Luckly I did get to see my rheum. doctor and nothing was torn (all he
did was x-rays so I guess that was all he needed), He said was still
just OA and bruised cartledge behind my knees.  My left middle finger
also has OA and I am still in horrible pain.  I think he feels since I
am on morphine I am just a crybaby and didn't answer one question about
pain control.   He said less than 6 sentences. There was a winter storm
warning you see.  Snowed enough to dust the ground. In TX that's a
reason for the news station to stay on air for all afternoon and night.
Got to film all the idots flying off the high 5. It's 5 overpasses
that layer one on top of the other. So high they flew all of their
helicopters to catch each crash.  (To me it's little more than
ambulance chasing.  Once at work someone called me asking me if Randy
and the kids were at home - they'd seen my family's type of  car
crashed and on fire on our hwy - it wasn't them Thank God - but I never
forgave that nosey neighbor)
OK my friends I need your experience since my doctor freaked on me.
Do I bear weight on my knees? Do I tape my finger? Do I do any
exercises? I am taking ecotrin by the hand full. Ice, heat and pills
and on my 50th year I can't drive anymore, I also have narcolepsy that
is getting worse. In my own mind it's no different than driving drunk.
I can't take a chance of killing or crippling someone else or ruining
my family.

So do I ignore the pain? Do I walk and do things I know will keep me up
an nights?  The Dr.did say the pain in my knees would be gone in a
month. But not how it would go.  He is one of "those" Dr.'s short,
quick, to the point, you didn't get it, your problem. But to be fair I
just wanted to know if I had torn ligaments and my husband didn't want
to wait till the 20th to find out.  He now wants me to keep the
appointment. But money is tight like all Christmas time are and I don't
think it's worth a "present".  Randy's back problem is getting scary
and I am worried again.

Any help gang?

Angelsong