I came away from the family physician's appointment armed with another twenty days of Ceftin and a physical therapy referral for the knees. This is progress. At least I'm out of the brace and doing something useful.

I'm very grateful to our physical therapist for making the whole experience so easy. She makes it seem manageable and a routine part of life. She teaches in a non-threatening way so daily compliance with the exercises is not an issue.

Read a beautiful quote by the Dalai Lama today: Patience protects us from being discouraged.

Wonderful, isn't it? I needed this reminder today. Both my knees have been hurting from that inflammation I mentioned on Oct 2 making walking difficult, sitting difficult, sleeping difficult. I really needed a "this, too, shall pass" reminder to get away ( Read more... )

We have a good orthodontist. Yes, he's going to take us for every penny we have in the bank, but he's very pleasant about it. Heh. I have confidence in him-makes his recommendations easy to follow.

Finally went to the family doctor's office after putting up with the issues for two weeks. First the visit, then the rant ( Read more... )

Shouldn't have been out and gadding about town yesterday. Was down again this morning with the flu vaccine side-effects, but my outlook improved by the afternoon just in time for Hubby's trip out of town. Wee1 and I watched an inappropriate-for-Wee2 movie today and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Ahem.

I'm down today from the flu shot. Hubby's being very kind, taking over the children in the early morning and the evening. I managed to get through the morning and the nanny came over in the afternoon. The day was got through with not too much difficulty.

Took the flu shot today. So far so good today. Took Tylenol before the shot and round the clock every six hours. Hope I can ward off the usual side-effects: fever, chills, headaches.

Both my children have a high pain tolerance for bumps, bruises, wounds, and shots ( Read more... )

I don't know how much direct effect the network chiropractic care is having on the physical body, but it sure is having a beneficial, relaxing, positive-outlook effect on the mind. Not like regular back-cracking chiropractic care, this relies on gentle touches to urge the muscles to release.