Bone

One more thing off a checklist: bone density scan - complete!

Oddly, it was PCP who wanted it, not my ortho guy, not my PT. 

I put off calling a few weeks, just due to laziness. When I called yesterday (!!) at 11:55, I was told they had an opening at 13:05.   .......or on January 24th!

I hastily rearranged things and went to get scanned, 

Snafus all around. From the order to the medical history they had me fill out. I got back 30 minutes after my scheduled time. 

Upon almost completing the scan, the tech gets snippy with me when she sees I have a bunch of hardware in my right leg. "You didn't say that in your medical history form", to which I reply - it didn't ask. 

What it asked was what broken bones I had in the past. I had my wrist - twice. I told her what she saw was post-sarcoma surgery and the leg and hip were not broken.  "Well, it's the same thing!", she snapped at me. To which I snapped back, "Nuh UH!"

Well, I might have been nicer and chosen better words. Who can remember. 

So now she had to continue the scan but focus more on the left side, which I thought was the point since the stress fracture was oh the left side. But they do some 'opposite of the dominant hand' thing due to the physical make-up being different due to use. 

Long story short (too late!), the results came back in less than two hours: NORMAL. 

My bones are not weaker than, or in danger of, anything beforehand. I assume. This was the baseline. 

Oh - and weird thing:  IF I need another one - ever - they only use the same machine. I can't go to another location or even use another scanner at the same location.  I call bullshit on that, as equipment gets updated all the time. The scanner I used might be in the trash next time I need to use it. 

Anyways, one more thing off my mind. No degeneration of the bones. One less thing to worry about. 

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