Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:18:27 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/50122/1213247856.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/50122 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1408787 Shoulder is doing better each day. I have been doing strengthening exercises for a few visits now. I can honestly say I feel the burn now! I still have a hard time putting my arm behind my back. The doc said that is the last part to heal. No worries...I only put my hand behind my back once or twice ... Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:09:29 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1402929 I hope everyone who is celebrating has a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!! For those who are asthmatics...I hope the heat and wonderful smells from the oven don't bother you.  At this point my dinner has been eaten, the food put away, and the dishes done. The turkey has done it... Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:30:22 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1394821 If it weren't for bad luck, I don't think I would have much luck at all! I have been out of work since the surgery (10-22). Last week I called my short term disability company to see why I haven't received a check yet. When I finally was able to speak to my very grumpy case worker, ... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:32:31 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1356739 i knew shoulder surgery would be rough...but it is definiyely a bit worse than i expected. i knew it would hurt, but i expected it to take a day or 2 for the block to wear off. nope..10-14 hours and it wears off. we were home by noon and i was reaching for the percs by 2pm. the sleeping pills were... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:27:33 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1353014 please excuse the bad grammar etc...i'm typing this with my left pointer finger.   i'm home...thanks for the good vibes sent my way. it worked. the surgery went fine. it was just avery large bone spur, no tears. the doc cleaned it up. i had a shoulder nerve block that lasts 10-14 h... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:01:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1352317 Well...I am sitting here at the computer trying to kill time. I have to be at the hospital before 5:30 am. I figured there wasn't any sense in trying to sleep tonight. I arrived home from work at midnight and need to start getting ready by 3:45. I'll catch up on all my sleep during/after sur... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:32:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1348381 Just a couple more days until surgery now. YIPPEE!! I have most of my chores done. I have a couple custom orders left to make and then I'm FREE to relax and recouperate.  Survived a busy week and glad to see it end. Just one more doctor's appointment and I'm done...for now. I have a... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:58:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1342444 As I was adding things to my calendar, I thought I might get it a little organized here. It appears to be a busy week for me  Tuesday: Took Hubby to the pain clinic at 12:30 Work 3-11:30 pm  Wednesday:Air conditioner guy coming around 10-11 am Work 3-11:30 pm Thursday:... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:12:02 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1342432 Now that my head has cleared up some, I have been thinking about the pros and cons of going to our local convenient care center. I was taken to the back fast Too much talking when I obviouslyu couldn't speak Nowhere on the forms did it ask who my docs where Nobody asked if I ... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:00:21 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1340202 I finally gave in to the asthma attack. I went to the walk-in clinic. Not too bad for all things considered. I have ot say better than the Er. At least I was in and out within an hour and a half. When I got there it was hard to stand and breath, but the receptionist kept me there anyways to get all ... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:44:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1339687 Just when I thought all was going good....BAM! My oldest son (20) came out this morning wearing cologne and set me right off! Now before you tell me all about how he should know better and how bad it is for me to be around him...he always gets samples of his cologne/shampoos and has me check to see ... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:37:32 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1336789 They say not to let asthma run your life. How can I not let it dictate my life. It determines if and when I can go out. Where I can go and how long I get to stay there. It tells me where to shop, eat, work. Asthma is always in the front of my mind.  I've learned to hold my breathe when I wa... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:42:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1336778 Time to let it all out....  The shoulder has been excruciating for over 2 weeks now. 11 days til surgery. It aches in my back, over my shoulder, down to my finger tips, my collar bone hurts too.  I feel like a whining cry baby, but after 3 months, I have had enough! My neck is st... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:27:53 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1308099 On Friday I received my date for surgery. It will be October 22. It will be at one of our local hospitals. The doc does all his shoulder surgeries there. He has a special team he brings in too. I was prepared for the surgery at his surgical center, but this is Ok too. It's just at a hospital I h... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:32:43 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1299844 I had my follow up with the Ortho today to receive the results of my MRI.  The good news...no rotator cuff tear ~ yet. If things aren't taken care of in the near future, I will have a tear. The tendons are just beginning to shred. I was told this is a good thing...shredding tendons sounds b... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:36:51 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1290339 I had my MRI this morning. Of course while we had to drive through the outer bands of hurricane Ike. We are only getting the outer feeder bands and we are getting lots of rain. They closed down most of the streets in my city and the next one over (where the ortho doc is). The reason was from flash f... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:50:04 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1281703 I rescheduled my MRI for next Wednesday. They are calling in a prescription for 3 Valiums. I take one when I get to the office. Then a half hour later they stuff me into the tube. If I don't freak out...good. If I stiff get a bit freaked...I take another. Then repeat the process. If I have to ta... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:56:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1279875 My insurance finally approved an MRI for my shoulder. I had an 8:30 appointment this morning at the orthopedic center. I couldn't go through with it though. I'm not overly claustrophobic, but this was too much for me. I knew the tunnel would be small...but I wasn't prepared for how small... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:09:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1255362 We survived Fay...at the last minute she decided to hook off to the northeast. She made landfall just south of us in Naples (about a 45 minute drive) and cut to the northeast. This put us on the western side of the storm. Very good news because the worse weather is on the eastern side. We had plenty... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:13:04 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/50122/journal/1251862 Tropical Storm Fay has decided to "bless" us here in SW Florida. The outer bands are now hitting Key West. By the time it hits us, it is supposed to be a category 1 hurricane. They are expecting the eye to hit just north of us. Less then a 20 minute drive away. It rmind us of hurricane Cha... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:16:13 +0100