[Artemisia] Re: Artemisia Digest, Vol 13, Issue 20

[Ja'mala al-Baddayyia]

If you ever make it back to that little .....  Thing, throw something at 
him for me.

I was 39 when I had mine done - the doctor didn't bat an eye at my age.  
The only pre-surgery work I had to do was wait for the swelling to go 
down and get the flexibility back in the joint.

Stupid igit

Hang in there, hon!

Ja'mala

>Georgia Foster <jo_foster81 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>I have just had the most frustrating day. I was told to report to the 
>Department of Veterans Affairs in Salt Lake City for a Surgery to repair 
>torn and damaged ligaments in my knee that were the result of an unfortuitus 
>landing at the Trout Creek Fire ... 15 months ago. Part of my very cool job 
>involves workining as a Wild Land Fire Fighter.
>
>The journey to the VA is 2.5 hours or 189 miles.
>
>When I got there, I was told that the sugery had been cancelled. The 
>reasons given were all insults, delivered in an insulting tone by a lad 
>young enough to date my daughter.
>
>1) reconstruction is rarely recommended for patients over age 35. (I will 
>be 40 in February)
>
>2) I have not had any kind of official pre-surgery therapy (of course, I run 
>2.5 miles in 30 min, three days a week, I lift weights three days a week, I 
>swim recreationally with my children at least three days a week. In 18 
>months I have lost a total of 112 pounds. None of this counts as 
>presurgery therapy, and obviously none of this shows dedication to improving 
>my physical health either.
>
>3) If I am not willing to undergo presurgery therapy ... then I obviously 
>can not be trusted to follow through with post surgery therapy.
>
>
>he also pointed out that the x-ray and MRI are almost a year old. At that 
>point I lost control of my facilities. I informed him that the day those 
>were read... I was added to the surgery schedule. The reason the things are 
>so out of date is because it has taken 10 months to get a surgery date.
>
>He indicates that because of my advanced age, the degenerative disease 
>(aurthritus) in my knees likely precludes the possibility of reconstructve 
>repair.
>
>The jist was ... I should buck up and stop being a snivling old biddy.
>
>The end result... Malkin is NOT having surgery tomorrow.
>
>I would like to thank all those who send well wishes my way. Your kind 
>thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated.
>
>
>Cheers
>
>Malkin
>Otherhill
>Artemisia
>
>"It is a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word" ...
>Thomas Jefferson
>
>Jo (Georgia L.) Foster
>jo_foster81 at hotmail.com
>
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