Ryan - great insights. Dramatic is good.  Thank you for the view from the "other side."

For sure, if something "isn't right" get checked.  My example - I had broken my foot, and my calf started to really REALLY hurt. First tried to tell myself my leg was sore from the walking boot. But knew the pain was more than just muscle soreness so I had it checked...blood work first, then ultrasound...and had multiple clots (DVTs, deep vein thrombosis). Very scary time but was able to connect with an awesome doctor who worked with me to develop treatment plan.