Understandably, the podiatrist/foot surgeon wants to avoid surgery. So he duct taped a bunch of thick pads on the bottoms of my insole. I have to admit it did make them more cushiony and supportive. I have to give it 2 weeks and hope it improves things ( Read more... )

From my Dr.: FINDINGS: 5 mm dorsal and 6 mm plantar calcaneal spurs ( Read more... )

I've done physical therapy for 2 months and the plantar fasciitis in my right foot has gotten mostly better. There is one spot on the bottom of my heel that won't stop hurting. Back to the doctor on Friday. My left hip feels better than it had been. The exercise that helped the most is lying on a flat surface and hanging my left leg down and ( Read more... )

Went to the eye Dr. Getting new glasses and contact lenses. The vision in my right eye has gotten worse. Pretty much always my left eye was worse than the right, now the right eye is worse. Astigmatism still in the right eye, not in the left. When my father died, he had glaucoma. Dr. says my eyes are in otherwise excellent shape and neither that ( Read more... )

Was working quite a lot. I had all of last week and this weekend off and been very busy. In between, someone from work would call and ask if I could work--to which I declined. Finally on Wednesday night another coworker who had been busting her butt at work and happened to have scheduled herself for the same week off texted me to let me know that ( Read more... )

Dr. appointment earlier today. She put me on 75 mcg Levothyroxine. From what I've read it will take several weeks to really start working but we'll see how it goes. Now, time for a nap.

Worked two 14 hour and five 12 hour shifts seven nights in a row. Yeah, going to do my best to avoid that at all costs in the future. It's just too much for me, not having a break in there somewhere ( Read more... )

After a few years of not seeing a primary care physician, I finally went on Wednesday. Had a whole slew of blood tests done. Most everything is normal except my red blood cell count which is slightly low: 4.16. Normal (for females) is between 4.2 to 5.4 million cells/mcL. Probably mine is caused by vitamin deficiencies.

I also got a critical lab ( Read more... )

I have not been to a primary care physician since I lost my previous job five years ago. While I have been having problems, off and on, with muscle spasms in various parts of my body, usually I could lessen them with various otc pain relievers, ointments and/or heating pads. Lately, it has been getting worse, particularly in my left thigh. And ( Read more... )

A couple weeks ago I went to the eye doctor for the first time in 5 years. I was told our vision coverage is awesome, especially where glasses are concerned. Not so awesome in my opinion. I had to pay $99 up front (although that does include the cost of new multi-focal contact lenses). They called me back a few days ago to let me know the ( Read more... )