Happy birthday to my daughter Nicole. I am so very proud of the woman she has become and so grateful she chose me to be her mother.
Another night of very little, if any sleep. I must have taken too long of a nap yesterday. It sure makes for a long night when I can’t sleep.
I took the dogs on walks, one by one this morning. We walked down to see Kathy at the coffee shop this morning. They are always excited to see her. Sophia did her business but Roxy was too busy smelling things to do hers.
I had a doctor’s appointment at 10:30. They were running late today so didn’t see the doctor until 11:00. I have had pain in my hips since my physical last August that hasn’t gone away. He thinks it is a muscle that is too tight but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t something else.
The doctor offered me a couple of options. I can do physical therapy, get X-rays and the MRI, he offered me oral steroids or an injection in the muscle. I elected for the X-rays and MRI to make sure we are treating the right thing. If it is what he thinks it is, I will probably ask for the injection in the muscle to see if that will give me some relief.
He ordered some X-rays and a MRI if insurance will pay for it. I might have to do physical therapy before insurance will pay for the MRI. He ordered the MRI for my lower back and not my hips – not sure I understand his logic for that.
I read his report when I got home this afternoon. He said he counseled me to go to ER or return to him if my symptoms get worse. Ummm…. I don’t remember him saying anything like that during my visit.
I wanted to be in Council Grove to meet a friend for lunch so didn’t get the X-ray after my appointment. I drove to Council Grove and had a long lunch with a dear friend. It did my soul good to have a deep conversation with a dear friend.
Drove back to Emporia after my long lunch and got the X-ray taken care of. The results are back and I have mild arthritis but nothing else showed up. Good to know!
I stopped at the venue where the kids are hosting Craig’s Celebration of Life Beer Friday event next Friday, June 7. I wanted to see what it looked like and I had some questions for them. Got answers to my questions and got some things rearranged. I have some homework I need to do tomorrow to help the kids host this event.
Finally got home around 4:30. Took the dogs out to potty and have been resting in my chair since. It has felt like a busy day. Good to have some quiet time this late afternoon and evening. I do need to do my home exercises yet but other than that have nothing that I have to take care of.
I sent Phil a text and asked him to come finish up setting up the dog fencing. The kid and a friend of his came over last night and kinda set it up. It isn’t very stable and not completely connected so needs some adjusting. They used a power wrench to put the bolts on and they are too tight for me to loosen and rearrange it. I’m grateful for Phil and his fix-it abilities.
Tomorrow I have to go back to Emporia for exercise at 2:00. I need to stop and get a few groceries and then can come home and tuck in for the weekend. I am craving a couple of stay at home days.
I might get to the painting job I want to get done sometime this weekend. My shoulder is much better today and I think it will be good to go. It has sprinkled on and off today and is not a good painting day. Hoping I will get some sunny days this weekend and I can get the paint job completed.
I have a quiet week next week. I will have to go to Emporia for exercise three times and Friday evening is Craig’s Celebration of Life party. Other than those things, I have nothing on my calendar. Yay! Hoping I get two stay at home days during the week next week. It seems like something comes up most weeks and I don’t get to do that very often.
Doing my best to keep myself above the neutral level. There is a lot of chaos in the world right now and it is easy to get sucked down a rabbit hole. I truly believe the best thing I can do for myself and humanity is to stay focused on keeping myself above the neutral level and not get caught up in the chaos. If the majority of people could do that, the world would be a much better place for all.
Grateful for a dear friend that allowed me to have a deep conversation, grateful the fencing project has begun, and grateful the doctor is working with me to find a solution to my hip pain.