The mundanities of everyday life

[fenchurch]

(In other words: WARNING, BORING STUFF AHEAD)

The few days after the injection in my shoulder were the sort of fun that's not... I even called the orthopedic surgeon's office, because they hadn't actually mentioned I'd be having that level of pain (or if they did, it just didn't sink in). I ended up spending a few days where I could barely use that arm at all. It settled down nicely and I think, maybe, I can notice a slight difference in the amount of popping the joint gives when I lift my arm, but I'm pretty sure that the effect would be a lot more pronounced than this if we'd hit the source of the problem right off. Which means my next appointment in about a month will see the OS sticking a needle even further into the joint. REALLY not looking forward to that. I just want this all to be over.

I'm organizing a dinner for our church's women's organization next week and it's been going along pretty smoothly. We're keeping it simple this year and most of the foodstuffs are things I'll be picking up at CostCo, so they'll take minimal effort to prepare. However, judging by the nightmare I had the other night, I'm apparently having some deep-seated anxiety about it that I wasn't really aware of. Mostly, the nightmare dealt with other people changing things at the last minute without telling me, as well as other people stepping in and taking over and doing everything all wrong, ignoring all the organization and setup I'd already done. Yeah, I know... it's a bit weird. Think of it as being a bit on par with the sort of dreams you had in high school, the ones where you show up to find out that it's time for finals only you completely forgot to study for anything EVER and, even worse, the school decided to move all the class locations around and everyone else knows where to go except for you. It had the same sort of feel to it.

Oh! I did some weeding this last week!! I managed about 20 minutes and, even though I still felt pretty good, forced myself to stop at that point... turned out to be a good thing, because within about two hours I was sooooore. Still, I'm hoping the joy I felt at finally being able to do something as simple as weed the flowerbeds doesn't go away anytime soon.

My life is a riot of excitement, I tell you!

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/opalescence_/]

I had an injection in my knee once and couldn't walk for a day. It hurt! But then it was great -- did the trick. I hope yours last a long time.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Well, for me the injections aren't meant as treatment, more as a diagnostic tool. We're hoping to pinpoint the source of the problem this way... at which point there will probably be surgery.

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

Ouch on the injection! And I so get the anxiety dream about the dinner. I have the same ones before I host an event.

All will work out wondefully, I'm sure!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

I'm shuddering at the thought of needles in joints .. hope it works and doesn't need repeating!

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

My Sis used to get injections in her foot and she said it burned like crazy. Have you ever tried either massage therapy or reflexology to help with your shoulder?

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Yep to the massage therapy but no on the reflexology... although I have had acupuncture treatments. The problem really does seem to be more in the joint, rather than in the soft tissue around it (and the tendon that might be the culprit isn't really reachable without surgery).

[zotel.livejournal.com]

Well, supposedly the old chinese curse is "may you live in interesting times" so the mundane is often better than the alternative =)

Good to hear you can actually do the things you want to, without too much trouble...

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I still sometimes dream I'm in grammar school and it's the end of the year - and I haven't done any homework at all.

I'm sorry the shoulder's still giving you so much trouble. I hate to ask this, but is it the kind of thing that's never going to be 100% again?

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

It's kind of hard to tell at this point, although everyone keeps saying this looks fixable... which I'm not so sure about anymore, as it's becoming increasingly apparent that no one has a clue what's going on. I really hope it's fixable, though, since it's the sort of thing that gets in the way all the time... from putting on deodorant in the morning to doing anything above my head to doing anything that require lifting above shoulder-height or pulling things toward me with both hands (or pushing them away, now that I think about it).

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

I still have those test-taking anxiety dreams; don't know why, though.

And I take something called Bio-Sil for my arthritis, that's supposed to help bone and cartilage repair itself. It works wonders for the pain in my knees. Might be worth a try. Anyway, I hope you make a full recovery soon.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think it'll really end up depending on what's wrong and what got damaged in the car accident. I've already got a second orthopedic surgeon waiting in the wings for a second opinion... he's over in Colfax (supposedly, he's good enough that he can afford to live in Colfax... people travel to see him), which is why I didn't go to him in the first place.