I
had an interesting accident on December 24th. Naturally,
most people don't think of accidents as interesting. I didn't
either, when it happened.
Now
I do.
Specifically,
I fell on my butt after slipping on ice. Even more specifically, the
left cheek. Then I stood up, and did it again. Apparently I am
sometimes a slow learner.
The
falls did not hurt (well, my dignity hurt a little.) I was quick to
look around to make sure no one saw them, and then, reassured of
that, went on my way.
Now
comes the interesting part.
I
have had problems with my left hip and leg. After five cortisone
shots in the back and hip, one MRI, several x-rays, and five doctors,
the pain was diagnosed, finally correctly, as being referred pain
from an arthritic sacroiliac joint. A last shot of cortisone calmed
it down, and I slowly improved for over a year. But not all the pain
disappeared, and my odd gait persisted.
On
December 25, though, I realized that all the pain was gone from my
left hip and thigh. On the 26th I took a hard, fast walk
for about an hour, striding out for the first time in several years,
and nothing hurt. Today I went for the fourth hard walk, with no
pain.
So,
the accident of the 24th has been moved from the “fall
on ice” category to the “miraculous hip joint re-alignment
procedure” category.
Whatever
happened on either the first or second left cheek event, or perhaps
cumulatively from each, straightened me out. The odd gait I
mentioned is gone. I take long steps again.
Absolutely
amazing.
It's
the best news for me in years, and even better, there is no medical
cost. (No one saw me, so no dignity cost either.)
Medicare
will love this.
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