WHAT A WAY TO END THE MONTH

The day was going along fairly good and then...Lucky was so excited to get a chewy that she didn't look where she was going. Next thing I knew she she fell down a whole set of stairs. She fell down about 10 stairs. I know because I have fallen down them. She sort of rolled down them. I screamed and ran down after her. She snorted a few times and tried to get the biscuit out of my hand. Darn dog was still focused on the biscuit. 

I held her a few minutes and carried her down to go pee but all she cared about was the biscuit. You would have thought I didn't feed the dog. Then we got back inside, she climbed up the stairs herself, and she seemed fine. Then I looked at her face and her left eye was red. In the outer corner it was red like she got hit. 

I called the the vet emergency line and the nice woman told me to send a photo. She said it looks like a superficial scrape or bruise. She did not need to be rushed to the hospital. What a relief. 

I gave her some of her pain meds and she is sound asleep. I put the baby gate across the stairs so no more falls. 

I swear, I was so scared. When I saw her hit the bottom, I thought this is it, she is gone. But I should have known after the neighbors dog fell from the second floor deck and didn't have a scratch, dogs are resilient. 

Enough for me today. I am supposed to do my shot but I don't think I can stop shaking to do it. 

Until tomorrow...

FALLING APART

Yesterday it was my knee and today it is my back. I think I am falling apart. Lucky and I went to bed at 7:45 pm. 

My knee did feel better today. I took Lucky for a short walk. 

Did I mention it is freezing here? It got down to almost literally freezing last night and is supposed to do it again tonight?  I actually wore a turtleneck sweater today. Crazy weather this year! 

Until tomorrow...

DID I REALLY INJURE MY KNEE?

 I spent today relaxing and taking a bath. Then I was happy that my replacement t-shirts showed up early. I walked Lucky and she didn't start limping for a number of blocks. 

I continued with my invoicing for work. I was happy to get two more clients completed. I only have one more client left to finish. 

My knee is beginning to really bother me from my fall a week ago. I didn't think I hurt it when I fell but now I am wondering if I did really hurt it. 

That was the whole day. 

Until tomorrow...

PRODUCTIVE DAY

 I had a productive day. I decided to finally switch out printer tables in my office. I think this current table will work better. Plus it has a closed section at the bottom.

I have tweaked my back. I hurt my back when I was 20 years old. I slipped (like Charlie Brown) on a greasy floor in a kitchen at work. I broke my coccyx bone and injured the L4-L5 in my back. I have been careful for years and try to keep up with my physical therapy at home. Every once in a while it acts up. 

I invoiced one of my clients for December. I want to get all my work invoicing done this weekend. 

I took Lucky for a walk and I was surprised that she went further than yesterday before she started limping. 

Until tomorrow...

WHY AM I WORKING TODAY?

Today was supposed to be a no working day but guess what? That didn't happen. 

I spent the first half of the day waiting for the virtual court to start for my ex-foster kid. The court was backed up so it took hours of waiting. It is hard to do anything while you wait because the court can appear on your screen at any minute. If you aren't there, they will just disconnect you. I usually end up watching TV because I can pause it when the judge comes on the screen. This time I watched The Marvelous Mrs Maisel. 

Then after court, I raced down to drop my UPS packages off. I am returning some shirts that are too large for me. I was surprised I found parking easily at the second place I went to. I already received my refunds! 

I came home to do work. I have a client who has a big project due this coming week and we had to prep for it because they were very nervous. I get it but it is something I have done many times before and I am not nervous. I wish I could I still my calm into other people but that is not possible. I just need to prep them as best as I can. 

Lucky update: she is not limping on longer distances as long as the surface is flat. I think increasing the distance every few days will be good for her. 

Until tomorrow...

NO LANDSCAPER TODAY

I bought some shirts online and today I went to send them back. The place I usually go to send them back no longer takes packages. I had to come home and figure out another place to take the packages. I'm going to try again tomorrow. 

I spoke to the electrician and he said it would be a couple of weeks to get the backyard fixed. 

The landscaper did not come today and probably won't come tomorrow. He has to go get more little rocks for the path. 

Wish I had more interesting stuff today.

Until tomorrow...

MOCK UP FOR THE ELECTRICIAN

Today was just another boring day of work. I did talk to the electrician company and they had me send over a photo with a mock up of what I want done. I'm hoping this will be an easy thing and won't take weeks to get scheduled. 

