Another appointment-January 20, 2009

Hello again,
Time for another appointment again. Thankfully this appointment was able to be at the hospital again and we were able to sit in better chairs while waiting. As some may have noticed, this is the same day of the Innaugeration of President Obama. I was able to catch the swearing in ceremony at home while getting ready to leave for Edmonton. At the hospital, the tv was on an American channel and showing the parade and they were talking about the new President and it kept my thoughts off of my back which was in pain as usual. I had brought a book along but found that I kept turning my attention to the television to listen to the news people sharing information about the whole day. For the first time, I can't even recall looking at the clock at any point wondering when I would get in to see the specialist. I do know my appointment was scheduled for 2:15pm and I was not finished until about 4pm. I was probably in the area with the beds for a good hour before seeing him but I had a good book so the time passed reletively quickly. The first person to see me was a resident who I talked with for a bit until my specialist came in to see me. The appointment went good and there was no surprises. I remembered to mention to him that I had finally found a book on Kyphosis which I had been searching for for awhile. I want to learn as much as I can about Kyphosis so that I can share this information with other people so that maybe I can help them in some way. There is really only one book that I can find on Kyphosis that is meant for regular people like me to read and understand. I have searched online through many websites to find information on Kyphosis but the information is quite basic and doesn't actually explain it to the point that I am looking for. My specialist seemed quite interested in the book and wants me to bring it along to the next appointment. I also asked him if he felt I would be well enough by summer to possibly travel to the B.C coast to visit a friend in the summer and he felt that is definitely possible. So I have something to look forward to if I can manage to afford it and I continue to do my physio and get better. Anyways there isn't much else that was discussed since the actual time spent with him was probably only maybe 15 minutes so. Overall another good appointment.