"So you've got arthritis..."
There was a time in college where i wasn't feeling well. i went to the wellness center and was sitting there after my examination when the nurse comes out and hands me a pamphlet that reads..and i kid you not.."so you've got mono...." . Needless to say that sucked for a good couple weeks..right during final exams. Todd and i got it at the same time in fact...we have our theories as to how it happened..and i'm not willing to share them here..but all of them were stupid.
I'm bringin' it up cause i finaly heard back from the nurse about my x-rays on my shoulders. She called and said there "is no major separation or break.....(pauses...audible sigh).....but there is degeneration of the bone....or, in other words, arthritis...i'm really sorry to tell you this..." That last part was the part that bothered me. Arthritis i can honestly say really sucks. Hurts all the time and feels like you are being stabbed with knives. She asked if i had a traumatic event that may have spurned this on with my shoulders..of which i've never had one...i'm sure it's from liftin tho. I've had minor inconvenience with them for probably 10 years and now it's been coming to a head..so i'm sure i overdid it at some point when i was in college and figured i was indestructible.
Bottom line..it's the worst possible news because A) There isn't a cure B) It hurts and C) i need physical therapy which may or may not even help. that starts next week, of which i'm REALLY hoping it works out for me.
So, enuff of the pity party, it'll get better i'm sure. motrin really seems to help a lot...and just generally not straining it while excersing makes a HUGE difference.
Tonight is Shelly's Developmental kindergarten graduation from her daycare, which means snowcones and carnival games at her school! I'll ham it up tonight. those teachers LOVE me!!! Weekend will be fun too..tomorrow i think i'm takin' em' to see my grandparents and then to red robin...golf at nite...then sunday landscape finally....Quiet and productive weekend ahead!!
I'm bringin' it up cause i finaly heard back from the nurse about my x-rays on my shoulders. She called and said there "is no major separation or break.....(pauses...audible sigh).....but there is degeneration of the bone....or, in other words, arthritis...i'm really sorry to tell you this..." That last part was the part that bothered me. Arthritis i can honestly say really sucks. Hurts all the time and feels like you are being stabbed with knives. She asked if i had a traumatic event that may have spurned this on with my shoulders..of which i've never had one...i'm sure it's from liftin tho. I've had minor inconvenience with them for probably 10 years and now it's been coming to a head..so i'm sure i overdid it at some point when i was in college and figured i was indestructible.
Bottom line..it's the worst possible news because A) There isn't a cure B) It hurts and C) i need physical therapy which may or may not even help. that starts next week, of which i'm REALLY hoping it works out for me.
So, enuff of the pity party, it'll get better i'm sure. motrin really seems to help a lot...and just generally not straining it while excersing makes a HUGE difference.
Tonight is Shelly's Developmental kindergarten graduation from her daycare, which means snowcones and carnival games at her school! I'll ham it up tonight. those teachers LOVE me!!! Weekend will be fun too..tomorrow i think i'm takin' em' to see my grandparents and then to red robin...golf at nite...then sunday landscape finally....Quiet and productive weekend ahead!!
posted by Jdaddy @ 4:46 PM
2 Comments:
At 2:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
Sucks about the arthritis... have you ever heard of apitherapy? Doubtful it's covered by your company health plan, but if you're not allergic to bees, might be worth checking out. Supposedly, the venom in a bee sting soothes the pain of arthritis... and I believe there are places who house bees just for the purpose of "bee-sting healing". Might be worth a google search for more information.
Langdon
At 9:31 AM,
Jdaddy said…
yeah...it blows. Could be worse tho i figure..and really? I've never heard of that...i actually start physical therapy this week..twice a week for a month...but if that doesn't do anything for me..then yeah, i will def be looking at alternatives...never would have guessed the bees route!!
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