My mom hurt her arm exactly 7 weeks ago (she reminded me today). She is doing well, although she hates the medical profession.<\/p>\n
“They’ll happily spend tons of money on useless screening,” she says. “They’ll pay me to talk to a primary care physician about tests. But when I REALLY need help, what do they do? Pass the buck and deny me services.”<\/p>\n
My mom says this is one time she misses Seattle. She loved the health care system. She’s going nuts trying to deal with the paperwork and the physical therapy people.<\/p>\n
“What’s saving me,” she says, “is I’ve lucked into a great orthopedic surgeon AND an awesome trainer at my gym. By coincidence, they know each other. The rest – the receptionists, forms, assistants – are driving me nuts.”<\/p>\n
I can tell. She’s swearing a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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