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OT -- I just need to whine
This hasn't exactly been a banner year.
It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. -- the black rose Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human Relations http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos -------- __o ----- -\. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- |
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OT -- I just need to whine
"the black rose" wrote in message ... This hasn't exactly been a banner year. SNIP So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. SNIP -- the black rose Couldn't you build up the pedal of your bicycle for the shorter leg? Might even out how far forward and down you have to use it when pedalling. Or a slightly built-up sole for that shoe? It would be a shame to miss out on your cycling fun, if there is a way to do it still. Check with your physical therapist; he/she'd probably know just the thing. JM2C, Carey in MA |
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OT -- I just need to whine
the black rose wrote:
This hasn't exactly been a banner year. It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. Hang on in there! And take comfort - no-one is exactly symmetrical! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the MRI result is fine. Also, ask the physioterrorist about exercise you can do using parts other than the afflicted hip: NAG them about it - or see if there's a sports injury clinic you can go to. They sometimes have a bigger clue about this sort of thing. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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OT -- I just need to whine
This is terribly embarrassing to admit, but when I was told I had one
leg shorter than the other, I went to get a 1/4" lift put on the outside of the heel of my shoe each time I bought a new pair of shoes. Over the years I moved, took my shoes to a new place, and told them 3/8" instead of 1/4" (because I couldn't remember, hadn't written it down). Within a few weeks my tailbone broke from overcompensation. Couldn't cast it, couldn't set it, and it took over a year for the pain to go away. Please, please be careful. the black rose wrote: So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. |
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"the black rose" wrote in message ... Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. the black rose After lots of gentle snipping I am going to ask-have you asked your Dr abut a combo shot for the Sciatica? I got one that was a Cortisone and Lidocaine combo....helped tremendously. Do NOT have the constant brain numbing pain that I had had.....still have to be careful in what I do but the relief is well worth it. They gave me a 'relaxing IV' for a very short duration so I wouldn't move when the needle was in--and they used an xray machine to make sure it was the perfect spot.... but other than that--it was NO BIGGIE and I HATE HATE HATE needles. It was so well worth it. I can even stand for the duration of making dinner once again HTH Butterfly (hip pain and leg pain oooooowwwwwwwwwiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee) |
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I can relate to your plight in so many ways....big hugs headed your
direction. I know that wasn't one of the choices, but just trying to think outside the box today...hehe. -- Jenn/Jalynne quilting, beads, scrapbooking, cross stitch and other 'crafti' obsessions http:/pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jalynne29/my_photos Live! http://kinneykreations.com "the black rose" wrote in message ... This hasn't exactly been a banner year. It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. -- the black rose Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human Relations http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos -------- __o ----- -\. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- |
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Rose- I'm so sorry you're having this mammo scare- I don't know how you
can live with that in the back of your mind all the time. Poor dear! I'll send some cyber hugs your way and The HairyButt Gang sends some sloppy, doggy-breath cyber kisses to you. vbg As to the long/short leg, I can sympathize with you as I have a 2-3/4 inch difference from polio. That's what caused my right hip to wear out at age 45 and a hip replacement at 52. I wear a one inch lift on my left shoe- my spine has curved to compensate for my un-level hips and that's as far as they dare correct me. I hate it, but the alternative is not appealing to me. I'd rather not have another hip replacement any time soon. Hope you can get it all worked out, soon, and with little further pain. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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Oh Rose, I'm sorry it has been such a tough time for you.
Getting a cold with all the stress you are under isn't much of a surprise. I sure hope they get your leg/sciatica problems working better. It has been a rotten summer here too with DH having the heart attack. I had to go to a funeral for a quilting friends husband the other day. Kind of smacked me back into reality. Every day we seem to wake up and for that I am grateful. I hope you are feeling better soon and you are really able to appreciate your blessings. Glad you can whine here. Do it again as much as you need to. Hugs, TAria the black rose wrote: This hasn't exactly been a banner year. It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. |
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Sending positive vibes your way.
Carole Champlain, NY "the black rose" wrote in message ... This hasn't exactly been a banner year. It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. -- the black rose Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human Relations http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos -------- __o ----- -\. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- |
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(((((((((Black Rose))))))))))))))) - (lopsided hug so I don't miss the
longer leg. -- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "the black rose" wrote in message ... This hasn't exactly been a banner year. It started with an abnormal mammogram in March. That *still* isn't resolved, though I should find out next Thursday what the results of the MRI are. Maybe they'll finally decide what's really going on in there. Precancerous changes seems to be the best guess right now. Happy happy joy joy, I didn't inherit my mom's boobs, why'd I have to inherit her tendency to breast cancer? A summer of unrelenting stress. GAWDS I'm glad that's finally over. There were times when I thought I was going to go barking mad. Whimpering in my sleep, crying all the time, riding my bike -- too much, it turns out -- to try to get some stress relief (which did help). So guess what? My right leg is longer than my left leg. My friend Sharon quipped that now she knows what to say when people accuse me of being unbalanced. This previously unknown fact raised havoc with the rest of my frame when I became more active. Even on a bike, where you think it wouldn't matter, but I rode over 2000 miles this summer (modest by the standards of the local bike clubs). Now I've got sciatica and severe inflammation in my right hip, I'm in constant pain and it's going to take months of physical therapy to get my frame straightened out and in balance. Meanwhile, I'm not allowed to do any exercise except what the PT prescribes. None of it is aerobic, none of it gives me anything like an endorphin rush, the lack of which has me climbing straight up the walls. Can't indulge in retail therapy or stash enhancement -- full time tuition x2, house repairs, taxes, and hundreds of $$ each month in copays for allergy shots (x2) and physical therapy, we're more than a little tight right now. And now I've got a nasty cold. No energy for what little I *am* allowed to do. Bleahhhhhhhhhh. *snerk* *sneeze* *honk* Smack me upside the head and remind me of my blessings, or just shoot me now. Don't much care which. -- the black rose Research Associate in the Field of Child Development and Human Relations http://community.webshots.com/user/blackrosequilts 2005 BOMs: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/blackrosequilts/my_photos -------- __o ----- -\. -------- __o --- ( )/ ( ) ---- -\. -------------------- ( )/ ( ) ----------------------------------------- |
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