These past nine months I have been falling apart. It all started on December 9, 2012. That is the day that I fell from a ladder while hanging Christmas lights and fractured my pelvis.

I was reduced to using a walker for several weeks and having people ask if I’d broken my hip!

What?
I’m not a 90-year-old, for God’s sake!

I fully recovered from that injury and felt pretty good about myself and my body’s ability to heal itself.

Then in May, during a glorious vacation in Hawaii, I cracked my tailbone while riding on a huge metal boat.

I was reduced to using a doughnut cushion, when I sat down, for months after that.

Once again, my body healed itself. Fantastic!

Then, in early August, I began to have pain in my right elbow and arm. Over the next few weeks, the pain grew to the point that I could no longer ignore it. Yesterday I went to the doctor. But at first, I was not in the mood to pay a visit to the clinic. I was feeling too weak to travel so thought about consulting a medical professional on a virtual session. I had heard earlier that clinics like Associates in Family Medicine (providers of urgent care Fort Collins CO) can offer virtual care. So, I thought of first approaching them but due to some unavoidable circumstances, I had to physically visit the doctor in the clinic.

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