Question mostly for
@gianmarco.
The two times I've been to a "doctor" (butt, calf), I have actually seen a PA. I would prefer an actual doctor, but maybe I'm just being a snob. PA seems fine, although I have no way to know if he knows what he's doing. Except for the fact that he works at a fairly large and reputable sports medicine clinic.
When I got an xray for my calf issue, it didn't come back with anything conclusive. Doc (PA) said that a stress fracture doesn't always show, and irrespective of that, the treatment he was recommending was the same anyway: rest.
All fine with me, except a stress fracture has a much longer rest window than the other possibilities, and I want to get running again. The leg feels (mostly) fine right now. Only a little random pain from time to time. So I was thinking of getting an MRI just to rule-out the stress fracture, and thus feel OK about getting back to running and not doing any serious damage (hopefully).
But my wife asked me "did an actual radiologist look at the xray?"
Me:
Wife: "You need to ask the PA if it was just his interpretation, or if he got someone qualified to look at it."
Me: "If I ask the PA that, won't that imply that I don't trust him and his diagnosis?"
Wife: "No, and who gives a #### if you hurt his feelings, you need to know before paying for an MRI."
Me: "I hate conflict!"
WWGD?