

I am soooo Elaine! After a boat load of trouble getting an appointment at the MO FO Kaiser, I finally was awaiting the doctors grand entrance.. with my moose paw exposed .. waiting for a lil TLC..
I shall rewind, dear reader, to bring you up to speed. About 5 or 6 years ago, I traveled up to SF to a welcome home celebration for my dear sister. For the past 3 days, she had been walking from San Jose to SF to raise money for breast cancer.. I never really knew anything about the event until that day.. And the whole experience overwhelmed me. I got this weird feeling in my gut that I wanted to be a part of this.. I made a promise to her to do it with her the following year. .. Of course, the end ceremony is beautiful.. all the shit before it is what sucks. In preperation for this walk, I started walking .. and walking.. and walking. To be honest with you, I was sick of it.. I hated it. That is why people made cars, so you wouldn't have to walk ridiculous distances. In the process of training, the shoes I selected, were poorly designed.. and the shoe box was rubbing my big toe the wrong way.. I ended up losing it. (my toe nail, not the toe) To this day, the toe never has quite been the same. Fast forward to last week.. The toe was looking more funky then normal.. was swollen.. and hurt like the dickens. I got in to see the doctor (finally) and he was fixing me up. As we were wrapping up our appointment, he asked when the last time I had a tetnis shot.. Honestly, I don't ever remember having one. I asked why. He said something about rusty nails and lock jaw. hmph. I don't like shots.. So, I told him that I JUST Had one the other day.. Being the smart Doctor type that he was, he knew I wasn't being truthful and said that he recommends that I get it... I howled.. I don't want it.. He looked at me , pen in hand, and said.. Well.. I can note that you refused this.. I suddenly got a flash Of Elaine and Uncle Leo.. and being forever branded a "difficult" patient.. sniff sniff.. Its hard enough dealing with Kaiser being a good patient, let alone a difficult one. I got the shot & it STILL hurts..
P.S. The mo fo really did nothing for my toe. I have an appointment at the Podiatrist next week..