tuesday march 9

today i attended my usual weekly physiotherapy appointment. at one point, before working on the inner elbow of my right arm, the physiotherapist decided to put a heating pad on the spot to loosen it up first. he advised "if it gets too hot, call me" and walked away. at the time of this advice, i only noticed a vague warmth, but the temperature kept rising and rising over the next couple minutes. i began to worry that this was some sort of test, and that the heat would just keep increasing until it reached a burning point, FORCING me to eventually call him to take it off. what would he be testing? how much heat i could take? whether i remembered his name? either way, i was concerned, since i hate yelling. luckily, the temperature finally leveled off at "very warm" and i remained silent until he returned a few minutes later.