Apples Aren't All That Effective

There are these commercials on SpikeTV that are directed towards men, urging them to live healthy and to go visit their doctors on a regular basis. Something like 7 million men in the USA haven't gone to visit their doctors in over 10 years. That's crazy! Compared to the number of women in the same situation (something like 900 thousand), that's a lot. I hear it's because men are afraid of hearing bad things from their doctors, but still, that's no reason not to get a check-up!

However...

Although I visit my doctor(s) usually more than once a year, I've suddenly developed a fear of going in for one specific check-up. I'm supposed to see this pain specialist sometime this week due to this pain (obviously) in my left wrist. I know it's from digging balls in volleyball and I DO want to get it fixed, but I'm afraid of what the doctor's going to prescribe me in order to GET it fixed--no more volleyball! I can't risk that.

As much as I refuse to go and avoid my abstaining-rehab, it's starting to look like I might not have a choice as my wrist has only gotten worse these past few weeks. I played both days this weekend and by the time I took a shower today, I was having trouble just putting cream on my right shoulder. Later on, as I was driving home from Shmelly's I was having trouble steering with my left wrist too. *sob* Shmelly's already written off the rest of my season for me (thanks for the encouragement :p) because he thinks it's THAT bad. But I absolutely refuse to believe so. Nothing a little athletic tape won't fix at game time, right? It just figures that it's this bad RIGHT before the two defining games of this season.

Do I give up? Never. UTM is going DOWN, wrist or no wrist.