Monday, April 29, 2024

Feeling Lousy

What does everyone else do when they don't feel up to par?  I'm at a loss today what to do with myself.  I have an injured IT band in my right hip.  It started at the beginning of this month. I thought it was from my new position,  that I was doing things I wasn't accustomed to doing.   So after a day of work, if I felt soreness, I just went in the next day and powered through it, assuming it was muscle ache and would resolve itself when the muscle acclimated. 

Seems like I created the worsening injury. And now I'm paying for it.  I haven't been to work in a week now. Although in truth I had to go look it up because the muscle relaxers I've been taking also "relaxes" my memory.  So now I'm writing everything down .... don't want to over consume those Rxs. 

I lucked out and was able to locate some physical therapy tomorrow, so that makes me feel like I'm actually moving along in the right direction.

In the meantime, since walking van be painful, im reduced to shuffling between the bedroom and the living room.  Watching TV or reading a book.  And I'm so bored!  

What to do, what to do?  So I started being creative, sewing quilted hearts to leave around town.  (More info at IFAQH.com) 



Friday, April 26, 2024

Officially Old!

Yes, I am finally of "a certain age."  I received my Welcome to Medicare packet.  And maybe just in time!  

I have been laid up this week with a pinched nerve in my back.  Its been lots of ice and heat and laying around.   Frankly it's boring.  I took myself off to urgent care since my primary care physician was booked up.  I was prescribed a steroid series and a muscle relaxer.  I've always been sensitive to medications, so every time I take one, I end up napping.  

Another doc visit today because if this doesn't clear up, I'll be on LOA soon, as I'm running out of PTO.  I can't remember the last time I missed this much work without some kind of surgery.

Just how much TV can a person watch? How many books can you read?  Ugh.

Being that I can't drive while taking the muscle relaxer, I ordered groceries online and had them delivered yesterday.  Thank goodness for having Walmart+ .  Stuff arrived on time and I'm grateful I didn't have to scramble for meals!  

Ding!  Alarm just went off, time to lay down on another ice pack!   Be well!