: (Mostly) Whine Free Update
Well, I went to my appointment with the hand/wrist guy. About 10 minutes in, it being clear to me that he wasn't listening to me and didn't like me asking questions about things I didn't understand, I informed him that I wasn't going to take that behavior and took my test results and walked out. Arrogant condescending jerk.
I called my primary care doctor and made an appointment to see her. She agreed with me that sometimes that particular doctor could act that way. We also decided that right now I probably didn't need surgery. I had been wearing the braces faithfully for 2 months and had left them off for several days before the appt. And had, in fact, only a little pain. So I'm going to wear them when I sleep and drive and whenever I'm doing something that stresses them. I only need surgery she says, if I start getting muscle wastage. So there's that decided.
She was fascinated to hear about the joint hypermobility syndrome though she didn't know much about it either. I'm going to talk the rheumatologists office to see if they have PTs they recommend for it and then she'll give me a referral to them. If they don't have any names, I'll start calling the folks I used for my knee and recommendations I've had until I find someone who has experience with JHS.
I'd been having a good week so I spent yesterday doing housework and laundry. For the housework I used the 20 minutes of work/20 minutes of rest scheme. I managed to get the ground floor of the house tidied and the kitchen cleaned up. There still needs to be dusting and serious cleaning. Then I spent the evening from about 5pm on doing laundry. Which of course is short bursts of activity interspersed with long bouts of waiting. Most of which I spent watching tv. (The laundry room and tv room are separate ends of a very large room in the basement.
Unfortunately, I must have got carried away as everything hurts today. Sigh. To sum up: Prescription meds are Cymbalta, salsalate, levothyroxine, (weekly) B-12 shots, and trazodone. OTC meds and supplements include multi-vitamin/multi-mineral supplement, B-100 (multiple vitamin Bs), 2000 IUs of vitamin D, 1200 mgs of calcium, plant sterols, and Prilosec. Ibuprofen as necessary for osteoarthritis (hands, right knee, ankles), mysterious aches and pains, mostly in glutes and quads, and trochanteric bursitis Also wearing custom orthotics (and why did I wait so long to get those!).
It's very startling to me just how suddenly all this began. As nearly as I can tell it mostly started to go south in Sept. of 2006. That was Dominic's last full month so there was that stress. Also, interestingly, it was the month after my very last period ever. Man, Nature is brutal. No longer fertile? We don't need you any longer, buh bye! And you start falling apart.
And soon, it'll be time to get out the light-boxes... Right now, though, I'm supposed to be writing fiction so I suppose I'd better go do that.
Tags: health, medication
Well, I went to my appointment with the hand/wrist guy. About 10 minutes in, it being clear to me that he wasn't listening to me and didn't like me asking questions about things I didn't understand, I informed him that I wasn't going to take that behavior and took my test results and walked out. Arrogant condescending jerk.
I called my primary care doctor and made an appointment to see her. She agreed with me that sometimes that particular doctor could act that way. We also decided that right now I probably didn't need surgery. I had been wearing the braces faithfully for 2 months and had left them off for several days before the appt. And had, in fact, only a little pain. So I'm going to wear them when I sleep and drive and whenever I'm doing something that stresses them. I only need surgery she says, if I start getting muscle wastage. So there's that decided.
She was fascinated to hear about the joint hypermobility syndrome though she didn't know much about it either. I'm going to talk the rheumatologists office to see if they have PTs they recommend for it and then she'll give me a referral to them. If they don't have any names, I'll start calling the folks I used for my knee and recommendations I've had until I find someone who has experience with JHS.
I'd been having a good week so I spent yesterday doing housework and laundry. For the housework I used the 20 minutes of work/20 minutes of rest scheme. I managed to get the ground floor of the house tidied and the kitchen cleaned up. There still needs to be dusting and serious cleaning. Then I spent the evening from about 5pm on doing laundry. Which of course is short bursts of activity interspersed with long bouts of waiting. Most of which I spent watching tv. (The laundry room and tv room are separate ends of a very large room in the basement.
Unfortunately, I must have got carried away as everything hurts today. Sigh. To sum up: Prescription meds are Cymbalta, salsalate, levothyroxine, (weekly) B-12 shots, and trazodone. OTC meds and supplements include multi-vitamin/multi-mineral supplement, B-100 (multiple vitamin Bs), 2000 IUs of vitamin D, 1200 mgs of calcium, plant sterols, and Prilosec. Ibuprofen as necessary for osteoarthritis (hands, right knee, ankles), mysterious aches and pains, mostly in glutes and quads, and trochanteric bursitis Also wearing custom orthotics (and why did I wait so long to get those!).
It's very startling to me just how suddenly all this began. As nearly as I can tell it mostly started to go south in Sept. of 2006. That was Dominic's last full month so there was that stress. Also, interestingly, it was the month after my very last period ever. Man, Nature is brutal. No longer fertile? We don't need you any longer, buh bye! And you start falling apart.
And soon, it'll be time to get out the light-boxes... Right now, though, I'm supposed to be writing fiction so I suppose I'd better go do that.
Tags: health, medication
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