Doctor vist

Ok, where do I begin – rant time

After three weeks of NOT running because of a nagging knee pain I decided to see my primary care physician today. Side note – I was his assistant coach for U-13 boys lacrosse last season – keep this in mind. I spilled my guts, the sob story, how miserable I am and then on the pain I was feeling. At this time I thought I should be on a psychiatrist couch. He had me stand and twist on the leg that had the pain, than he felt the knee looking for swelling and any signs of ligament damage. I heard the words, no swelling or ligament damage no MRI needed. At this point I wanted to put on my Asics GT-2000 and run home – this would be about 5 ½ mile run home. So way the pain? What is it?  He told me it’s a nagging pain and something I have to live with, nagging? Live with? Really? – sounds like marriage (DO NOT share this with Julie, Jeff ). He mentioned I should work the muscles around the knee – ok, I can do this. He proceeding to tell me that I should try something new like some type of liptical exercise or biking – REALLY. Now my blood pressure was rising (lucky he didn’t check) liptical exercise or biking, yea right.  I had an interesting conversation on this subject (back on the couch). What did he not get - I LIKE TO RUN. Remember, he knows me and I run by his house, Tuesday night fun runs in the borough. He mentioned the AGEing factor (shut up Muddy). You will be this age some day (pay back is a bitch). 

In conclusion, he said I can run – at this time I have lost all interest to the rest of the conversation because I heard those three words I’ve been wanting to here. I then decided how do I get out of here, I need to get home and run, it’s warm out, the sun is shining, it’s not dark or cold (I hate winter), I need to build my base. I than had to take control of this conversation (like my wife likes to do), so I turned the subject to how’s the family, the boys (he has twins), how do they like high school – he then lost interest on continuing my visit to his office – he turned back into a physician (no personality) and was no-longer a psychiatrist. This visit, was all about 8 to 10 minutes of MY time and $20 out the window (co-pay), not complaining we have very good benefits were I work – ok, I’m complaining or NAGGING, remember I’m happy married, I can do that.  

Went out and ran 4 miles (actually 3.7 by the space watch) but who cares, my story. The pace was 6 minute miles, oops forgot how to read the space watch, it was more like 8 minute miles. I had that nagging pain for about the first mile, almost turned around. As I started the second mile into the wind the pain became – I guess tolerable (like marriage) and I settled in for a nice afternoon jog.

If my wife ever reads this blog, I bet I will be going back to the doctors with some other pain.