2021: Think Positively for a Better Year!
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I know one of my clients is on spring break.
They didn't have that either when I was teaching school or when I was in college so it's a foreign concept to me. We finished our second semester at Pitt in mid April so every summer I went to Gettysburg and worked in a motel from mid April until right before Labor Day. By the time the rest of the summer help showed up in June most of them thought I was part of the regular crew.0 -
We didn’t have spring break or a week off at Thanksgiving when I was in grades 1-12. I was 30 when I started college and they did have it then. I typically worked through most of my breaks between semesters as well as spring break to finance my next semester. Tuition costs were low enough at the state schools I attended that I was able to completely pay my way as I went through. Not so now, unfortunately. The law firm where I had worked before hired me to work as a floater secretary during my breaks because many of their permanent employees needed or wanted to take those same weeks off to be with their kids when they were out of school. It worked out really well for me and it paid very well.0
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We got strange emails and phone calls from the drug store where we got our first shot. Rather than "we're calling to confirm your second appointment" they were more like "you need to schedule your second appointment" but vague. So I called the pharmacy and sat on hold until someone picked up. They immediately found our appointments in the computer. I apologized for bothering them but I bet those strange emails/calls prompted a lot of calls.0
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There’s a small independent movie theater on the island. It has a sign on the marquee saying it can be rented for private showings. Don’t know if that has actually happened. It may never reopen. That’s sad for th business owners and for the community.0
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I haven't been in a movie theater in decades. Everything is eventually available on TV, at least things I'm interested in.
Today was a wild and crazy day of one email after another! My head is spinning. Like I tell DH, if retired tomorrow the firm would just move on so why does everyone act like I'm so daggone indispensable. Rhetorical question.0 -
I AM VACCINATED!!!
My second dose appointment was noon tomorrow; DH's Friday at 9:30. They called here about 5 pm to ask if he'd go in tonight. They have SIX people scheduled for 9:30 Friday morning. He said he couldn't but I offered to go in. Slick, no wait, just in and out!
Got the warnings about side effects. We'll see. I gotta say I don't much care. I just have to visualize being on a ventilator!0 -
Yay! Way to take advantage of an opportunity! Hopefully, your side effects will be minimal, if any.0
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"My cat, Anakin, finding his first grass patch of the spring. I wish I could get this excited about salad..."
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I really hope Jean is able to get back to us.
This is what I was so worried about a year ago.
Seems like a lifetime but I haven't undone any of my precautions.0 -
We probably should have asked her for a way to contact her niece if she stayed away too long. It’s concerning that we haven’t heard from her in so long. I hope she’s just too busy to post.0
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We probably should have asked her for a way to contact her niece if she stayed away too long. It’s concerning that we haven’t heard from her in so long. I hope she’s just too busy to post.
I didn't push anyone for contact info that wasn't volunteered. Regretting that now because you're right.0 -
DH is pacing around anxiously awaiting time to go for his 9:30 shot appointment.
I broached the subject this morning of him going to PT but as I predicted, he just blew me off. I saw him try to get up off the floor the other day and it was painful to watch. Even standing up from a chair looks bad. His back is just in really bad shape. He's seen what miracles PT did for me. Twice.0 -
It’s sad that some people refuse to admit they need medical help. They chose to suffer pain rather than seek out a treatment that might help. I love that I married a man who listens to my suggestions and gets appropriate help. We’ve both done PT a couple of times and lessened pain and increased mobility. I had to convince him to go to my chiropractor several years ago for hip pain. He’s since become a regular user of chiropractic services. The only thing I couldn’t convince him about was massage. I got him to go once and it wasn’t for him. I went twice a month for 15 years pre-Covid. I haven’t had a real massage in 18 months. My FL chiropractor has a hydro massage bed. We both do 15 minute sessions on that every visit. Interesting that DH looks forward to a machine massaging his back but is uncomfortable having a person give him a massage.0
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Maryanne, if DH won’t consider PT, would he possibly consider doing a daily regimen of exercises to strengthen his back and core muscles? He probably really should start by consulting an orthopedic doctor to make sure exercise wouldn’t make things worse. I’ve had back issues for many years and it was intermittent at first but was getting more and more frequent. I finally committed to doing a regular routine of exercises to strengthen my back and core muscles and it has made a huge difference for me. I rarely have the severe pain I was experiencing before, and when I do have a flare up, it doesn’t last as long.
I think a lot of people, but men especially, are reluctant to give massage a try. My DH would never do it, although I love a good massage. My SIL won’t do it either. She has fibromyalgia and thinks she wouldn’t be able to tolerate it, even though a good masseuse would know where the pain trigger points are and how to work around them.0 -
One of DH's doctors sent him to PT once. He insisted he could "do it at home" but never really did. He relies mostly on capsaicin cream. His mother taught them to be afraid of actual medicine (which resulted in her death before her time) but supplements? He's got a store full. I'd say it's machismo keeping him from PT but he's not really the slightest bit macho (don't quote me on that LOL!)
Chiropractor? Now there's a thought. Wonder how I can casually bring that up?
