Patrisha

July 30, 2007

Oooie! Ouchie!

I got up this morning really knowing I had been to physical therapy last night! My right butt cheek hurts a bit but the left one hurts a lot! The same is happening with the muscles above my knee for both legs. I AM going to walk a bit this morning, but unless the Tylenol works a major miracle, I will not be trying for half a mile. I have no physical therapy tomorrow so the the walking goal of half a mile will be postponed until then. Mind you, I had to laugh when I caught myself saying to myself,’ You are walking like an old lady!" because, after all, that is what I am!

Despite the aches and pains when I got up, I DID sleep very well last night AND all through the night. This was, I think, a combination of little sleep the night before, extreme physical tiredness from the physical therapy followed by going to the store and a Clonopin! I don’t usually take a whole one but last night called for it so, instead of my usual 11 pm to 5-ish getting up time, I slept until 8:30!

This morning I called Janice, the woman in charge of our book club. I didn’t go to the May meeting because it was held on my birthday and Fred took me out. I didn’t go to the June meeting because that was the day I was having my surgery and I didn’t go to the July meeting because I couldn’t drive until yesterday. I had put off calling her because I felt guilty about not letting her and the rest of the group know, but she was fine and understood completely. The group actually had found out through Amanda, the librarian who brought me books. Janice told me what they were reading the next month, which is For My Daughters by Barbara Delinsky so I just ordered it a few minutes ago through one of Amazon’s second-hand book sellers. Janice offered me a ride to the meeting but I told her I could now drive! Actually, she is going to call me back to tell me the meeting date and when she does, I must give her my choice for the list. I am going to suggest anything by T. Jefferson Parker. He is a mystery writer who has really caught my interest. And, even more to the point, our library has all, or almost all his books, which will make it easier for people to get a copy and find one they like. We make our book choices once a year and I usually buy them all in one fell swoop from Amazon’s second-hand sellers.

I just picked up my coffee cup–a big heavy two-cup size–and felt muscles in my arm protest! I had forgotten that we did upper-body exercises, too, yesterday.

OK, things to do today:

as soon as I have finished here, go for an up-and-down-the-street walk.
move Fred’s car out from behind mine
drive to the library

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darlingnikki

July 31, 2007

sorry you’re sore today. but it sounds like your recovery is progressing nicely.

I’ll have to look for T. Jefferson Parker in my library’s online database, not that I need any more books to read.:)

Ooooh, I remember that soreness!! OUCHIE!!! WOW! If I drank that much coffee I would be boucing off the walls, ceiling, and floor! LOL Hey, maybe that’s waht I NEED!!!! Hugs to you and Fred! M

Orange Sorbet

At least pain caused by exercise is a healthy kind of pain!

FallingDog

^ I’m trying to believe that, myself. So glad you’re able to walk and get around!

Ginger Rogers

Someone else recommended Parker but I haven’t read any yet. Let us know which one you read.

Pat

Maybe once you have moved around more today, some of that stiffness and pain will work its way out. I hope so anyway!

Shi

Ah, hopefully a bit of walking will loosen up muscles and it won’t hurt so badly.

rapson Hussein michigan

8.30! Great! as for the pain, that is good, at least the muscles are working and getting the lactic moving. If they didn’t hurt they wouldn’t be working and you would be one of those old people who just sit and do nothing. So good on ya and keep on moving! have fun…dan this is said with love and kisses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Violet

If you are in pain from muscle stiffness (not something else), a “hair of the dog” will make you feel better. Do a FEW of the same exercises that caused the pain. Not a lot, just use them the same way, and the stiffness will go away a lot quicker. My butt felt the same way after Mike was done with me last time. It was the lunges that did it. Ouch!

All Cats Rule

RYN: How did your mother fare with her MS? And I bet you’re sore. I had PT yesterday and only did testing, but my right side feels like its been beaten up!

gray tabby

just discovered that my library has 11 books by t. jefferson parker. i’ll make sure to get one the next time i go to the library. a new author of mysteries!! i’m glad you know exactly what is causing your pain. i’m sure it will get less as you heal and as you get more p/t. you go for water p/t day after tomorrow don’t you? take care,

ooh, yep, sounds sore. Actually, I thought of you today when I was in the garden trying to dig out some raspberries. I have pulled a muscle in my right butt cheek and one somewhere around my kidneys. The arms will be nagging tomorrow too – but by then I hope you’ll be feeling much better and not getting the ‘2nd day ache’ which is sometimes worse that the first. Starting Over has good advice BTW – I find it often prevents the 2nd day thing – just a few gentle stretches mind – none of that dogged Patricia determination to get up and about. 😉

I’m so proud of you for not letting any of this get you down!

Mezzo

CVS makes a LOVELY Capsacin knock off creme that will help your muscles not to hurt so much, and it doesn’t smell!!!! I use it at the end of the day when my leg muscles protest from the work out they get because my hips don’t rotate correctly anymore. And you’re NOT an old lady. You’re the youngest 70 something I know! Love to you! ~M

greeneyes&sunflowers

*huggs* hope those muscles stop protesting as much!

I often think of joining a book club but I wonder if I would find the time to actually read it. Probably not. I’m sure your friends understand 🙂

MiddleJo

August 1, 2007

Your book club sounds wonderful – I like Barbara Delinski – there’s something nice about reading a local author’s work, especially one so talented.

I might join a book club.