"Motion se hi emotion" or "Pupu misses her poop"

The last post talks about me visiting Dr Kathleen with a twisted knee post Zumba. That happened a month and a half back.

A lot has happened since then. In short after meeting Dr Kathleen and then Dr H and then getting an MRI and then meeting Dr H and then meeting Dr M, I finally got my knee surgery done last Tuesday that is 26thMay 2015. The medical system in the U.S. is crazy and complicated and is like navigating through a treacherous maze. I also had to sign about 8 different agreements before I got the surgery and also got asked 7 times if I have a living will. If I don't would I like to get in touch with someone who can help me draw a draft. Let me just say that hearing that I need a living will right before a knee surgery is not what keeps my spirits up.

The day of the surgery I actually flew in a red-eye from Portland. One of my biggest fears during the surgery was that I would not go completely down under or I would wake up in the middle of the surgery. I made my fears  known very strongly and I guess I was given anesthesia accordingly. I did not wake up at all. Moreover the pain killers that were pumped into me made me just simply pass out from time to time. I am eating yogurt and I would pass out with the spoon in my hand. I would pass out with cheese sticks inside my mouth. I would switch on the TV with all intentions of watching something and yes just simply pass out. I would wake up and tell ASP that she and VP are part of a Charlie Chaplin movie and pass out again.

As highly annoying as that was it was not even as frustrating as what I am going through right now. My poop has vanished. There is no poop coming out of my system. And today is the 4th day. It is not even like I feel bloated or constipated. I am eating more than my 14,000 calories a day because of all the meds but still no poop. I could not eat hot or spicy stuff for the last three days but now I can start I am guessing. As I am sipping my glass of prune juice I am hoping that something will work its magic. Some super effective remedy will present itself sooner or later. If nothing works I will call KB and talk to her till something comes out.

At this point all I can say is that "Pupu misses her poop".

Knee POP : Some basic information of getting to doctors office in Amreecan village

Knee POP or in other words I popped my knee.

So it is not a mystery to anybody that I need to lose weight. Ever since I came to the US I have lost 10 pounds. I need to lose at the very least 37 pounds more. This is not for vanity. This is because of the fact that I am overweight This is also because of the fact that both my parents have serious heart problems and if I do not start seriously taking care of myself now, the inevitable will happen.

Now to less morbid and slightly fun stuff. (Maybe not that fun but interesting fun). You know how there are all these notes and posts all over about weird Mathematical connections to different incidents of famous people or incidents in general. Well I am not so famous but still here goes.

• In March 2011, I burnt the back portion of my right lower leg. I was in Goa at that time planning to go for water gliding. That never happened.
• In March 2013, I was in D in a hotel and I slipped and fell while coming out of the bathroom. I twisted my right ankle. Later I found out I have torn my ligament and had to get physiotherapy for it.
• In April(not March)2015 I am doing Zumba. As I said I need to lose weight. My knee suddenly goes pop and from the next day I cannot walk. And yes I cannot do Zumba now for atleast 4 months.And when I was just starting to enjoy an exercise.

Notice the pattern? I will be super careful in March 2017. I will not get off my butt. But with the given trend, chances are that my chair will fall under me.

Now to the part which I hope actually helps new people coming to Amreecan villages.  How to go about getting a doctor to see your leg(or arm/or head/or stomach/any general ailment).

1.The first thing that I did(and this part I did correctly) is go to the medical insurance site(or call them up)for a listing of doctors(in my case sports orthopaedic specialist)around the neighbourhood.
2. Then I tried calling up the individual offices of the doctors and none of them had any opening till end of April and all of them suggested that I should get myself checked at an urgent care facility first. So lesson number 2 is if you need immediate attention with anything (ANYTHING that is not serious to the extent that you are not dying) then go to an urgent care facility. And yes this urgent care facility must fall under the approved list of places for your medical insurance company. Call them up before hand to find out till when they are open. It is not like all places are open 24x7. If you are dying or have serious medical emergency always call 911.
3. If you live alone and don't have people around to help keep any cab company number handy. Uber or Local Cab Numbers. For people in Philly and KOP area I suggest Philly Main Line Cab. They have excellent service and are highly reliable.
4. Go to the urgent care and fill up all the forms and hand over your insurance card and be sure to carry an ID Proof.
5. The doctors then had me checked and in my case it was not too serious. I was advised rest, elevation, ice and compression. I was given IbuProfen to be taken after 6 hours.I was also asked to keep off my foot. Anything else that is needed including medicines or other accessories( like knee caps) will be provided by the urgent care and everything should be handled through your insurance.
6. In my case the attending Dr Kathleen (who was the most gorgeous woman I have seen in my life)also adviced me to get an orthopaedic appointment now only for a later date. If I dont need it I can always go cancel it. But I will under no circumstances get an appointment at a specialists immediately. And if I do get an appointment once then it is easier and faster for me to get an appointment the next time. Do not ask me the logic behind this. Apparently this is how it works atleast in the state of Pennsylvania


I think I have covered the most important parts.


Now I need to give a speech. Always wanted to do this but never won an award. But publicly writing about knee injury gave me this fantastic opportunity.

Firstly I want to thank my amazing roommate PNT for being so concerned and amazing and opening doors and cooking for me and cleaning all the dishes. I am really sorry PNT that I abandoned you.

Secondly to CGNC. I know you don't know about my blog. But I will make you read it at some point. :P . You barely know me and have already helped me so much. By just being there when I needed company the most. By showing me Philly in a whole new light. By being the sweetest person ever to come and fix my laptop. By coming over and getting the perfect knee braces and medicines, By taking me to the emergency room and waiting there for me without a second thought. By buying me that sandwich from WAWA after we were done.By staying past your bedtime. And most importantly for giving me the time when you have so little time to spend with you know who. Just for being one of the most decent people I have met in my life. And also for not getting irritated with the number of "Sorry" that I keep on telling you.

To MMS for scolding the life out of me for going to Zumba lessons. I know you care and I love you.

To KB. You always make me laugh. And you actually thought of flying down from Florida. I mean seriously !!

And lastly to ASP and VP. I do not want to thank them. I just want to hug them and tell them that I am blessed that they are close to me when I am so far from my city. I am glad that ASP can actually bully me into coming over and pack and bundle me up to her house in an hour. And to ASP I just want to say "What would I have done if you did not scare me in 3rd grade ?"