What I Got

After a referral from my primary care doctor, I went to an orthopedic surgeon almost three weeks ago.  He did yet another round of x-rays at his office and said:  "It looks like you fractured your hamate bone."  I got this sinking feeling in my chest..."There's a lot of other things going on here.  The stiffness in your fingers and swelling really concerns me...I'm going to refer you to the University of Miami."  He called another doctor on his cell phone and got me an appointment for the very next morning.  He told me that I was getting VIP treatment and going to see a great hand surgeon at the best hand clinic in town.  This did little to calm me.  The sense of urgency in which he got me that appointment had already gotten me nervous.

Long time no blog

Well, happy new year!  I didn't mean to let this much time pass without a blog...but as vacation ended and school started up again, life got hectic as usual.  Sooooooo much to blog about....I'll post a more detailed update soon..,.

We started our new year with a new purchase...

It's official--I have the keys!

We got a beautiful 2010 Nissan Altima to replace my late 2002 Lancer.  It handles beautifully.  And it has that wonderful new car smell.  We got a good deal on it, too.  Of course, this wasn't a purchase we were planning on making--my Lancer was in good shape and had some good years left on it before it was totaled in the accident.  I was planning on driving that car into the ground!  So, here's my last goodbye to my little Lancer:

The Lancer and I back in 2005

Goodbye, Lancer--all 104,000 miles of you!