One year ago I went to the doctor because my wrist was hurting after some snowboard accident. He told me "no, I don't think it is broken, you would have had much more pains if it was". I asked him "then what is it?" and he answer "I think it is muscular, probably an infection or something, take this magic balm and use it".
So I did.
Three weeks later and no improvement I return and ask him when this magic balm is supposed to start working. He tells me that maybe my wrist is just recovering, and that I should be careful with it for a while.
So I was (kinda).
After three months and still no improvement, I go see another doctor. "I don't think it is broken, there is no need to take an x-ray. I will give you these magic pills and once you have used them all start training your wrist again".
My faith in doctors where growing thin at this point, but I did what the man said.
Another three months and it still hurts like hell everytime I move it to far out of position. I gave up training with weights after a couple of weeks. I go to a third doctor and demand to get a x-ray. He says no and I tell him he can give me my x-ray or I'll walk out and not even bother paying him. That helped.
I get the x-ray, conclusion is: You have broken one of the wristbones, but it does not seem to have grown at all. Well d'oh...
Next week I'm supposed to go the the hospital to get an iron nail put into it, hopefully that will be a short stay, but I won't be surprised if I have another run-in with Dr. Incompetent and they cut off my hand and place me on 3 months observation or something.
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So I did.
Three weeks later and no improvement I return and ask him when this magic balm is supposed to start working. He tells me that maybe my wrist is just recovering, and that I should be careful with it for a while.
So I was (kinda).
After three months and still no improvement, I go see another doctor. "I don't think it is broken, there is no need to take an x-ray. I will give you these magic pills and once you have used them all start training your wrist again".
My faith in doctors where growing thin at this point, but I did what the man said.
Another three months and it still hurts like hell everytime I move it to far out of position. I gave up training with weights after a couple of weeks. I go to a third doctor and demand to get a x-ray. He says no and I tell him he can give me my x-ray or I'll walk out and not even bother paying him. That helped.
I get the x-ray, conclusion is: You have broken one of the wristbones, but it does not seem to have grown at all. Well d'oh...
Next week I'm supposed to go the the hospital to get an iron nail put into it, hopefully that will be a short stay, but I won't be surprised if I have another run-in with Dr. Incompetent and they cut off my hand and place me on 3 months observation or something.
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