Mostly Health

I am not sure if I mentioned that when I went to the doctor {well, physician’s assistant actually} that she suggested physical therapy for this shoulder/arm pain. I am not sure if it will actually help, but I said yes and told her that I really DID need PT for my leg. Now, some of you, I know are frowning and thinking, "Wait a minute, hasn’t she done that already?" Well, the truth is that I put the paperwork in my car, and there it remained! And my reason for the long delay was because of winters in Vermont!

In Vermont in the winter, it snows. A lot. Our lease specifies that among other things, the landlord is responsible for snow clearing. And he does clear it—eventually. It is, however, cleared to his schedule and not to mine. And when there is a heavy snow fall, getting out to the road can sometimes be an iffy thing so I didn’t want to set any appointments  up until the snow was gone. Anyway, I have an appointment for 9 am on Monday. Before that, I need to go to the address and suss out the parking facilities…

The pain from this muscle spasm is very slowly going away. Right now, the muscle pain near the right scapular is almost completely gone but the pain in the arm {the "bat wing" muscle } is still alive and kicking. It is a type of pain I don’t remember having before. It seems to ebb away and then flow back with "burning " pain. Anyway, today I am going to try doing without the codeine. That stuff makes me very lethargic. I will try and see what a couple of acetaminophen do to help. Although lying on the bed all day with the Kindle is enjoyable, it doesn’t get things done.

Today’s Positive Self-Statement: I have set up physical therapy.

Today’s Statement of Gratitude: I am grateful that I have enough "fritter" money to be able to buy books {I downloaded two by Donna Leon to my Kindle this morning}

One thing that I will do to be kind to myself today:I will walk on the treadmill

"You are not happy because you are well. You are well because you are

happy. You are not depressed because trouble has come to you, but

trouble has come to you because you are depressed. You can change

your thoughts and feelings, and then the outer things will come to

correspond, and indeed there is no other way of working."

Emmett Fox

"Enjoyment is not a goal; it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity."

Paul Goodman