MRI'D

So I finally got an MRI last week. After all these months (almost a year actually) of trial and pretty much all error, hopefully I'll actually be able to literally get a picture of what's going on with my knee.

The visit with Dr.. Mandelbaum went much as expected. A mountain of paperwork, waiting followed by a quick series of questions from his assistant, followed by an extremely quick round of questions and examination by the doc himself. I didn't anticipate anything more than that. As the doc said, It's kind of pointless to speculate until we get an MRI.

Luckily I was able to come back the same evening for the MRI. They told me I could bring an iPod and they could play it through the speakers while get scanned. So I went home and made an MRI playlist with some classical / country / post-rock favorites. I sat there for about a half hour while the machine made a lot of weird clicking and whirring noises to go along with my self-made soundtrack.

I go back to see Dr. Mandelbaum on Tuesday and hopefully we'll have some results that will actually point me towards finally healing. This is going to be such a long week. Once again, I'm desperately wishing I had a Fast Forward button for life. If the MRI shows us nothing, I will be beyond dissapointed. That will mean that I'm in the exact same place I've always been. Guessing. More physical therapy. More mixed and inconclusive results. No thanks, I'll pass.