Good news to report.
No. 1 - spring is in the air although they have promised us a southerly change later this morning which will drop temperatures quite a bit. Damn I have just remembered I didnt bring my coat to work and I have to go to the farmers market today. Talk about a short memory. A couple of warmish days and I have forgotten winter.
No. 2 - have been hobbling around for a week. Got up on Tuesday morning, which I think, is a week since this latest problem started. Could hardly weight-bear on that foot so took some painkillers and got on with it. Gradually during the day I noticed that the pain didnt get any worse and here it is Thursday and I havent taken any painkillers since Tuesday morning.
On Monday I went for a walk at lunch time extremely slowly with lots of limping. I just needed to get out and do something. I felt like I should have had a walking frame or cane.
Then by Tuesday lunchtime as mentioned above the pain has lessened to the extent that I felt okay walking a bit further.
Here it is Thursday and there is a little bit of a niggle there but nothing much.
I have been writing down what I eat each day and trying to drink water. I am not dieting but I just wanted to see what days were the problems because I basically eat the same things each week. My weight is going down so that might be helping.
But I think, Dr Julie strikes again, that it might be something like gout which is another form of arthritis. The week before last we had a very hectic social time with at least two glasses of wine (ahem, maybe more some nights) each night and I have a feeling this might have had something to do with the pain in my left foot. It is another month or two before I go back to the rheumotologist and put this theory to her but it will be interesting to see if it happens again although I am back on not having alcohol 4-5 days a week.
G has moved back home, kind of. He is in the process of looking at units to buy. We have offered to lend him the deposit. Am I a bad mother? I am kind of over living with grown children no matter how much I love them. Next hurdle is I am going to ask him for board. Anyway he has to find something before the end of September so here keeping our fingers crossed. He has been a bit like a nomad since his split with "the love of his life", sleeping on peoples couches etc.
I think I can finally say that M has retired (two and a half years) although he still wont admit it. Previous employer offered him another consultancy job a couple of weeks ago and he said no.
J has decided that she is not going to keep looking for a flatmate and can handle the rent on her own. She actually likes living by herself.
Anyway, thank you for your concerns - just thought I would let you know that things are starting to feel better. Fingers crossed (and everything else) I hope it keeps going that way.
:)xxx
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
Back Again
Hi here I am back again.
Virtually back where I started.
I have been concentrating on exercising as my Facebook friends can attest as Runkeeper has been keeping everyone abreast of my walks with Lucy the Wonderdog.
But last Tuesday, I think, everything went haywire again.
I woke up in the morning and could hardly walk. The pain in my left foot was and still is severe. It kind of feels like a stress fracture but honestly I was fine when I went to bed but not the next morning. Surely I could not have broken something during the night.
Then my calf muscles have become really sore like I had done too much. Back of course kicked in in sympathy. I am a mess.
Also my hands are swelling. Having trouble getting my wedding rings on and off my left hand and I think the rings on my right hand will have to be cut off. There is no way they are budging.
Dont quite know how to approach this. I suppose the first step is the GP but I dont have great faith in GPs other than treating colds, writing prescriptions and referring you to specialists. And besides, I think my GP is cross with me because I complained about her always being late. Finally went to see her again last week and I was the last appointment and was in and out in no time and she was only 30 mins late. She also wouldnt approve my care program until September although she previously had said she would renew it in July. Sigh.
Weight is still slowly going up. Not eating wheat or dairy.
This could be part of the problem of course. Am now trying to write down what I eat everyday and tracking my weight.
So I am taking Panadol Osteo a couple of times a day to take the edge off the pain.
I will wait another week to see if everything might settle down.
Hopefully I will have better news next time but walking and the gym have been put on hold at the moment which is really annoying me as the weather is glorious at the moment.
Virtually back where I started.
I have been concentrating on exercising as my Facebook friends can attest as Runkeeper has been keeping everyone abreast of my walks with Lucy the Wonderdog.
But last Tuesday, I think, everything went haywire again.
I woke up in the morning and could hardly walk. The pain in my left foot was and still is severe. It kind of feels like a stress fracture but honestly I was fine when I went to bed but not the next morning. Surely I could not have broken something during the night.
Then my calf muscles have become really sore like I had done too much. Back of course kicked in in sympathy. I am a mess.
Also my hands are swelling. Having trouble getting my wedding rings on and off my left hand and I think the rings on my right hand will have to be cut off. There is no way they are budging.
Dont quite know how to approach this. I suppose the first step is the GP but I dont have great faith in GPs other than treating colds, writing prescriptions and referring you to specialists. And besides, I think my GP is cross with me because I complained about her always being late. Finally went to see her again last week and I was the last appointment and was in and out in no time and she was only 30 mins late. She also wouldnt approve my care program until September although she previously had said she would renew it in July. Sigh.
Weight is still slowly going up. Not eating wheat or dairy.
This could be part of the problem of course. Am now trying to write down what I eat everyday and tracking my weight.
So I am taking Panadol Osteo a couple of times a day to take the edge off the pain.
I will wait another week to see if everything might settle down.
Hopefully I will have better news next time but walking and the gym have been put on hold at the moment which is really annoying me as the weather is glorious at the moment.
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