Monday, April 24, 2006

emBrace me

So the last 617 class--the one held at India Garden--was about vocabulary, about how once you can articulate something, you can navigate it.

This intro, of course, could segue into at least a dozen interesting topics, but I'm afraid only one interests me tonight: my health.

You see, I went home today to visit with an ortho about my shoulder. What about my shoulder? Have you never heard the grinding and popping that occurs when I, oh, move it? For the longest time I didn't realize that it wasn't normal for shoulders to sound like that. But then it started hurting and I started complaining. That was eight years ago. Since then I've been told it's a side effect of carpal tunnel and a shallow socket. Fine, whatever. But since grad school started, the pain has gotten worse, so we finally went to the mattresses. . . I mean, went to a specialist.

After about five minutes of x-rays and five more of having me move my arms in different ways, Dr. Pepper (I'm so serious) diagnosed me with "snapping scapula." Snapping scapula and carpal tunnel. The good news is that surgery isn't the first step--anti-inflammatories and physical therapy are, and a brace for the carpal tunnel (I know you were impatiently waiting for how the title works). If that doesn't work, long needles stuck into the tissue. And if that doesn't work, surgery that will take four months to recover from. I don't have four months to spare.

9 comments:

ZeroSmythson said...

Yeah, and during that four months your shoulder is in a sling. You're not even supposed to move it for the first six weeks or something.

B.G. Christensen said...

Would now not be a good time to tell you that I don't know how I feel about Say Anything?

Is your avatar Eve?

Anonymous said...

Dr. Pepper!!! Ha!

Unknown said...

Wait...it's not normal for shoulders to pop like crazy every time you move them? Crap. Maybe I should go see a doctor about that sometime. I've always just thought I had poppy tendons or something.

(I don't remember if I've ever commented before or not, so, hello.)

editorgirl said...

MF: Go ahead. I mean, I might not speak to you. Ever. . . . You are free to feel however you want about Say Anything. I just think everyone should watch it. And yes, my avatar is Eve. Seemed more appropriate than Adam.

Kirsa: Hello. And if it just pops and doesn't hurt, you're probably okay.

JB said...

That sucks. Good luck with the physical therapy.

Kristen said...

take care of yourself. I want you all in one piece when I get there in August...

eleka nahmen said...

In celebration (there being little to really celebrate, we shall pretend that it is indeed a celebratory event) we must take ourselves to POTR before I leave town. Which will be a bit longer than previously thought, as finding a place to live isn't as easy as I assumed it would be..

Anonymous said...

Somebody has seen "You've Got Mail." And makes reference to its references.

 

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