Today's TLA is KPQ.
Kaiser Permanente Queue
I went to Kaiser Permanente today to get my left foot checked out. I woke up and I could not put any weight on my left foot. So I have no idea why it hurts, I thought it might have been because it was stepped on during last week's basketball church league game (BTW: why do church leagues become so anti-Christ-like, cut throat, and competitive? Probably another TLA to describe the phenomena) Or I might have agitated it from hitting golf balls at the range. All I know is this morning my left foot was causing me a lot of pain.
I have no idea with regards to proper Kaiser Permanente protocol. I should have called for an appointment to see my primary care physician. But stupid me, I just went to the Emergency/Urgent care unit. The first thing I realized is that you should only go to the Emergency/Urgent care unit if and only if you are dying or bleeding profusely. Then and only then will the triage nurse look at you. The triage nurse was nice. She told me to go directly to the X-ray section to get X-rays of my left foot and then go to the clinic.
I go to the clinic and wait over 2 hours for my doctor. She is a nice lady, I talked to her before. She is young, a Latina, and a recent grad. Anyways, after waiting for 2 hours, she tells me my X-rays are negative. She tells me to not be so active untill the pain subsides. She tells me no running, basketball, or golf. She tells me to take Ibuprofen to alleviate the pain. I am glad the X-rays were negative, but I am still not sure what is causing the pain in my left foot. A boring blog entry about my left foot.
Timeline:
8:30am - sharp pain felt (left foot)
11:45am - hospital arrival time
12:15pm - evaluation from triage nurse
1:00pm - X-rays
3:45pm - see my doctor, X-rays are negative
Ciao,
Jonathan
Kaiser Permanente Queue
I went to Kaiser Permanente today to get my left foot checked out. I woke up and I could not put any weight on my left foot. So I have no idea why it hurts, I thought it might have been because it was stepped on during last week's basketball church league game (BTW: why do church leagues become so anti-Christ-like, cut throat, and competitive? Probably another TLA to describe the phenomena) Or I might have agitated it from hitting golf balls at the range. All I know is this morning my left foot was causing me a lot of pain.
I have no idea with regards to proper Kaiser Permanente protocol. I should have called for an appointment to see my primary care physician. But stupid me, I just went to the Emergency/Urgent care unit. The first thing I realized is that you should only go to the Emergency/Urgent care unit if and only if you are dying or bleeding profusely. Then and only then will the triage nurse look at you. The triage nurse was nice. She told me to go directly to the X-ray section to get X-rays of my left foot and then go to the clinic.
I go to the clinic and wait over 2 hours for my doctor. She is a nice lady, I talked to her before. She is young, a Latina, and a recent grad. Anyways, after waiting for 2 hours, she tells me my X-rays are negative. She tells me to not be so active untill the pain subsides. She tells me no running, basketball, or golf. She tells me to take Ibuprofen to alleviate the pain. I am glad the X-rays were negative, but I am still not sure what is causing the pain in my left foot. A boring blog entry about my left foot.
Timeline:
8:30am - sharp pain felt (left foot)
11:45am - hospital arrival time
12:15pm - evaluation from triage nurse
1:00pm - X-rays
3:45pm - see my doctor, X-rays are negative
Ciao,
Jonathan
2 Comments:
What a day you had! Hope your week is a good one.
By
Jamie Dawn, at 6:41 PM
There's a chiropractor up here in Montana who has helped me with wierd structural issues. He used to practice in San Jose, and he helped Olympic athletes who have written long letters of recommendation. His name is Steve Smith.
Anyway, the body's pretty interesting. An injury in one part of the body can cause adjustments in other parts of the body to compensate, which can cause problems in yet other parts. Steve Smith is remarkable in being able to connect the systems and find and fix the problems with instant relief.
Doctors in a hospital aren't really aware of this kind of work, and neither are most chiropractors. If you're interested, Steve might be able to recommend someone down in the Bay Area -- though I'm guessing it's not a strong problem anymore. But it's likely to cause you a problem later.
Good luck!
Harold
By
hajush, at 11:53 AM
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