

[The Escaped Ape]

I don't see what the problem is with making an appointment.

[_Andy]

Do you want the 'cure' or do you want the issue? Make the **** appointment and get better, Knucklehead.

[Shade of Knucklehead]

I don't have time to go to the doctors during working hours. And I am not dealing with 3 appointments. I will just wait till winter.

[_Andy]

If the check oil light was on would you wait 'till winter?

[Louey]

Why bother posting if you're not going to listen to suggestions....

[_Andy]

Yeah! We know you're a Knucklehead so you don't have to keep proving it!

[Shade of Knucklehead]

If the check oil light was on would you wait 'till winter?

To quote Penny from Big Bang theory, I know the check engine light works, its the engine that's broke...

[Shade of Knucklehead]

If the check oil light was on would you wait 'till winter?

To quote Penny from Big Bang theory, I know the check engine light works, its the engine that's broke...

[_Andy]

When your moobs are as nice as Penny's boobs you can get away with that type of thinking - until then check the oil and go to the doctor.

[JimM]

Letting an injury get worse/aggravated and become a problem that puts you out for weeks or maybe months instead of days doesn't make
much sense Bry. Try and see the big picture.

[Louey]

Letting an injury get worse/aggravated and become a problem that puts you out for weeks or maybe months instead of days doesn't make
much sense Bry. Try and see the big picture.

That and like in my example, they never heal completely.

Knucklehead is earning his nickname...

[Checker]

Why bother posting if you're not going to listen to suggestions....

Yah, the Chip roll is taken already by Chip!

[The Escaped Ape]

I don't have time to go to the doctors during working hours.

Yes you do. You're just refusing to make it. You think other people in busy jobs don't sometimes go to a doctor?

[Shade of Knucklehead]

I really don't. I am under a deadline right now and unless its raining I can't take the time.

However, my wife is going to call me if the PA has time and is going to be there after I get done work. It might take a couple weeks.

[_Andy]

If it was you're whacking arm I bet you'd make time.

[The Escaped Ape]

I really don't. I am under a deadline right now and unless its raining I can't take the time.

However, my wife is going to call me if the PA has time and is going to be there after I get done work. It might take a couple weeks.

A couple of weeks is within the realms of reasonable, in both senses.

[JimM]

I really don't. I am under a deadline right now and unless its raining I can't take the time.

What happens when you're under a deadline early next summer, but you can't work at all because your arm is too messed up?
Not very wise IMHO.