Blegging...Seriously Blegging

So: I just got back from the sports medicine department of DUH, which makes the rest of Yale's health care service seem almost good in comparison. And here's the problem: I have a torn left pectoral muscle. Here's another problem: Barry Goldberg, M.D. tells me that it will never heal, that there are no available corrective procedures, and that I'll never recover my former strength. Now I know that a lot of that is bullshit. Powerlifters, bodybuilders, football players, and other kinds of strength athletes suffer pec tears. It happens. And they're able to come back.

But there's a lot I don't know. Like, e.g., what the name of the branch of medicine that deals with injury to muscle is. Or where to begin looking for a second opinion. Or who could tell me anything useful.

So here's my pitch: If you can tell me anything at all that would be helpful, please let me know by e-mail or by leaving a comment. I'm sorry to have to do this, but I'm in a borderline desperate state, and so I'll be halting normal blogging for a few days to leave this post at the top of the site.