Doctor Appointment #1

The day was May 1st, 2008. A bright, warm day in Spokane, WA. It was my first doctors appointment in the States since being home from my mission. My Mom and Dad accompanied me to this appointment in hope that we would receive a few answers to some long awaited questions. We sat in the lobby patiently, I took a couple pictures, and then we were called in to meet with the Physician's Assistant. She examined me closely, and stared deep into my hip. I'm talking about the MRI's of course. The P.A. checked my range of motion in my legs and put me to the pain test. That is, she tested how much pain my hip could bear. After some thought, she couldnt come to a conclusion on what was causing my pain. She then called for the Surgeon...

The Surgeon looked at the X-ray's and MRI's and then told me that one of the diagnoses that I received in Finland, The Labrum Tear, was non-existent. I was confused for a bit, I didnt know MRI's could lie. Anyway, after that statement, he then said that he only knows 2 surgeons who perform the surgery that I supposedly need. One is in Tacoma, WA. The other is in Switzerland. Before I could think of how cool it would be to go to Switzerland, he said that there was nothing he could do for me and it was time to go.

All and all, we didnt really get any of the questions answered that we wanted. The surgeon disagreed with the diagnoses that I received in Finland. Back at square one.

Our Goal for this week, Find a doctor who agrees with the other.

Here are some pictures from the adventure.