suddenly I feel like I've become one of them! Sigh.
Saw the orthopaedic doctor today. It was really pretty funny. I've had enough x-rays over the past month that maybe I should be more concerned about radiation exposure than the original problems! Let's see -- shoulder, neck, back, foot, hand, wrist . . . you get it.
Bottom line, the doctor said he COULD inject a number of the "problem areas" to get rid of the pain, but he could NOT inject more than two at a time (and I hate those injections anyway), so . . . instead I'm on NSAID's for three weeks to reduce the inflammation. Then I go back in and let him know which areas feel better as a result, and which got no better. Then he decides what to try next. Guess I'm an experiment of sorts.
Saw the orthopaedic doctor today. It was really pretty funny. I've had enough x-rays over the past month that maybe I should be more concerned about radiation exposure than the original problems! Let's see -- shoulder, neck, back, foot, hand, wrist . . . you get it.
Bottom line, the doctor said he COULD inject a number of the "problem areas" to get rid of the pain, but he could NOT inject more than two at a time (and I hate those injections anyway), so . . . instead I'm on NSAID's for three weeks to reduce the inflammation. Then I go back in and let him know which areas feel better as a result, and which got no better. Then he decides what to try next. Guess I'm an experiment of sorts.
It seems most of the problems are a result of degenerative arthritis, then one is a "neuroma," one is from a calcium deposit that is irritating a tendon, one . . . oh, I don't know. After he said only one thing could be fixed with surgery (the neuroma) I pretty much tuned out. I was so hoping all the problems would turn out to be "fixable." Oh, well. We'll see what can be done, then I'll learn to live with what's left.
The good news is Mark got home today -- and early, too. Nice.
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