KNEES

Awhile back my knees started hurting, couldn't get upright away from a kneeling position, so I prayed a bit more(on those knees) and they still didn't feel better. OK so I ignore the pain and carry on as usual...Mom showed me a fun thing when first standing up, stand there for a second, letting things settle, this works!! Still, it's tougher every week. I think ok it must be the weight, Thanx to my hubby, my friends and USANA, I start to lose weight, 27 lbs so far and , nope, the knees don't feel better, in fact they are getting worse, so I finally make an appointment for a dr. Having no insurance means a clinic, find one and can't get in till April 9th! But itis hurting to the point that I can't sleep and I decide to go to a quick care center, what a miserable mistake. I think that since it's a clinic too, it wont be expensive, well I only had $45 and they embarrassed me to death because its $75 for the visit but they ended taking my $ and will bill me for the balance,,ugh. Anyway the visit lasted 3 1/2 hours,5 mins of with a dr who said he could write me pain scrips "IF" I make payment beforehand(?????) He said it "COULD" be a sprained ligament but since I dont have insurance he can't do a MRI (???) I leave there with my leg aced up and 2 scrips for pain meds,knowing I will be charged for the ace bandages too!!!
I will keep my clinic appt because I know I can't possibly be treated any worse than this UMC QuickCare. They already know I have no insurance.
It amazes me how when one part of our bodies doesn't work right, how out of whack the entire body is! Because the right knee hurts the most I have been favoring it and now my left calf has been cramping up at night! The Pain meds do help me sleep tho!!and sleeping makes me a happier person!!
Not having insurance stinks because I know now that dr.'s treat people differently when they dont have it!