Private Insurance Perks

So the last 48 hours have been a little crazy... let's start with Thursday morning

Thursday morning (after Jason told me that bruising and the swelling of the foot aren't normal signs of recovery for a sprained Achilles) I leveraged (yea still got the consulting lingo down) Eugene's insurance coverage and went to a private hospital, The Wellington Hospital, to get a second opinion.

Turns out I fully tore my Achilles tendon. The GP Dr Sidney Price did some tests and suspected it, almost immediately I got sent to get a ultrasound on my ankle to check for a tear, which they found that it was completely ruptured. The "plus side" is that it was a full tear 3wks ago so my walking on it for 3wks hasn't been making it worse, just aggravating it. =P

So they made an appointment for me with the specialist Thursday evening where I got a confirmation about how it was a full tear and very quickly they put on a purple fiberglass cast for me.

This of course garnered more attention at school as people saw me hobbling, then on crutches and then in a cast. I had to promise a friend that the next time he saw me I would NOT be in a wheelchair.

Anyways so Friday morning I get a call that they were able to fit me in tonight for surgery and now I'm sitting in my private room with Eugene watching the Hulk... yes we get free movies on a flat screen tv... and I already put in my order for what sounds like a great dinner ... when I get to eat it. I haven't had a bite since noon... since apparently if they are putting you under that's a no go on food AND liquids. You can imagine that I am quite hungry and thirsty right now.

Eugene equates this experience to staying at a hotel, granted he is not the one who has to go under the knife but it is quite a nice experience.

I've had a lot of well wishes that tells me that news travels fast and as I suspected I'm going to school with some of the nicest people =) There have been many offers to bring me food, which also means people are quickly learning the way to my heart. hehe

Here's to my first experience in surgery and my first overnight stay in a hospital. No worries to my study group and ATK team I have brought all necessary materials with me so I can be productive. As James said, I'm almost lucky because it forces me home to get all my work done.