Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Leg Length?

I got my physical two days ago. What joy. This time though, it went about a little differently. My mom had mentioned my ankle was still swollen from when I sprained it this past spring, so Dr. Sickle propped me up on the "examining table" for a little look see. As I laid down, she asked me if my back was as flat as I could get it. After I replied yes to this, she literally bursted out of amazement.
"Oooh! Oh, My! Oh wow, I can't believe this..." Evidently, I became rather antsy and asked what all the hubub was about. She proceded to tell me that I have the vastest leg length difference she has ever seen in any patient of hers. At first, I felt special. Until these words registered in my brain. Vast? Difference? And she's referring to my leg length?
"You mean my legs don't match up?" I asked.
"Precisely. There's about a 2 inch difference between them! I mean, WOW."
She went on to explain that my right foot is even larger than my left, and she hopes I measure my shoes by my right foot when I purchase new sneaks. Puh-lease, like I had any clue my feet were sized differently. Jeesh. She even told me my toe lengths were different. As if this brightened my day. Why doesn't she just slap a sticker on my forehead labeled ABNORMAL? And after all this, she didn't even tell me what was up with my still screwed up ankle.
The doc's scheduling an appointment for me at the hospital ASAP. I'm obviously an indelitcate creature to be sent to the hospital for unequal leg lengths.

P.S. She also made me aware that I'm not supposed to give out any personal information over the Interweb. Don't tell her she's in here.

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