I also scheduled the handyman to come and stain my standing garden to match my bench. I think that will look nice. 

Lucky is quite sedated and sleeping so we only went down the block and back on a quick walk. She needs to rest her legs/hips. 

A few weeks ago I bought a few shirts online. I received them last week and this week. All of them are too big. I have to send them all back and get a different size! Today I packaged them all up to take to drop off. I already ordered the new shirts and they will be delivered next week. 

Until tomorrow...

SECOND PHYSICAL THERAPY APPOINTMENT

 I got up early and took little Lucky to the vet. My vet is so nice. He didn't even charge me for the visit. He looked at her walk and said there was nothing broken but he thinks it is a muscle strain. He said up her meds and make her sleep for a few days and see if she feels better. She probably pulled a hammy. 

Then I got home for the electrician. He found the problem and it was not good news. The electric plug in the backyard where I was going to plug in the water feature has died. Died in like not to be revived. The line is dead. Something happened and it isn't the plug but the whole line. ERG. He got the rest of the backyard working again. Darn rain!

Now I have to problem solve and figure out a way to get electricity to the water feature without digging up all the newly laid landscaping. If the plug died a week ago this would have been a lot easier! I have a plan but I need an electrician to come back and implement it. 

Then in the afternoon I went to my second physical therapy session. It has been ages since my first physical therapy session because the scheduling person messed up and put me with the wrong PT person and then when I tried to change it, the hospital said I could not change it in the new year because they were checking to make sure everyone had insurance. Then when that date passed, I called and they said that now my order for PT had expired and they needed a new order to make new appointments. The bureaucracy! It was easier to foster a kid! 

I have my new PT exercises and the physical therapist was quite pleased with my progress. 

Until tomorrow...

RA DR VISIT

I trekked over to my doctor's office today. She is really a bit hot and cold. I'm guessing she is not going to be the warm person she was in our first meeting. 

I found out that my X-rays show I do not have any degeneration of my joints in my hands. That is good news. Getting on the biologics early was a good thing. 

Then she informed me I was not taking enough of my new medicine. It was a communication issue. Fixed now. 

Then I got home and my new glasses showed up. I can see much better now. It is taking me a while to get used to them. 

I took Lucky for a walk and now she is limping on both legs. I called and I am taking her in tomorrow morning. 

Until tomorrow...

THIS IS WHAT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FEELS LIKE FOR ME

 I woke up today and I feel a little bit better. Isn’t it weird how for days you can feel so horrible with this disease and the next day feel a bit better? I always am shocked when it happens. I wake up and get my mind ready for another day of not feeling good and then when I feel good it is almost a surprise. A good surprise! But after three days of feeling crummy, it is a surprise. 

I spoke to a family member and tried to explain what I am feeling and once again the person didn’t get it. It is very hard to explain what goes on. This is the best way I can explain it: imagine you have the flu and you know the way your brain feels when you have the flu? Sort of foggy, out of sorts, thick, like you just want to sleep and then you can function. Okay, remember that. 

Now, imagine being on the longest airplane flight you have ever been on and (hopefully) it was overseas. Remember how you felt jet lagged when you landed. Groggy, out of sorts, very tired but wanted to do things, you can barely walk anywhere except to bed, maybe a bit foggy. Okay remember that. 

If you have been drunk before, remember the day after that bachelor /bachelorette party or wedding or 21st birthday. Remember how hungover you were and how you could barely lift your head or hands to get the water bottle to your lips. How putting a sentence together hurt your head. Okay, remuer that.

Now imagine you twisted an ankle or hand and it hurt but you had to stand up and get out of bed or hold a cup of tea. It does matter if it hurts, you still have to let the dog out and open the door and make breakfast. Okay, remember that. 

Now, put all those things together. You are foggy, out of sorts, thick, want to sleep, groggy, tired but want to do things, can barely walk except to bed due to fatigue, putting a sentence together hurt your head, barely able to lift your head or hands, and your body aches but you still have to get up to do things. That is how I feel when I say I don’t feel well. No, I am not depressed and no I don’t just need a good nights sleep. 

I did watch my beloved Cowboys lose today. It was such a good game. Too bad they lost. It would have been fun to see them play again next week. 

Until tomorrow…