After going home and talking with Tony we decided that three weeks of struggling with a knee scooter was better than four months of doing very little. So, I called the doctor to see if I could get a prescription for the knee scooter in hopes that our insurance would cover the knee scooter. I also had a feeling that I should go in and get an x-ray, just to make sure that everything was good on the x-ray. I was able to go in and get the x-ray and the prescription at the same time.
I found out that the prescription alone didn't make my insurance cover the scooter. So, I put it out on Facebook and asked if anyone had a knee scooter. Within an hour, I had a couple different people reach out to me offering me their scooter (thankfully). Tony and I picked up the scooter on Thursday night, and I started my knee scooter journey Friday morning.
I made the mistake of going to Costco first thing Friday morning with Tony and using the knee scooter really hurt my knee and leg. I found out it was too high and that was part of the reason it hurt so bad. It really discouraged me and made me want to give up on the scooter, but I did not.
It took a little work, but I did get the hang of using the scooter. The hardest part inside the house is backing up and the hardest thing outside is stairs. I started out just hopping down the stairs until Sunday night when I rolled my ancle hopping down Margie's front steps. Luckily, I just sprained my ancle and I could still use it.
I had an appointment to see an orthopedic specialist to see what was wrong with my shoulder. I had been having pain in my arm and shoulder for years and it finally got bad enough that I made an appointment to have it looked at. I was worried that I would have to park really far away from the hospital, but it wasn't too bad. I did perfectly fine using my scooter to get where I needed to go.
I got x-ray's before I saw the doctor. The first thing the doctor said was that I was only 41 years old. I thought that was odd. But then he told me I had osteoid arthritis in my shoulder. He made it seem like it was pretty advanced. He told me that when the pain got worse, he could do shots and then I would probably need a shoulder replacement surgery. He hoped that I could wait until I was at least 50 years old for that surgery. I was shocked! Arthritis was not even on my radar. He did order me an MRI that should show if there are more problems with my arm and shoulder. I was able to schedule that appointment for the end of November. I am hoping to call later this week to see if there are any cancelations to get me in sooner.
I had my shoulder appointment a week after I got my foot x-ray, and I still hadn't heard back from my foot doctor. I decided to call them and make sure that those x-rays were all normal and didn't show any arthritis in my foot. The doctor called me back and told me that the x-ray showed that I had fractured my foot and it started healing but incorrectly (so no tendinitis). He asked if I remembered hurting my foot, but I did not. I must have done it right before Fall Break. So, the doctor told me that I need to continue to stay off my foot for the full three weeks and then see how it feels. I need to take it easy after the three weeks on the scooter and then slowly add in different exercises that aren't walking. If I still have pain, then he will refer me to a foot surgeon and possibly I would need surgery on my foot. That was a hard thing to hear. But I was glad that I choose to do the scooter instead of continuing to walk on my foot for the past week. I am not sure what is going to happen with my foot or my shoulder, but I am optimistic. I had Tony give me a blessing after church yesterday with our neighbor (Brother Pahl) and I am feeling good about things. Whatever happens, happens. I know that I am blessed and love.
