Author: DOuG pRATt

90 Degree Ankle

Compare this scan to the MRI of my ankle at this link. Better, eh? I placed my portable light box face down behind the film during scanning. A simple and effective trick. Why didn’t I think of it before?

“Intrinsically normal posterial tibial tendon.” The previous doctor went along with this! And they were both wrong, wrong, wrong. Four months, two doctors, six weeks of physical therapy — with a $180 co-pay — and here I am, starting all over again. If my ankle had been locked in the orthotic boot at a 90° angle back in July, I would have been able to run the Boston Marathon in April! Grrr…

My wife just suggested the radiologist must have viewed the film without a backlight, so it looked liked my first scan. HA! Wouldn’t doubt it. At least the money spent on the MRI was worthwhile, now that a competent clinician is involved.

Yvonne Craig’s List

Morena Baccarin from Firefly/Serenity was a no-show at this weekend’s Super Megafest in Framingham, MA. Either a “prior commitment” situation or, as my friend Bill speculated, the promoters didn’t have the cash to pay her fee and plane fare.

But lovely Yvonne Craig is there! I missed her last Boston appearance, and I’m happy to report that, as expected, she’s a real sweetheart. That’s Yvonne in one of the two movies she made with Elvis. I had her autograph that picture for my buddy Dennis, who couldn’t attend the convention due to a prior commitment.

Eric was happy to get Billy Dee Williams’ autograph. The admission price is good for both days, so we’ll go back tomorrow. Heck, it’s only seven miles from home.

Footbill

Like my new shoe?? Walking — or, I should say hobbling — across Boston Common from the underground parking garage to the Orpheum Theatre to see Brian Wilson (see previous post) wasn’t easy. Six weeks I have to wear this thing, every waking hour.

The previous doctor had it wrong. All wrong. No Boston Marathon for me, this year, but I’ve been promised that I will run again, without having surgery. I’ll explain it all later. Have to ice my ankle before going to bed.

Good Vibes Live

Just got back from seeing Brian Wilson live at the Orpheum in Boston. It was an excellent concert! I was surprised and pleased to see Al Jardine on stage. Maybe I can get my buddy Dennis to write a review of the show.

Be Still

Bloggin’ news editor Mike Dobbs is starting a weekly post of scans from his collection of movie stills. He’s off to an impressive start with a photo of Groucho Marx. Click here.

Policy Change

Until now, comments have been wide open, with no restrictions. You don’t have to register with the blog or enter an e-mail address, and comments appear instantly. But, alas, after two months online, the spammers have found us.

For the past week I’ve been fighting spam entries in the comments. I have an exclusion list of suspicious words, but it isn’t enough of a deterrent. Every day I delete twice as many as the previous day, and the trend is on an upwards curve.

So from now on, every comment will be held until I approve it. Sorry! You don’t have to do anything more than wait for your comment to appear, but it won’t show up automatically. If you don’t like that approach, I’ll offer another alternative, such as site registration.

My apologies for the inconvenience.