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When I broke my arm, I immobilized it for a few days, then when the pain was still present after a week I went to urgent care. They took an X-ray and scheduled me to visit an orthopod a week later. He prescribed that I keep immobilizing it for a few months until it felt better, after charging me lots of money for an MRI.

When I broke two fingers a year later, I took my own x-rays at a dental clinic for which I did some maintenance work. Yep, they were broken. No, I didn't pay anyone to tell me to stop using them for a while.

Sure, lots of broken arms need a cast, but this idea that you can't shop if you're in pain is goofy.



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