A Day Full of Surprises

My roommate Mark took a day off to take me to the health center. We left around 7:30AM, because the center opened at 8 AM and I wanted to make sure I got seen ASAP. When I checked in, there was no students/patients in sight. The waiting room was completely empty.

After a short wait, a nurse came to take my blood pressure and body temperature. Soon after that, Dr. Kwak performed the same test that my friend Kenny taught me to do over the phone on Monday night. He said I had a completely ruptured Achilles tendon. He soon got on the phone to try to get me seen the same day at the USC University Hospital; however, they could only schedule me in for Thursday, July 5th, @ 2:30PM.

So he gave me a walking boot (to stabilized my ankle) and crutches (to allow some degree of mobility).

Tuesday, July 3rd, was such a day full of surprises. First of all, I learned that I could have gone to an emergency room and paid 10% of the cost. (For this I can't really blame anyone, because I should have learned how my insurance works!!) Second of all, no referral was required of students, which means that I could have gone to USC University Hospital directly! Third of all, the health center fees that students pay do not cover the walking boot and crutches. I had to paid $100 for them.

Mark and I got back to our apartment around 10AM. All I could felt was anxiety and agony.