The Medical Mystery I Call Myself

Now, when I go to the doctor for something that is wrong, I don't really want something to be wrong, but I would like a reason for what is going on.

1. About 7 years ago I started experiencing knee pain in my left knee. I went to the doctor to have it looked at. Nothing was certain, but perhaps I needed surgery anyway. This was before I was wise so I said ok. Surgery happened and the pain remains. Lovely.

2. About 1 year ago I started having pain in my wrist. It became so bad that I could barely lift things with it. I went to the doctor to have it looked at. A full workup of my wrist, including an X-ray and an MRI, which was entirely too much money, showed nothing conclusive. IN FACT, the doctor went so far as to say they were diagnosing me with wrist pain! So I just paid you $2,000 to tell me what I told you when I called to make the appointment? Lovely. (the pain has gone away at this point, I wish the pain would realize how expensive it is and go away a little sooner).

3. I have had a tooth bothering me for years. I went to the dentist the other day to have it looked at, I was sure that I would need the tooth removed. X-rays of the tooth, cold test, bite test, knocking on my teeth test all left the dentist puzzled. I was told it might be a cracked tooth, and furthermore, it might be the back one. To correct this "might be" problem, we could put a temporary crown on the tooth and see if the symptoms go away, if they don't, we would deal with it at that point. Oh, and that will cost you $965.00 out of pocket (no dental insurance for me). Now, why would I spend 965.00 unless I was sure we found the right tooth! Lovely.

4. And last of all, (and here is where I decide to bring a new level of honesty to my blog..), after 1 year and 8 months, I still cannot get pregnant. I have been to the doctor, we have done the fertility workup, I am now very knowledgeable of the process. Call the doctor on day 1 of the cycle, go in for ultrasound, take clomid days 5-9 of the cycle, go back for ultrasound on day 13, use ovulation test strips, pray that Owen goes to sleep early, wait a grueling 2 weeks and start over again. I have had an HSG exam (which by the way is a lesson as to why you shouldn't read the Internet about your medical woes. everything said it is so painful and horrible, I was terrified, easiest thing I have ever done), it came back normal. I have had all the blood tests done, they came back normal. I am trying a new doctor this week, the story of how I found him is a blog entry for another day. They seem very nice and I am optimistic.

Other than feeling like I am crazy and I am making up my medical troubles, I guess I should be grateful, I certainly don't want to hear..."You need a knee replacement and you have permanent nerve damage in your wrist and you need all of your teeth removed, and you can't get pregnant." As they say... No news is good news.