February 27, 2010

• My doctor told me that I pretty much sprained a leg muscle in my left leg. So while my leg does feel like it's healing quite nicely, it's far from being 100%. I can stand and walk (limp) around without crutches; but still using the immobilizer, however I can't do that for long periods of time. My right leg is primarily bearing the weight of my body so that can be tiring. My left leg also starts feeling aches and pain when it isn't elevated for an extended period of time. This means that while I can ride along as a passenger in a vehicle or eat at a restaurant, my left leg will eventually reach a point where it's going to want to be elevated again, unless I'm willing to put up with the aches and pain.

  In regards to sitting down, I'm also going to need some room space for my leg as I can't really bend it normally either. I definitely can't sit on bars or in booths, plus I'm most likely going to need to take the outside corner of a table for the leg room. So that Jason Mraz concert that I'm suppose to be at today, I had to skip it, because if the Long Beach Terrace Theater sits are like most theater sits, I'm not going to be able to stretch my leg properly. I WAS considering going to it anyway, but I suppose I should be reasonable (or responsible) about this. Even though I couldn't go to the concert, at least my money for the ticket is going to a worthwhile charity (spinal cord, I believe).

  The doctor did give me two weeks of medical leave from work, which is disappointing to me since I'm concerned about not getting a pay check. State disability is the answer... if I knew how to request for one (I'll research about it afterward). I'm also suppose to still see an Orthopedic doctor, which I have an appointment with several days from now. I still have to wait for "authorization" by my CIGNA-HMO insurance to see the Orthopedic doctor, which I still have to confirm with my personal doctor that he requested for the authorization. This whole insurance thing isn't something I normally use, so wow are there some hoops I have to jump through in order to take advantage of it. I guess it's asking too much for health insurance to be easy.

  So two weeks of primarily staying home.... It's been a LONG time since I've had this kind of time off. People says I'm going to be bored out of my mind, but those who say that clearly does not know me very well.

  • 11:59 pm
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