August 20th

We cannot always control everything that happens to

 us in this life, but we can control how we respond...

 Yesterday was a pretty exhausting day for me.

 It’s not as if I did that much, but my knee 

just won’t stop hurting I started the day 

by going to "my" orthopedic surgeon. 

Well I got to the center, but never saw the

doctor. Had to be checked out first by his  (PA)

physician assistant who then told me that the 

doctor was fully booked until mid September.  

I looked at her and said, "what about my pain?” 

What are you going to do about it or more

 like what am I going to do about it?  

She asked what was my level of pain from one to 

ten.  I had looked at their pain chart so of course 

I said, "I would say it’s a ten but, according to

 your chart I should be unconscious, and as 

you can see I’m not. At least not as yet.

Then I was told the had to do some blood work. So I 

asked why.  She said the same nonsense everyone

 says, "to rule out that there is nothing else going on.”  

You see I have been having bad cramps and my 

right calf is almost twice the size of the left one

 at times.  It’s the right knee that is killing me.

Of course I agreed to do the blood work.  I said, 

“so you should have these results in a day or two.”  She 

said, "No.  More like 7-14 days because we have o send 

the blood to California." I never heard anything like this.  

She said she was leaving for a little bit would be 

back again.  I looked at her and without thinking I said.

 "why.”  She was not sure how to respond.  I guess I was 

hurting a lot so I did not really think before speaking.

  Arvid claims I do that no matter what 🙈

They took 8 large vials of blood from me.

  Never have I had so much taken at one time.  

Six yes, but not as huge as these vials were.  I 

told her it’s a good thing I have lots of blood.

After some more back and forth I finally left. 

 I also did tell them that I do not wish to have more

follow ups, but would like to see the doctor next time. 

I told them I didn’t have time to just come and they 

look at my knee and do absolutely nothing.

 I said it was a waste of my time and my money, but if 

you live in America and you’re in their medical system 

you have to do things one step at a time.  I wish to bypass 

some steps and go straight to the source.  Not happening. 

 It's a slow process, and I need to have more patience.

On a gentler note 💛our two eldest granddaughters

 started school yesterday.  I really miss those three 

girls a lot.  This summer was special and I just fell

 in love with them even more if that's possible.

They say, "It's not the strength of the body that counts, 

but the strength of the spirit."  Well that's all nice and

 dandy, but I won't mind a strong body for a change. 

My spirit is tired of forever being strong😂

I’m actually way funnier now, because 

I’m hungry. If comedy comes from pain, I 

should be funnier now than I ever was...

~Nadiya~