doctors, doctors, and more doctors......

just thought I'd keep you up to date with my latest round of Dr. appts.
On Tuesday I went to Southern Hills (here in Nashville) to have an MRI done on my right foot and ankle. This MRI was requested by DR. West, an orthopedic dr/surgeon. For those of you who have had an MRI done before....I don't know what it is...the longer I lay down while that is being done...I get so comfortable and have the weirdest thoughts and visions come into my head, and this last time I fell asleep for a few minutes. I guess it's the humming of the machine and the noises that make me that way.
Any way....I had an appt. with Dr. Maria Pereles (GYN) this afternoon. That went really well, the usual questions were asked, and she didn't find anything out of the ordinary. But she did give me some paperwork to set up for a mammogram. Yes, you read right....I've never had one. So I have to set up that appt. and tell them that this will be my first one. I've heard all kinds of stories, both good and bad, about mammograms; so we will see what happens with me.

Then Gary and I went back to Dr. West's office to find out the results of my MRI. He told me that it showed I had a possible fracture of the 5th Metatarsal on my right foot. He wasn't sure if it was an old fracture that had tried to heal up somewhat, and it might have not healed completely. He asked me if I could remember any trauma to my foot and ankle because I still had a very limited range of motion in my ankle joint. He mentioned of having a scope to get in there and look around to see what actually is going on, and mentioned using "cortisone" for the pain. And he also said that I had arthritis in that ankle which resulted in that limited range of motion. but for all what he told me in that room, he then said he wanted me to see a foot and ankle specialist. Because he felt that he wasn't the best man for the job, to do the procedure as it were. So before Gary and I left the lady behind the desk had my charts and she was going to set an appt. for
me to see a specialist at the Bone and Joint Clinic in Franklin. (that is the same place Gary had his surgery, and Gary's Dad will be having his upcoming surgery for his shoulder pain....what a coincidence....

So I'm just waiting on the call from Dr. West's office to let me know when my appt. in Franklin will be, or who I'll be seeing, but I'll let everybody know when I do.

Then at the end of this month I still have another appt. with Dr. Bishop
(the 29th). I have to remember "no eating after midnight" on the 28th....that night before. I have to work that day(28th), and I won't be home until @8:30pm or later depending on whom is working that night also.
So as soon as I come home I'll have to go straight to bed, make sure my alarm is set early because my appt. is at 8:15am. I'll have to force myself to settle down as soon as possible....working this odd shift has made my sleep schedule all topsy turvy. I am used to staying up till @12:00 midnight or later....


Anyway, I got to be at work tomorrow so I'll write more later. Hope everyone is doing well.