OK, so I'm popping in again and will reply to everyone that I've missed when I get a chance, but I wanted to let you know what happened today at the Ortho doctor. When we called this group, I wanted to make an appointment with the doctor who did her hip and knee surgeries. Unfortunately he retired at the end of 2014. So they set us up with his "replacement". Who was no replacement. The old Doctor had years and years of experience and really knew his stuff. This guy and his physician assistant were not all that.
First off, they actually showed me where on the X-rays the fractures had occurred. That was helpful at least for me to know. The ankle fracture is in that bone on the outside of your ankle where the little "bump" is located. The other fracture is at the top of the fibula which is just below the knee. This happens when a leg twists. There are two bones in the leg, the tibia and the fibula. The tibia is the large bone, often called the shin, the fibula is the smaller bone in back which balances the tibia. Think about the part of a chicken wing that doesn't look like a mini leg, and you'll know what I'm talking about (why are all my references to food?). The fracture is completely cadicorner to the ankle fracture which makes perfect sense if you're twisting the leg during the fall.
Here's the part where this Doctor totally fell short. I know that her foot was very swollen, but he totally passed the buck. He referred her to another doctor in the Group who specializes in Feet, told her to take her diaretics, elevate the foot and come back in a week, to see if she needs surgery. She got the idea that he was fat-phobic, he could have also been one of those "you're threatening my view of marriage" people, or he could have been an awkward doctor with no patient skills, who really didn't know what was going on with her. Clearly he had no interest in treating her and that's where we were not happy. However, he was also really young. It's weird now that I'm becoming older and young doctors make me wary. I'm glad we have been referred to someone else cause I didn't get a good vibe from him anyways.
They wrapped up her foot in another "splint" similar to what the ER did, but they did a much better job of it. So now she is in bed with her foot up and we're trying to get the swelling to go down. I'm calling tomorrow to cancel the Dream Cruise, and we have to work out what to do with the VWL points. The thing is if she has to have surgery (which the next doctor next week determines), then the B2B cruise on the Wonder is also in jeapordy. This sucks.
I'm sorry today didn't lend itself to much help but I'm glad you're getting a new doctor. I'm super sorry also that you're having to cancel your cruise. 
It totally sucks.
I think that alone is what made Fran want him to work on her! 
I'm glad you made it over here, even if it wasnt' the best of circumstances. As you can read, the Ortho Dr. today was a bust.
your way!!
