So Granny fell 2 wks ago. She's been in a lot of pain. We went to her primary doctor after the er visit. (Thursday) She upped her pain meds, ordered new xrays. Off to the hospital we go. As I pull up the valet (love that man whoever he is) comes out with a wheelchair, wheels her in, and then parks my car...
We get her registered head up to radiology. Whoever built the ramp or whatever it is called to radiology must had been sleeping that day, it is uphill... Yes uphill pushing Granny. She's not a huge woman but she's not featherweight either.... I had hurt my knee the week she fell & had been babying it. Pushing her I felt a twang.. Not a good twang either. Back to Granny...
Her wheelchair wouldn't fit thru the doorway into the xray area.... The girl kept banging it in the door jam saying it won't fit.... duh... Can she walk? No She can't.. She finally took her around thru the hall...Her xrays stilled showed no broken bones.
Fast forward to Tuesday: Off to the heart doctor we went with grand daughter in tow... He decides to postpone all procedures he had planned for 6-8wks. We are at this office for 2hrs.. Baby girl didn't sleep or cry.
We came home, left baby girl in the car while helping granny get into the house. We have 3 steps... Routine is she walks to steps, I move walker in the house, she stands and WAITS.... then I help her in... today she had a totally new routine... while I move the walker in she takes the first step holding onto NOTHING & down she goes again.. landing on her bad side in the garage. Baby girl is now screaming.... I called Hubby & Daughter to come and help me. We get her up, into the house, check her over, give her another pain pill & off to bed she goes.
Made a doctor appt for the next day.. I was cleaning and taking things down to the basement & thought I was going to die when my knee felt like a rubber band snapped.... Call the Hubby again, who now wonders how we live when he is traveling... Call Daughter, Hubby takes Granny to the Doctor, Daughter goes into the exam room with her. I'm sure Hubby was very thankful for Daughter....Doctor ordered more xrays... This time fractured ribs show up. No wonder the old gal is in pain.... Ordered more meds...
I make appt for my knee for the next day... Doctor thinks I had a bakers cyst burst and probable torn meniscus... Now waiting for an MRI for me, Granny is in pain & I am limping around... What a pair we make... Granny keeps telling me to use her walker when she is sitting.... No way will I move it away from her.....
Can't wait to see what happens next week.... I have a feeling it will be awesome...

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