Hot shots

I got a call from the orthopedist office on Monday, and was able to schedule my cortisone shots for the same day as my oncologist appointment for my shot at THAT clinic.

I was able to add a little of time off from work to that time that was already scheduled without any problems (surprisingly--since taking time off is like pulling organs out of bodies without cutting the skin).

The shots hurt FAR worse than the first time, and I cried when we got back in the car.  It was INTENSE, and the pain from the injections lasted for hours.

The morning of my appointment, my thumb had started to lock up again, too, like it was doing before the injection in December.

The ortho elected not to inject the thumb again, and just did the wrists.

So far, the effects have been positive.

The doc says it takes 48 to 72 hours for the full effect to become evident, but I remember from last time, that it took more like a week to ten days for the cyst on the left wrist to go away.

I went grocery shopping Friday night, and did not have excruciating pain while handling my purse, and did not come close to dropping items because it hurt so much to lift them off of the shelves into the grocery cart.

Then, that evening, I reached around and scratched my own back!!

Yesterday, I did chores, and cooking, and laundry, and had FAR fewer incidents of popping and pain.  Even played my guitar last evening!!

We got into our hot tub last night, and I slept better last night than I have in probably 2 full months.

SO, please add your positive hopes to mine that this will eventually provide complete and permanent relief.

Thank you.

Dave will deliver the baked pasta I made for his dad, and go get the groceries for him, this afternoon. I will practice the dance routine for this semester's recital, which is coming up on the 25th.

My sweet friend, Rebecca, is custom making me a costume for someone without breasts.

Not much else is on the agenda for today.

We missed a local protest yesterday because the weather was cold and damp, and I don't need to get sick again (since my co workers were all sick again this past week, forced to come to work sick because they're not allowed to use their sick time to be sick).

We were supposed to get heavy rains yesterday, but they never came.  There's another chance tonight.  I hope it rains.  This state has been on fire again lately.