Thursday September 30, 2004
Surprise #1: The repair guy didn't make it this morning after I'd managed (for the first time in a while) to get up and showered before 9 am (because the water would be turned off to replace the kitchen taps and install shut off valves). Flat tire, he said in his message. Also that I was to call him when I got back from my appointment in the afternoon.
Surprise #2: On the way to my appointment, I ran into another person from my past, this time a most significant other. This has happened to us a number of times over the past couple of decades.
Surprise #3: The discussion with the neurosurgeon wasn't anything like I'd anticipated. I'm still mulling it over. I had envisioned being told what the risks and advantages were of surgical intervention and then spending some time using this information to make a decision about whether or not I wanted to go ahead. Instead, it was he who did not want to go ahead. He did admit that he may be too conservative. I asked for and received a referral to an orthopaedic surgeon for a second opinion. More will be said about all of this later. It's still bouncing around in my befuddled brain cavity.
So I'm on the 'net again, researching what's out there as far as treatments go. Not looking forward to any more years of pain killers than are absolutely necessary, though.
Surprise #4: When I got back to the apartment, the plumbing repairs were almost finished. We have a new faucet!
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