Dr. Michael J. Morrison is a 'Orthopaedic Surgeon & Joint Replacement Specialist' and I had the pleasure of meeting him today.
THE BACKGROUND (skip ahead if you hate long reviews):
I called Wellstar Urgent Care on Cooper Lake (i have an established patient history with them) and was told I could get an x-ray, but none of their doctors offered cortisone injections. Just injections in the muscle for pain (not inflammation).
I called Wellstreet Urgent care (I'd been there once previously right after they opened - and they are closer to my home) and turns out their x-ray machine was broken! :0(
So then I called Wellstar Urgent Care on Atlanta Rd (the new facility - a little further away than Cooper Lake) and I was given some clarification: apparently NO hospital or urgent care doctor can legally give joint injections anymore. It has to be done by an orthopedic specialist. So I decided to try Resurgens East West Connector / Mesa Valley Way location.
After not being able to speak to a live person at Resurgens (the system kept telling me to select 3 to schedule- or just hold the line for help - and neither action netted a live person - just a repeated greeting - or the ubiquitous robotic 'Are you still there?' - then silence - then hanging up on me) - I finally decided to bite the bullet and drive to the durable medical equipment place on Austell Rd (Physician's Pharmacy). I was in excruciating pain - and I was well into Week 5 of this pain - so I figured I would purchase a knee brace (since none of the ones I purchased on Amazon worked out).
At Physician's Pharmacy - I ran into the same problem I experienced with the cheapie Amazon braces. My massive thighs are disproportionate to my big-but-not-as-massive calves. It's a disease called turkey drumstick legs. So any brace large enough to fit my thigh, is too large for my knee and calf, so it simply starts to slip down my leg as I take 2 or 3 steps. You must meet with Judy (the brace fitting specialist) to be measured and let her assist you before making any purchases. She was sweet and sympathetic - and after trying multiple things - she kindly recommended that I go next door and talk to 'Rita.'
Next door turned out to be Dr. Morrison's place!
THE ACTUAL REVIEW:
The waiting room was clean, quiet and comfortable. They 'squeezed' me in - and even then the wait time was minimal. The staff (Rita and Anna) were sweet and pleasant.
The doctor was knowledgeable and took a LONG time in the examination room with me - excellent, caring bedside manner.
They administered an x-ray and a cortisone shot and thorough aftercare instructions - and the cost was pretty comparable to what I would have paid at any other specialist and / or an urgent care center. read more