I had physical therapy again this afternoon and we started by going over my symptoms and if they were improving. So far there has been no improvement. Which I guess should be expected since my pain is a result of a deformity and not an injury. I did all my exercises with more reps, and when I left she said "We'll keep trying."
When I got home I called Dr. Scheid's office to find out the name of the surgery and hopefully the costs so that we could start preparing. I did get the name, but they said that they would not know the costs until the doctor ordered the surgery. I also searched my insurance agency's site and found nothing about the surgery. The name is the Elmslie Trillat procedure, and it sounds scary. It involves cutting bone, moving tendons, and inserting screws (sounds like a PAO!) The recovering is easier than a PAO, but still not fun. So I have three more PT appointments and then back to see Dr. Scheid on December 9th to sort everything out.
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