Friday, February 27, 2009

Amazing

I just went to a Calgary Walk In Clinic near my house for the very first time. It was probably one of the most positive experiences I've had. the doctor was attentive, and lucky me, just happened to be a pain specialist for things like tennis elbow. I showed him mine and asked him how long it would take for it to properly heal. I thought it was fine as it wasn't hurting anymore, but then he started pressing on the muscle and I could feel it was still tight. He asked me if I wanted a shot for the pain, but I told him it didn't hurt and not to bother.

He asked me if I was sure as it would really help. I decided to go for it, so he stuck 2 needles that looked like acupuncture needles into 2 areas where the pain was, and left them there for about 3 minutes. Then he took them out and had me feel the area. It was a lot less tight and felt like a normal muscle again. He wrote down his hours that he was at the clinic and said I should come in for shots once a week for a month. I haven't looked at my schedule yet, but I think next Friday will work for sure, which is awesome.

He also quickly wrote down my BC prescription and made it for 3 months, and I didn't even have to ask! Normally they do one month and expect you to come back unless you ask for the 3 months.

The clinic was also really nice, had tons of huge windows and super comfortable leather chairs. Awesome!

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