I now am the proud owner of the paperwork to get a permanent handicap parking placard when it's time to renew on November 13.
I took a list of my disabling issues (including possible MS) with me to my knee follow-up with my sports medicine doctor, and he read through it, looking kind of numb, and said he had no problem signing the form to get me my permanent placard. He asked if his partner (My Dr.H.) knew of all these things, and I assured him that he ordered most of the tests and discussed the rest.
My knee is in pretty bad shape, not much healthy cartilege; with the ACL becoming looser and thinner so it won't hold things together very well. He told me of a surgeon that could try something, but I said that I knew that the wisest course was to hold on until it was time for a total knee replacement, and he agreed.
I have a prescription for physical therapy, 2 - 3 visits a week for 4 - 6 weeks, and he told me to take my list of disabling issues with me. Its a great place with gentle and caring therapists, so I'm looking forward to it. If that doesn't help enough, I'll go back in a couple weeks and try a cortisone injection.
On a happier note, I'm wearing some earrings I made, with orange and black glass beads with a witch on a broom dangling below. Makes me feel festive for Halloween! I'm alone tonight, so I don't think I'll be handing out candy. I hate to miss it, though, because there are some low-income apartments nearby and lots and lots of adorable kids come by, looking amazed when I throw hands-fulls of candy in their bags. I got stuff from Costco one year and had WAY too much, so I was being very generous. Hmm, maybe I should drive down to Costco....
Kathy