There are routine doctors appointments, sure, those can be a little unpleasant.

But then there are things like MRIs and electrocardiograms, fertility appointments, visits where

everything feels a little alien.

This was one of those appointments.

We were told to bring pictures or anything to have something in the room with us, so

I brought pictures of my family and friends and so forth.

That's Kathy Crawl.

A few years ago, she went to a special clinic just outside of Washington, D.C.

The room itself wasn't strange, no beeping machines or medical posters on the wall.

Just an average looking bed and a chair.

It was comfortable.

And then Dr. Agrawal came in.

He had ice cold water in a cup and the pills in a nice container.

Kathy took the pills with a gulp of water.

She laid down on the bed.

I put on the headphones and the eye shades.

And that's when the appointment really started.

Waves, tremendous waves.

Scary waves.

And if you get in them, they'll just throw you out of the water.

They could break your neck or anything.

I decided to go into them, so I went into the waves.

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