Crebel, I am sorry. Sounds awful. 90 minutes! Good luck and hope your visit with the doctor is productive. I've been doing well with Advil.
When I fell 14 days ago, I decided I would wait a few minutes to get up. Could not put weight on my broken wrist (didn't know then what was wrong). But then suddenly I need to get to the bathroom, so I had to get up.
I had made first appointment since the ER (which was 2 weeks ago), for this Monday, the 5th. I thought they were taking my insurance. They confirmed with texts this week, a phone call at noon Friday and then at 4:30 they called to cancel and said they don't take my insurance. I never had all this trouble before I retired and had insurance through work. I told them that they put me in a bad way by waiting two weeks to tell me and I'm stuck until I find another doctor and get an appointment. I tried their other office in Union Square, but they had no time for me until end of the months. How can I keep wearing the same dirty splint? I called Humana and they sent me a PDF with only 4 hand doctors in Manhattan.
But I emailed a friend I needed to get in touch with anyway, and she recommended a surgeon she had for her hand. His office address matches a hand place on my list. Even if I can't get him, I should be able to get someone. Would have take two buses or a train and a bus to 1st Avenue by the East River and 30th. Will call various places on Monday. I was very upset about this whole thing. Humana also gave me the phone number of orthopedists whose office is in the hospital where I went to the ER. They should have referred me to them, so maybe that won't work. Going to do some more research. There is an NYU Langone practice on W. 52d near me, but they aren't on the PDF list.
I was going to try to change the bed sheets today, but the other stuff got in the way. I stayed in.
Hope everyone stays safe. No falling!