I got my health insurance card on the 6th. I called the Physical Therapy group right away to make an appointment. It turns out they need a doctor's referral, but they said I could go to an urgent care clinic to get my referral. Unfortunately, we are living in an area where primary care providers are in short supply, the places I called weren’t accepting new patients. So I decided to finish my work week and go into an urgent care clinic. Today I went in, I told them about my hip pain and just asked for the referral. They x-rayed my hip to rule out any kind of fracture, then sent me on my way with my physical therapy referral. I called the physical therapist and made an appointment. Unfortunately, their first availability is August 29, 2.5 weeks out, but at least I’ll be able to start! Now that I’m working again, walking about four miles a shift, the pain is making its way back so I’m glad to be getting some treatment.
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