thank you all for your advice and concern. i went to therapy this morning at the "broken" clinic. i noticed there was tape around the machine and obviously nobody was using it. my OT asked me about my dr. appointment and i told her that i was blown off at which point she asked if SHE could call the doctor. of course, i could not do anything today but let her manipulate my arm a little and then e-stim. to tell you the truth, she is my best advocate because she is the only one that knows how hard i have been working and documents my pain every time i am in there. she is gentle and sorry and i feel bad because it wasn't HER fault that the machine is a piece of ****. she documented everything. she measured the bruises and measured my range of motion.

i go in tomorrow for another block (3rd this week) and the nurse there told me today to make sure i wrote down everything that happened so i could talk it over with the dr.

i guess i have to come to the realization now that this has ruined my chances to start school in the fall. i am going to lose it when i call and give up my spot.

thanks again everyone.

ang