By Wednesday my leg was really ugly. I won't post a pic this time because it's really gross. I was black and blue to my ankle. I was worried. I called the doctor. Yes, you read that correctly. I called a doctor.
My appt. was Friday afternoon. By then my leg didn't look nearly as ugly. In fact the first part of the bruising was turning yellow. But I went anyway, because I wasn't sleeping. I had convinced myself I had the family blood clots and I was doomed.
I don't. He did a manual examination and didn't find anything. I also had to walk around the room and he checked my gait. He took an x-ray just in case. Nothing is broken. But I do have mild to moderate arthritis. Shocking, right? I'm actually glad that it's moderate. Maybe all this walking is actually working.
My RX was what I have been doing. Keep it elevated, ice if it's swollen, and limit my activity. Oh wait. I'm not doing that part. My activity is the same as always. I went hiking yesterday. Both Bonnie and the doctor told me I should reconsider. Nah. But I was very careful.
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