This morning I had my visit with the Arthritis and bone doctor at 1100 so I did not get much of anything done this morning. My head cold or whatever it is that I have was a little better this morning and I felt pretty good over all.
When I got to the doctor's office, I had to fill out the usual forms even though I had already filled out the ones that they had sent me. The receptionist was also the nurse so you can see that it was a pretty small office. The doctor has only had this practice for a year or so so I think that he is cutting out extra staff until he establishes the practice.
The doctor poke and prodded trying to find all the areas that hurt and finally said that a lot of my pain was from bursitis, which is more painful than just arthritis so he gave me a Cortisone shot in my hip.
He then wrote me out a couple referrals for physical therapy; one for my hands and the other for my back and hips. He also sent me for a series of x-rays.
They took about eight of my back and hips and six of my hands so it will be interesting to see what turns up in them. He also signed a temporary disable parking permit for my for six months to see how the physical therapy does and then reevaluate the situation.
I stopped by the physical therapy office but it was lunch time so we just left and I will call tomorrow for an appointment there. So after having my x-rays we went to the DMV office to get the tag for my car.
By the time we got out of the DMV it was 1330 and we were both getting hungry, Denny's was having free Grand Slam breakfasts until 1400 but when we got there there was a line of about fifty people so I decided that we would go to Burgerville.
They were having their Hazel nut shake as the shake of the month so we had that along with bacon/pepper jack cheese burger and Yukon fries; Yukon fries are the best!
By the time we got home it was almost 1500 and we both were really worn out, so I did not call the physical therapy offices as my voice was going out again. It seems like that has been happening around 1500 for the last few days.
Well, I am still pretty tired and I think that I am going to call it a day and go to bed.
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I have had cortisone shot before. Usually they give great relief, but once in awhile, they do not take. I'm not sure if this means the doctor did not hit the right area, or what. But most of the time it really helps!
I hope you get a good physical therapist. If you don't get any relief, you can always find a new one. Plus, I'm sure you know that doing the exercises at home is extremely important to success.
Mom is giving me a hard time again lately about getting up, showering, etc. It is really wearing me down. Anyone that thinks it is easy to stay home with an elderly parent should try it for awhile. Working is 100 times easier than this.
Let us know hoe you make out with the PT!!
I guess I should proofread before sending. The keyboard on my laptop is smaller, hence all the typos.
I have had them in the past before as well, and they usually do help. Last night I was able to sleep on my left side without any pain so the shot has definitely helped.
I will need to call the physical therapy offices this morning and set up a couple appointments, so once I start that I will let you know.
I have been so worn out lately that I have not been doing much with FB. I usually just open it up and see what is new, I have not opened any invitations lately but I noticed that I have almost a hundred, so one of these days after I get caught up with everything else I will have to do a little there.
The problem with FB for me is that it can take up so much time, and I have too many other things that I have to get done.
Sorry to hear about Mom,I do not envy you at all, in fact I am amazed that you can take care of her and Bill and still have some time for yourself.
I know what you mean about proof reading, I usually do that after I have posted something.
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