My wife is not very verbose in her e-mails. She also gets impatient with emails that aren’t succinct.

She can’t stand a rambling email. I’m pretty much with her but occassionally I can get a little wordy.

I went to the doctor on February the 23rd to check on a sore knee and wrist. They took x-rays and told me to call back in a week for the results. I called back yesterday. All they found was some arthritis that I figured they would find. I also picked up my oldest son from the airport on the way home from work. My telling my wife about the call to the doctor was forgotten with my son back home. He has joined the Tennessee Army National Guard and has been away for basic training and AIT at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

This morning I remembered the conversation with my doctor and that I had forgotten to tell my wife about the results. I sent here the following e-mail:

I spoke with my doctor’s office yesterday to find out the results of the x-rays they took of my hand, wrist and knee. I’m going to have to find another doctor just because of the aggravation their phone system causes me. It’s confusing and frustrating to use. You don’t get a hold of anyone when you call, you only get someone’s voicemail, and you hope it’s the right person’s voicemail, and they call you back. Well, they did call me back a couple of hours after I left the message and told me what they found. I know a couple of hours isn’t long but it’s still the aggravation of not getting the information when you first call.

Anyway, they did tell me what they found and I’m not sure I agree with it. My knee feels more like a problem with a tendon or a muscle or something and so does my wrist. I’ll accept what they told me about my hand itself because it does feel like it could be in the joints. But they tell me I’ve got arthritis in my knee, wrist and hand. If it continues to hurt they suggest I go see an orthopedic doctor. I guess I’m going to have to see Dr. K again.

The email I got back from her let me know that she got a little impatient with me:

HER: so they told you it was arthritis?
ME: Yeah, didn’t I say that?
HER: Yes, with about 100 words. I guess you are just more eloquent that I am.

Sometimes you just have to tease them.