fear is a great motivator

not sure why but i've been especially freaked out about my mri appoinment tomorrow when they're going to inject dye into my hip. look it up if you want - it's called an arthrogram. i haven't looked it up because if it's going to really suck i think i'd rather not know. (the doctor said it would be very uncomfortable. the nurse said it was nothing but a simple injection.)

anyway, this dread over a (probably) simple medical procedure is making me think i should eat better, exercise more, and do whatever else i can to prevent more doctor appointments. so far i've managed to avoid ever being put under. craziest things that have happened to me include hairline fracture of my elbow (basketball-related), removing impacted wisdom teeth (i asked to stay awake to avoid the iv), and probably worst was when i dislocated my kneecap and the doc had to put it back (soccer try-outs in 8th grade). none of them were preventable including this hip thing i have now, but i want to keep this list as short as possible.

i dreamt about crazy needles last night. they better not find any problems that need surgery.