8/3/22 Second Opinion For Our Jock?

     Maybe we panicked, maybe we just needed a second opinion to make sure our boy is okay, but we took him back to Texas Orthopedics today to look at his knee.  I say back because this is where we ended up last year when he hurt his shoulder.  It was nice to hear that his shoulder was not broken or whatever else, I thought it speeded up his recovery knowing everything would be okay.

    Because things didn't seem to be progressing as quickly as I thought they might, I ended up scheduling this appointment.  Apparently, you only get shitty service when you go to the poorer medical facilities.  This place, like the Victory Medical on Bee Caves gets you in and out the door super-fast and leaves you feeling good.  Texas Orthopedics is over by Barton Mall, on Ben White, the small street right before hitting MoPac.  They even had me filling out the medical questionnaire by email, so we didn't even waste time doing that.  His appointment was at 2:15pm, we got there at 2:00pm, and we were in the small rooms talking to a nurse for his vitals by 2:10pm.  Even with x-rays, we sat and talked to the doctor, he checked the knee by moving it about and talking with us for a good 10-15 minutes.  I had the school trainer on the phone, she requested to be in on the visit, in case the doctor recommended any therapy she could handle to help us.

    With the x-rays, the doctor was able to tell us nothing was broken, and although he suggested we could do an MRI, after moving his knee around, he felt pretty confident that it was more of a cartilage/bone bruise.  The best thing for it is to let it rest, he sent a doctor's note to the coaches to excuse him from working out for at least a week, that should have him feeling better, if not, we can go and do an MRI, if we want even more peace of mind.  The doctor did suggest seeing a physical therapist could be helpful, even if it is once or twice.  Once he figures out the exercise routines, he can go and do them himself at home.

    Having the trainer involved was good, she said she was at school early, to have him come in by 2:30pm to get him started on some therapy.  I am not sure if this will be enough, but it is a good starting point.  I feel bad for Mijo, I know he wants to get on the field and mix it up with the rest of the team, but better to deal with this now than when the season gets started.