I had to go to the dentist today; broke a tooth last week, and I'd been procrastinating on going back even though I knew he wanted me to see him in the fall. He teased me for spending money on going to France rather than going to see him - but I think he understood why! We talked about France and Greece. He's been to Greece; I am envious. He ( Read more... )

I'm in the waiting room of Module X, which is where you get x-rays. Too bad it doesn't look more like an X-Men locale... Except for the big black X on a yellow circle that designates the Module.

Thirty minute wait for an x-ray. The waiting area is half full. Lucky it's just a check-up and I'm not in pain. Lucky I have my Blackberry to amuse me ( Read more... )

Had a terrifically busy day at work - I knew I would - with many emergencies. My stomach didn't stop hurting, and I simply did my best to ignore it, and not feel sorry for myself. After work, I had a brief visit with redmtl, then went home and slept ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a good day, a very full day, and then I spent more than half the night up with indigestion, for the fourth time in about four months ( Read more... )

My friend Lynne brought me this list of ways to live well and healthily, from a book called Younger Next Year for Women by Chris Crowley and Henry S. Lodge. A better list than most, and doable:

Harry's Rules

1
Exercise six days a week for the rest of your life.

2
Do serious aerobic exercises four days a week for the rest of your life.

3Do ( Read more... )

I'd say things here, but my back is hurting and it's murder to sit at the computer. I'm going to go and curl up with a book.

I had my last physiotherapy appointment today. Good-bye to Leslie the physiotherapist, who gave me a full assessment: I'm getting strength back in my left arm and shoulder faster than she expected, though from my point of view it's still weak as half a kitten. She said that when she first saw how badly damaged my arm was, she pretty much freaked ( Read more... )

At the physiotherapists' today, she measured my hand strength. I had to squeeze a metal handle, first with my right hand, then with my left. With my right hand the meter read 26. (I am mighty! I am Kara Zor-El.) With my left hand, I measured 1.

That isn't even Puny Banner. (Yeah, I've been reading The Incredible Hulks lately ( Read more... )

Today I had a follow-up appointment with Dr. Pollock at the General Hospital. I was a little worried about how to get there, but it turned out to be fairly straightforward (though time-consuming) to take the #101 from O'Connor and Isabella to Hurdman Station, then the #106 to the hospital. I'd left myself time to go to the cafeteria there for ( Read more... )

Spent the morning at a birthday party for my chiropractor's business and got a sample massage (from a strong-fingered woman named Kristin McCuaig) and a reiki treatment (from a warm-handed woman named Candice McMullen).

It snowed in Kanata.

Then maaseru and I went to IKEA, where I bought a pillow and a box, and we had lunch - she had their new chili ( Read more... )