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Wednesday 28th Feb 2007 17:38:41
 Final check-up? No physio?
Today was another appointment at the hospital. Well, not all of today. It's not like today was purely concerned with the hospital appointment. It was just something in the morning. So yeah . . . I did some of my maths assignment (currently mathematical induction) whilst waiting around for my X-ray appointment. They did a couple more X-rays of the left knee before referring me to orthopaedics out-patients . . . which was oddly quiet. I think I was the only one there. I was soon seen by a doctor/consultant who said splint was no longer needed, no further check-ups were required, physiotherapy not necessary, and that I could begin cycling, albeit gently at first. He then repeated all of that into his dictaphone, throwing in some medical jargon for good measure and occasionally saying, "Stop!" or "New line!" as if it was a telegram or something . . . or maybe that's standard dictation stuff. God, I should know - I used to have a job where . . . no, but that was more transcribing interviews, not really dictation stuff. So yeah . . . that was good. Erm.

Comments received:

  • Name: Rosie
  • IP address: 84.64.169.105
  • Date/time: Thursday 8th March 2007 22:37:01
  • Comment: that is indeed standard medical dictation stuff - its to help the secretaries to know when to start new sentences!
  • Name: Rosie
  • IP address: 84.64.169.105
  • Date/time: Thursday 8th March 2007 22:38:00
  • Comment: ps if you keep up with gently increasing exercise you prob won't need physio if there is no damage seen on xray and its healed up. so dont worry.
  • Name: Rosie
  • IP address: 84.64.169.105
  • Date/time: Thursday 8th March 2007 22:38:06
  • Comment: that is indeed standard medical dictation stuff - its to help the secretaries to know when to start new sentences!
  • Name: jonath
  • IP address: 192.168.0.2
  • Date/time: Friday 9th March 2007 21:33:39
  • Comment: Thanks for the advice! I'm walking as normal and doing the odd bit of cycling here and there. It's the thumb shifters and rubbing brakes that are bothering me now.

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