Despite any evidence to the contrary, I am not in fact crazy.

I have mentioned before that I was not exactly impressed with one of my former doctors when he didn't even take off my tensor to look at my ankle when I sprained it a few years ago. Today, I went to the doctor to get the ankle checked out again, as well as ask him what's up with my knees being all gross and grinding all the time. The doctor actually looked at my ankle and told me what may actually be the problem. Apparently it's too loose or something and I need to strengthen it. As for my knees, he suggested strengthening my quads. For both, he suggested physio because it would be partially covered by OHIP (Ontario Health....yadda yadda yadda). So, I went to the place he recommended and apparently OHIP only covers part of the cost of the therapy if you are under 19 or over 65. So if anyone has any suggestions to strengthen the ankles, please let me know. I think that my BodyPump class is good enough right now for my quads/knees.
I was worried about going to the doctor today because when I asked for the referral to that doctor, my knee and ankle were somewhat hurting, while today they weren't. I had asked a previous doctor about my knee when it wasn't actually hurting, and he told me to come back when it was. I wasn't impressed. So today's favourite thing is doctors that recognize a problem even when you are not in actual pain.
Tomorrow, I am going to get an XRAY done of my wrist, because the doctor thinks I may have a ganglion cyst on it or something. I think I have been to more doctors in the last two months than I have been to in the last 5 years. You'd think I was falling apart.

Maybe my judgement bar is pretty low, but I am impressed....

Today, I went to the doctor. Ever since I started my new job, my hands have gotten even drier than usual - they were pretty dry before, but they are absolutely terrible now. I haven't actually found a specific family physician since I moved to Ottawa but the last time I went to the doctor here, I went to a clinic that is part of an actual chain of clinics. I was leary at first but now that it's the second time I've been there I really like it. I went to a different location this time because the wait time was like two hours shorter and didn't want to spend the whole day in the doctors office. Even though I went to a different location, they had all the relevant information and the results of a test I had done the last time I was there so it was really nice.
I also really liked the doctor that saw me. He seemed very proactive regarding my health issues and referred me to the appropriate specialists without me even having to point the way. He even made arrangements for me to get a physical - which I tend not do unless I have to. I have been to doctors in the past where they just "treated" the condition I presented them with - some of them doing it from across the room. When I sprained my ankle, I had my ankle wrapped up in a tensor and the doctor didn't even take the tensor off when he was looking at it. Anyway, I was really impressed with the doctor I had today.
Anyway, today's favourite thing is doctors that take an active interest in your ongoing health.