An Apple a day...

I really wish an apple a day would keep the Doctor away. But not in my case. I have been to an eye, orthopedic and family doctor this year more than I have been in my lifetime. It seems I see my family doctor more than my younger brother and I live with him! That's what happens when you're trying to get rid of these killer migraines. I went to an eye doctor because for a month my right eye would randomly swell up. Like it would swell shut. It looked like Andersen had decked me. And now I went and saw an orthopedic surgeon today for my knee that I fell on. For the past 2 1/2 weeks it has become super tender. And now I'm getting pain down my leg all day long. Thankfully the pain is about a 3 on a scale of 1-10... So the doctor did his probing and testing and ordered x-rays. Fortunately the x-rays came back negative. Unfortunately I now have to get an MRI on Thursday because he doesn't understand how or why the pain is getting worse 6 weeks after the injury. FYI-my knee didn't swell after the fall. I had pain for about a week after it happened. And it's always been sore to the touch. Now the soreness is so bad a feather could touch my knee and it would cause the pain to start up. The doctor must have really irritated it today because I've been limping! Anyways, since he can't figure out why it's getting worse and not better and since the x-rays didn't show anything, he wants to rule out a tear to the cartilage...sigh. He said I could do exercises with weights and see if that helps. But when I suggested I would do that first and if things got worse I would get an MRI, he really didn't like that idea. I guess he was right when he said he'd rather know about a tear now, than down the road when it's gotten worse. So Thursday is the big day. If I don't have a tear, I'm gonna be upset because I want to know what is causing the pain! If I do have a tear, I'm gonna be upset because I may or may not need surgery (according to goo.gle). And depending on the significance of the tear will dictate what kind of surgery I would have. I guess I shouldn't think about either option until he gets the results back...but IF I have to have surgery and depending on how invasive it may or may not be, I will not be able to drive for a bit...and how am I suppose to be mom? I guess I need to quit worrying about all the "what if's" and just play it cool until it's over... At any rate, wish me luck!