What the Doc says

[cornerofmadness]

and the fox and the donkey and the wind

The fox started it with funky noises at 630 AM, the donkey took up the chorus and now the wind is going 'I'm a freight train!' with much enthusiasm.

The surgeon was shocked and I do mean shocked that they did an MRI without contrast dye last year. It had surprised me too. Extravagastion of fluid tells us about joint integrity. They took x-rays (but didn't make me take off the Thor earrings so his little hammers are on the film). The acromioclavicular joint is thickening and on the old MRI there is atrophy of both the supra and infraspinatus rotator cuff muscles which might indicate disuse secondary to a tear.

He was very concerned about my over all health. He's not really willing to do surgery at this point because of the diabetes. However since the joint itself is clear it is possible that most of this is biceps tendinitis and my brother is going to give me a lot of exercises for that.


Wednesday reading meme

What I just read Spiderwoman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman (not yet reviewed) It is a continuation of Tony Hillerman's Navajo detectives series and well done.

What I'm reading nowIn the Shadow of the Naves forget the author, true hauntings in English Why Kings Confess C.S. Harris, the latest Sebastian St. Cyr. Whoo hoo

What I'm reading next Not sure yet. I'm changing up my predictions


Yesterday it was 70, today it's 20. Whee.

ETA - if you want to know what I've been up to, here's a new feature what's new in writing

Comments

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

So you got good news & bad news? *huggles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

more or less. If I do need surgery it will be a battle

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

aaah... I hope you end up NOT needing it. *huggles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I'm pretty sure I do and worry more than I won't be able to have it

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay. If you need it, you need it. Good luck! *huggles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. I could be wrong. The PT might help but at this point if i'm not wrong it still might be PT only

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I hope so. *huggles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[kiramaru7.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. :D

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear, to the surgeon's comments. Especially the comment about your overall health.

Yay to the fox, donkey and wind chorus.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm not pleased. He's also not pleased with my endocrinologist's blase attitude about it.

no yay for them. It was almost dead fox, dead donkey and if i could shoot the wind, I would have

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Now, that's nice to know. Too bad he can't reach through and rattle the endocrinologist's head.

Bouncing happy yappy foxes. Donkeys, well.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

wouldn't that be nice?

bad fox and donkey

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

It would be so nice.

Donkey's probably shouting at the coyotes. No, wait, if there's a fox, there probably aren't any nearby coyotes, he wouldn't be yapping, coyotes would try and eat him.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

everything is out there including the coyotes

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

wheee.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Oh I probably do but I'm more afraid I can't have it.

thanks

[sillymagpie.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I hope the exercises help.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

i'm so glad they didn't find anything worse and that physical therapy can help (I wonder if that is what is causing mine? I really need to go get all that looked at)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

No that's NOT what I'm saying. I'm saying i'm not healthy enough for the surgery I need so I'm being sent to PT to work on it until I'm healthy enought to heal

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

whoops, sorry. totally misunderstood that :/

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's okay. You weren't the only one. I must have done poorly