One in a Million...............

When I was a child, and did some crazy stunt, and pulled it off, my Mom or teacher would say, "well, you're one in a million"
When G&I met, I believed that she told me at least once, that I was her "one in a million"
I've got some really corny jokes, that I think are hilarious, but most people don't, and I consider them "one in a million"

Well, I go to see Dr. Maxey yesterday, for what I believed was going to be my last checkup on the tibia, as it has been four months since I have seen him. The last time we met was in June, and we saw some really good growth going on. I figured this would be the final goodbye. I was even ready to give the speech about how it would be "OK" if we never met professionally again.

Start off w/ the x-rays, routine stuff etc. I get to see the x-rays before Doc does, and as I held them up to the light, it was a whole bucket full of wrong. The tibia has gotten WORSE since June. How? Why? Have NO clue, neither did Dr. Maxey. He did the best he could, but after 1 second on the light board, he immediately turned to me and said it was still non-union, and go see the specialist, Dr. J. Tracy Watson down in St. Louis. That's it! Dr. Maxey is a professional, and professionals steer you to the specialists when it is out of their expertise. Here's Dr. Watson reviewing some complex tibia fracture or something.


I get to see him on November 8th for a review, and what the next step is.

There is a silver lining in the cloud though. I got to see my favorite nurse, Nurse Barb. She must've known I was coming in, because she was looking good, and all made up for my visit. We chit-chatted about what was going on, restraining orders she has placed on me, how I have been banned from every Panera restaurant in the tri-county area, the "return to sender" mail pieces she has sent back etc.

She EVEN laughed at my "rig-of-mortise" joke I pulled on Darvis last week, although I think she laughs at me, and not with me.....

The nurse in this pic WISHES she looked 1/2 as good as Nurse Barb.

So, I asked Dr. Maxey, what the odds of the leg never healing were? Not probable, although not impossible. And, what are the odds of a tibia taking 26+ months to heal are?

About one in a million.........................