"....Go to the ortho if you can. It'll save
you a lot in the long run..."
Go to a sports medicine orthopedist even if you
have to pay for the initial visit yourself! Many non-sports medicine
Dr's take a wait and see attitude with injuries to "old people who probably
don't do much anyway". Note in this context "old" can be anyone who can
legally purchase alcohol.
We all participate in a dangerous, extreme sport
and wish to continue doing it until we reach extreme age. We are not
normal patients. We need sports medicine doctors to help us with our
sports injuries.
The doctor who recommended wait and see,
undoubtedly would not have said that if you had been a member of his
favorite (fill in a popular team sport) team. We deserve the same
consideration, but unfortunately sometimes must insist or even pay for
it.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
