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pandasheart) wrote2013-02-12 12:29 am
pandasheart) wrote2013-02-12 12:29 am
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That'll teach me ...
I don't play tennis. After trying the game in elementary school and not having much talent for it, I have not picked up a racket in over 35 years.
I do, however, have tennis elbow.
Seem that last week when I filled our wood rack, while I was careful to not overload the wheelbarrow and to lift it with my knees and all that, I most likely wretched my 'tennis' muscles with firewood.
Rest, ice, massage, icy-hot, and ibuprofen will all be my friends for the next week.
Really, the tennis elbow thing is minor compared to the other issue that I have had going on for the past few weeks. Turns out the nagging hip pain that popped up last month is bursitis - in both sides. The recommended treatment is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. This is the same treatment that I underwent several years ago for the planar fasciitis in my left foot and right shoulder rotator cuff. The good news is that treatment was successful in both cases. The bad news is that it hurt like HELL. The shoulder wasn't too bad, not pleasant by any means, but tolerable. The heel injection, on the other hand, would make most forms of torture look tame. Dr. Truong informed that she now gives patients Valium for the procedure.
Other options include cortisone injections (not a permanent fix) or trigger point injections (not as promising, would take longer and almost as costly).
For now - as per doctor orders - no treadmill, no exercise, nothing strenuous, and minimize stair usage.
Dr. Truong teased me and said, "See what happens when you keep getting younger?"
I do, however, have tennis elbow.
Seem that last week when I filled our wood rack, while I was careful to not overload the wheelbarrow and to lift it with my knees and all that, I most likely wretched my 'tennis' muscles with firewood.
Rest, ice, massage, icy-hot, and ibuprofen will all be my friends for the next week.
Really, the tennis elbow thing is minor compared to the other issue that I have had going on for the past few weeks. Turns out the nagging hip pain that popped up last month is bursitis - in both sides. The recommended treatment is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy. This is the same treatment that I underwent several years ago for the planar fasciitis in my left foot and right shoulder rotator cuff. The good news is that treatment was successful in both cases. The bad news is that it hurt like HELL. The shoulder wasn't too bad, not pleasant by any means, but tolerable. The heel injection, on the other hand, would make most forms of torture look tame. Dr. Truong informed that she now gives patients Valium for the procedure.
Other options include cortisone injections (not a permanent fix) or trigger point injections (not as promising, would take longer and almost as costly).
For now - as per doctor orders - no treadmill, no exercise, nothing strenuous, and minimize stair usage.
Dr. Truong teased me and said, "See what happens when you keep getting younger?"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG6AIKmpvp8
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We were talking about options since he wont give me any more cortisone shots, ever, in either knee. Says I've had more than my lifetime quota of them already. It looks like I may be getting my knee replacements started sometime between now and early June. And if my Pain Management doc won't up my pain meds, it will be sooner.
Anyway, if it works, go for it! Even if it is painful, it will be worth it in the end. It wont hurt as bad as the heel. Gods, I know what that feels like! It hurts so bad because of how close they get to the bone. I had a Novocain shot in the center of my foot, when they went to dig out the sewing needle I had stepped on and broken off inside my foot back when I was a teen.
Missed you and Greg this past weekend at the LF&P. Would have loved to see you two. You are getting younger because you are so happy together!
Hugs.
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And d'awww about your comment about getting younger!