I've never had a massage or even thought about it.0 -
My massage therapist started me on seeing a .chiropractor. I’d been seeing her for years when I had an auto accident. I saw her a few days later and she mentioned one hip was higher than the other,making my legs uneven. It wasn’t that way before the accident. The chiropractor was impressed she’d picked up on that. I had chalked my pain up to just having been in an accident. I figured it was jut bruising and time would heal it. I didn’t realize my hip was out of ligament.If left untreated, I probably would have developed arthritis in that hip. The hip is still my weak link. After lots of driving, it has a tendency to slip out of place. On going chiropractor treatments put the joint back in place. I started massage on a friend’s recommendation. I was having trouble turning my neck. I had to turn my body while driving to see if it was safe to make a turn. After several treatments,I had the flexibility back in my neck. I’m a waking testament to the benefits of hands on treatments.0
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I did PT on my shoulder because of micr tears in my rotator cuff. The shoulder was very painful and I’d wake up at night anytime I rolled over on my right side. I figured I had slept on my shoulder funny and that I’d pulled a muscle. I gave it about 6 weeks to heal itself and of course I didn’t improve. Once the doctor told me what the problem was, I decided to try PT. I was determined to heal the problem without surgery. Six weeks of PT healed the shoulder and eliminated the pain. I’d also had a painful knee for several years from a water aerobics injury. The problem was an injured Achilles’ tendon where it attached behind the knee. Even with the success I had with my shoulder, I continued treating my leg with Biofreeze, ibuprofen and ice thinking it would eventually heal. Climbing stairs was particularly painful. I decided to try PT last fall. I did twice a week for 8 weeks and made a complete recovery. It’s incredible to look back at years of suffering because I didn’t know that PT could help. I would have been thrilled to be 85% better. I was blessed with a complete, pain free recovery. I can walk up stairs like a normal adult. Pre-treatment, I did two feet on a step like a toddler learning to go up stairs.0
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I credit p/t with being able to walk after a bad heel break. I have pain but I can walk. LOVED that p/t place actually. It was also licensed as a gym so when the insurance company started balking they'd just switch you on paper to the gym side and pretty much everything went on as before. There were a few things they couldn't do and the therapist didn't spend as much time with you but by then you didn't need that.
I also of course did physical therapy after my wrist surgery. That was every bit as helpful but didn't go on for the same extended period of time.0 -
DH shattered his heel bone years ago. He jumped down from a step ladder because it started to tip. It was only bout three feet off the ground and it was on dirt but he landed wrong. It was a holiday weekend and it took a few hours to decide to send him to Boston from the Cape. First plan was to operate but it was too swollen by then. They decided to wait a week and then healing had started. The surgeon told he’d heal 8o% without surgery and maybe get 5% more with surgery but the risk of complications was high. 80% and PT sounded the better option. It was the right choice and he did well. He has a slight limp if he’s tired but most times he walks normally.0
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DH shattered his heel bone years ago. He jumped down from a step ladder because it started to tip. It was only bout three feet off the ground and it was on dirt but he landed wrong. It was a holiday weekend and it took a few hours to decide to send him to Boston from the Cape. First plan was to operate but it was too swollen by then. They decided to wait a week and then healing had started. The surgeon told he’d heal 8o% without surgery and maybe get 5% more with surgery but the risk of complications was high. 80% and PT sounded the better option. It was the right choice and he did well. He has a slight limp if he’s tired but most times he walks normally.
I limp if I sit too long. I remember one day I was still in the office I jumped up and hurried down the hall. Our accounting person was concerned she saw me limping and I guess that was new to her. So I had to pause to explain. But mostly I walk fine; it just often hurts. I laugh to myself sometimes when DH is complaining about his aches and pains. Between my arthritis and the heel and not being able to take anything but tylenol I never walk without pain. But you just get used to it.0 -
Word of the day - wellerism - an expression of comparison comprising a usually well known quotation followed by a facetious sequel.
Example: It's all coming back to me now, said the captain as he spit into the wind.
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I had the most bizarre eye test yesterday. Covid mask on, they put an eye patch on one eye, then they tried to tape the other eyelid up but couldn't get it to work so she held my eyelid and her finger kept jiggling. And I'm supposed to be able to see and react to a tiny blinking white light. Geesh!
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Why didn’t they let you hold up your own eye lid? Their way sounds weird. DH actually shattered the calcareous bone when he jumped off the ladder. The ligaments held the pieces in place. The surgeon described it like dropping a plate that shatters. The bone healed thicker than before the break. He’s lucky not to have pain in his foot because he can only take Tylenol too. High BP and a heart condition.0
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Chris Cillizza
@ChrisCillizza
I went to my barber for the first time in a year today.
It was weirdly joyful.
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Why didn’t they let you hold up your own eye lid? Their way sounds weird. DH actually shattered the calcareous bone when he jumped off the ladder. The ligaments held the pieces in place. The surgeon described it like dropping a plate that shatters. The bone healed thicker than before the break. He’s lucky not to have pain in his foot because he can only take Tylenol too. High BP and a heart condition.
Excellent question! Why didn't I think of that? LOL!0 -
One visit the eye doctor said something like "you don't need eyelid surgery" to which my reply was "is that a thing"? He didn't even really look at ;me weirdly - I probably already have a "weird" notation in the Hopkins chart. LOL!0
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Actually, eyelid surgery is a thing. As people age, the skin above the eye may begin to drop so much that it becomes impossible to fully open the eyelid, so surgery is done to remove some of the excess, sagging skin. If it’s impeding vision, insurance will even pay for it. A friend of mine had this done a few years ago.0
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I’ve thought about eyelid surgery but haven’t pursued it yet. The vision in my left eye isn’t as sharp as it was after cataract surgery bout 5 years ago. I had a laser treatment 2 years ago to remove film on both eyes. I thought the film had come back and asked my eye surgeon about it last summer. He says the eye is clear so I’m wondering if a droopy eyelid might be effecting my vision. I tend to mull things over a long time before exploring options.0
