Yesterday was my EMG appointment at Toronto Western Hospital. Hubby and I flew down in the morning, walked up to the hospital and I met with Dr. A. The assessment and tests didn't red flag anything for Dr. A, but he will analyze the data and send a report to my GP and Dr. Gentili. He told me a couple of interesting things.
1. Nerves regenerate at a millimetre per day on average. NOT a millimetre per year as I was told by someone else. Phew! So this could get better soon!
2. The radial nerve is the most easily injured in the arm because it runs at the outside of the wrist, near the thumb. It is a very common injury. Okay - makes sense.
3. If my GP suspects I have POTS, I have to see a specialist at Toronto General as soon as I can make arrangements.
He tested my muscle conductivity, listened to 3 muscles in my shoulder, arm and hand (using a 4cm needle injected at each point... OUCH - especially the one in my hand!!) He tested my hot / cold sense, and then the tech came and did the actual conductivity test. Nothing like being electrocuted to start off your day!
I think the appointment went very well and my GP will receive the results in about a week.
Hubby and I left the hospital around noon and started walking towards Bloor St. He had a store in mind to check out. We walked through the Toronto fashion district. Bloor St. is lined with designers stores like Hermes, Dacosta, Gucci, Chanel, Prada... you get the picture. All the places you and I with modest incomes, mortgages and bills to pay can only dream about shopping. Designers you see on Paris runways, and are not sold at your local Sears store. We walked into the "mall" (they aren't really malls in this area, more like huge office complexes with shops on the main floor and offices above). The store we were looking for appears to have closed... hmpf! A long walk for not! But anyways... the whole reason for this post...
I found a shoe store. It had a 50% clearance sign, so I said to hubby I'd like to just take a peak at the rack for my size. I have small feet 35 Euro, size 5 - 5.5 US. So finding shoes, especially cute shoes, is often difficult. And I have a new found love of heels. Now that my feet don't kill me all the time, and my head seems to tolerate a half-day in heels, I'm looking to add to my collection of 2 pair!
So I found the absolutely cutest pair on the rack. I have absolutely no idea who this "Ron White" is. I thought the shoes were adorable and I almost asked to try them on. Until I found the price tag that is. This is a $589.00 pair of shoes!!! But, they were on sale for the low low price of $299.00!!! OMG!! I have spent as much at $100 on a pair of Birkenstocks, but not more than that. $300 for a pair of shoes is quite unreasonable! But OMG they are so cute. And apparently very comfortable. But I didn't try them on. I put the shoe back on the rack and went to find hubby. I held up the shoe and he kinda scoffed. Then I showed him the price. He laughed out loud and we put the pretty $150 shoe back on it's rack and carried on our merry way. But oh they are so cute!!
So to compare with the designer shoes, here are my two little beauties.
The red pair are sling-backs from Payless. They cost $49.00 They are great with a black suit and red sweater or with jeans on casual Friday. I love the flower. I call them my poppy shoes.
The brown pair are adorable and surprisingly very comfortable. They're Le Chateau and I have no idea what they are worth.
Both pairs were gifted to my by a colleague of my mum's. They were her daughter's shoes. Her daughter passed away from Cystic Fibrosis this past year. I'm kinda honoured that her mum thought of me to give the shoes, knowing I too had small feet.
So I'm on the look-out now for another pair of cute 3" heels. I'm no Sex in the City girl when it comes to my shoe wardrobe, but I'd like to have a pair or two more in my collection.
