I was very excited to reconnect with an old friend now that I have moved back to the city where I have lived previously. Friend and I were going to go to lunch to “hang out and catch up” and then I later found out that she is trying to pitch me her MLM business, and she wants this lunch to be an introduction to the business for me. She has been sending me articles and videos all week. Ugh. Seriously. I actually really like this person, and was excited to reconnect and hang out. Such a bummer.
Thirded on this is my life. What is extra fun is when you do things that have worked other days of the week to give you relief, but then on a random day that same week they will just cause extreme pain. It is a fun game.
This has been my week this week. Why, body, why?! Do you have issues with your non-surgery side at all? I’m dealing with hip stuff and my “good” leg exploded back in April and since then it’s been a fun mix of hamstring/calf/heel pain that I know is all connected. Ugh. I’m going to attempt a walk here shortly and I’m not sure how it’s going to go.
My fortune cookie last night said, “Generosity and perfection are your lifetime goals.”
Rude!
I’m already generous and perfect, thankyouverymuch. Humble, too!
Yes I have some issues on my left leg (non surgical), including a knee injury that popped up literally 6 days after my hip surgery. For no reason. That has persisted for the past 14 months, even though I have clean MRI/X-ray, and nothing particularly wrong. It just hurts. So fun. My left hip definitely has it’s moments, and overall my entire pelvis/sacral area is just a mess, especially since surgery but even before that it wasn’t great. I know that is all affecting any knee/lower leg pain that I have, since it’s all connected to the hips! I just started up with a new PT who is really working out the imbalances in my hips/pelvis/sacrum/lower back, and also doing a lot of release work to get rid of the intense tightness in my low back/hips that seems to be leftover from surgery. Are you still seeing a PT right now?
I found two super cute hats at the craft show today, and I already own Too Many Hats.
Like ‘the hat woman knows me’ level of Too Many Hats…
In a fit of overzealous dishwashing, I threw out my sourdough starter.
I’ve done this… Multiple times.
oops
This is the worst. I’ll see a DM or email from someone I knew years ago and think “oh I always really liked that person” and then the first line is “hey girl…” and I just know.
I wonder if this is why people with starters always seem to be sharing theirs - so that they have a backup source in the event that… -wry-
Lol yeah we gave some to a friend’s mom and got some back after the first time…
Oh man, I’m really sorry about your knee. That’s insanely frustrating. I managed to have a couple of okay years before my body went to shit post-surgery. Does it bother you when you bike? We’re swapped on the surgery hips. I had my left operated on.
I am not currently in PT, but I know I should be. I don’t really know what to do though. One option is going to a PT that is covered by my insurance. Same PT I’ve had in the past, which is really my only insurance covered PT option (yay HMOs ) and through the big university hospital. Which sounds good, but they’re pretty cookie cutter and do zero manual manipulation. I used to do that plus my chiro, who is an ultra runner himself and knows his shit and how important running is. My other option is to find a really good PT (how though??) and pay out of pocket. I have no idea how much that would cost. Doing the HMO PT would cost me now, since my deductible is $1000. Last time I went, my health insurance was a co-pay plan and I paid zero dollars for the cookie cutter PT and big money for my chiro. So I’m leaning toward paying out of pocket for a PT of my choosing this time. But the whole thing is just ugh.
I spent 8 hours at the hospital with my kid.
Victory: they gave him the right meds and his headache is gone!
Complaint: we won’t know until tomorrow if this is a respite or if the headache is actually gone.
Also I am completely wrecked and cannot fucking deal with anything. Getting little dude to eat dinner has taken two hours and I am feeling murderous. I need so badly to be asleep.
I have been paying out of pocket for PT because my insurance only covers 20 visits, and most of the good people don’t take my insurance anyway. When I moved back to the city I’m living in, I started researching by just googling PT’s and then reading about each place, their focus and noticing if there were a lot of references to athletes and things like that. Also most places have a list of the therapies they provide, and usually if there are multiple PTs on staff some might be experts at different things. A lot of the PT clinics here have 15 or 20 min free consultations, maybe they have those in your city? On the phone when I was scheduling mine I mentioned the issues I was dealing with and said “I’d really like to see someone who is familiar with athletes, serious injuries and returning to full function” just to ensure I was with someone with relevant experience. Also I really like dry needling, so I’d always ask for someone who does that as well. Right now I’m going to a lady who charges $75 for self pay, although I’ve seen some places as high as $90. I’d honestly pay anything to feel better so I usually just pay whatever, haha.
Thank you, this is really good info!! $75 per visit doesn’t sound totally awful. My chiro is (was) around $50. Nothing I’d want to do on a super regular basis for a long period of time, but I could handle it for a couple of months. I haven’t tried dry needling yet, but have had some mild success with graston and ART in the past.
I pay out of pocket for therapy and physiotherapy, and medical devices. Each has a big impact on my health and the quality of my life. If I stopped I would have more money in savings and a much less rich life. My health and wellbeing are worth the money.
+1 this is what money is for IMO. I’ve never regretted spending on my health like that.
One of the rings on our hob always looks like its on but today I touched it and it was actually in. Now I am sitting with my fingertips in a cup of ice water