Well, I went to my family PA, & she had the results of my blood tests. Bad news abounds, because it's not rheumatoid arthritis in my shoulders, it's osteoarthritis. We discussed my upcoming physical therapy and pain levels, and she gave me a prescription for a whopping big bottle of 60 Vicodins! She also told me that instead of just taking them ( Read more... )

My adventures with the new orthopaedic doctor did not go as I had hoped ( Read more... )

I can't believe I do this stuff ( Read more... )

As if I haven't had an awful enough winter, I came down with the flu overnight on Monday/Tuesday. Quite a bit of bodily fluids were lost out of several orifices between 12:22 am & 7 am Tuesday. That's when the dry heaves stopped. I was so dehydrated that I had to start taking sips of cold water, which only managed to drain quickly away. The rest of ( Read more... )

Ah, 'tis nearly the end of a productive - and frustrating - day off. I got through all the "to do" items on my list: calling for an oil delivery, going to the post office, shopping at Shaw's (one of my most hated stores), and getting the pheasant ready to cook. Heck, I called the oil place this morning, and they'd been at my house before I even got ( Read more... )

Isn't it amazing that, in 30 seconds or less, someone else can do something to drastically alter your good mood ( Read more... )

Just wondering why a certain person who's been on vacation for 2 weeks can't find the time to update her journal ( Read more... )