And the results are in....

Hey Mom, can you get me to the Kaiser office to pick up my MRI report?

What????

Yeah, they do not have a fax machine at their records office, so they cannot fax the report to the school, but I can go pick them up if I get there within the next hour....

They do not have a fax machine in a records office????

Whatever - I am on my way....

45 mins later, we are standing at the window in front of the lady who can give us the report....

If it was ready....

Her: Your report is not ready.  I cannot give that to you, child....

Me: What the hell do you mean it is NOT ready....you told him to get here within the hour....

Her: Who is this lady? Your mama? 

Me: YES, I am his MAMA.  And I pay for the insurance - so you can tell me why you do not have a fax machine in this office and why you did not mention that the report was not ready before....

Her: Your report does not have to be ready for 2 more days....tell your Mama to calm herself....

Him: You tell her...I am afraid...

Her: Child, you can call radiology or your doctor and ask them to speed things up a bit, but it is up to them.

Him: Let's just go, Mom....

So since we are out and about, we decide to go see G-Man's friend who is in the hospital having a really bad time fighting a battle against Ulcerative Colitis....

I am driving and G-Man is on the phone with radiology....

I get to hear his side of the conversations....two of them - one on my phone, one on his...

It's ready??? It just needs signed?    I am ok with a preliminary...the team doctor can read it....yes, can you fax that over right away?  Let me get you the fax number...hey doc, I need the fax number...440...blah blah blah...not you...hold on...hold on...yes, right away.  Thanks...oh shit...let me get her back on the line....just drive, Mom....

So by now we are at the hospital parking deck....

And G-Man realizes he missed a call from his primary care doc....

Again, I get to hear only his side....

It just needs signed, preliminary is fine....I know you did not order it, our team doctor ordered it....you do not want involved????... just send it to my team doctor who did order it....can radiology send it without a release from you????  I need to know if I can practice today....why not???? ...Jesus Christ - just tell me....
shit...what previous surgery??? my ACL???... Noooo - I have not had neck surgery before....

......

 Let's go up and see DoubleD, Mom...

Talk to me, G-Man.

I'm done, Mom.  They will not let me play with a herniated disc.

I am sorry.

Let's just go see DoubleD.

Which was even more depressing....poor kid was having a really tough time....it hurt us to see such a good kid going through that hell....but I was proud of G-Man for totally forgetting his concerns for a few minutes and talking to DD and encouraging him to do what it takes to get through....

G-Man did not talk much at all after we left the hospital. I dropped him back at campus and headed home...

I was home just long enough to look up some online info about herniated discs....

And I get the call....

G-Man: Mom, they sent over the MRI - but it's not mine  - they were reading the wrong report!!! ...You there?

Me: Yeah, so now what???

G-Man: I don't know yet - we have to wait for the right report....but from the X-ray report - which is mine, the doc says I look fine.

Me: You are not practicing yet are you?

G-Man: No, they said I am done for year because it is my second concussion - I forgot about that rule...but I think I might be ok for next year...I gotta go...luv ya...

So glad that day is behind us...what an emotional roller coaster....

But in the end all has worked out....

DD has since taken a turn for the better - much better.  He started eating and walking and getting past all the shit that he was dealt.  He is now recovering at home with his family.  A family of saints...I love them...

And two days later, G-Man got HIS MRI report... 

The pain in his neck was caused by a flare-up of arthiritis...most likely a result of all those previous hits to the neck....

He is pretty happy...

As he posted on FaceBook...

Hey everyone...I'm ok...I just have arthritis in my neck...

Just???

What Phillipia has been up to....

Not a lot, but let me tell you about it....

Or at least about some of it....

Some of it is even too personal to share with my blogger friends...

Unless you want to meet for drinks somewhere - then I may tell all:)

Last I wrote, I believe I told you that G-Man was nominated for Jacket Prince...

I was all ready to go watch the homecoming parade and see him on the court....

What I did not realize was that he was one of several nominees and only the winner was allowed on the King's Court...

And did he win?  Most likely not since he missed the pep rally where the winner was chosen....

And where was he during the 9:00 PM pep rally?

In my car on his way to the clinic for a 10:00 PM MRI appointment....

Let me back up....

He was also nominated to be a co-captain for the Week 5 JV football game....

Prolly because it was the last game he would play this season....

Because G-Man does not do anything half-way....

The other team was bigger, stronger, faster, but that has never stopped G-Man from plowing through....

Or trying to....

Yeah, he landed on his head....or neck...he is not quite sure....

But he got up and walked away....no worries....

That was after the helmet he took to the chest that knocked him out of the game at least long enough for the trainer to take a look at him....

And before the play that left him laying on the field thinking he should get up but not quite able to....

But he did get up eventually and walked off the field....

And ACTED like he was fine for a couple more days....

Til the team doctor insisted on an MRI....

So where was I?

Oh yeah, on the way to an MRI and x-ray appointment....

With a worried G-Man....

If they tell me I am done, you may not hear from me for a while, Mom...

There is life beyond football, G-Man, really.....

Anyway, 5 days later we are still waiting for an MRI report....

And the pain in his neck is not getting better....

Of course, it does not help that the docs told him not to take any pain meds because he may have a concussion and they do not want to block the pain because....wtf????

Stay tuned for the MRI results.....