Thursday, May 9, 2013

Restraint, understanding and wanting to know... and yet...



Not knowing is as bad as knowing sometimes.

Today, we had a short busy few hours.
Our day started around the same time as usual for going to the rehab/gym, elevenish.
But my neuro’s office called around ten fifteen asking if we would come in at eleven fifteen, instead of eleven forty-five, our scheduled time, since my last visit in February, apparently, her, the doctor’s daughter was ill and the doctor was leaving her office at noon to take care of her.
So of course we said yes.

On our way over there I had some strange head pains, which I did not have when I wrote out my questions for the doctor for today.

I always write out my questions before going to any of my doctors with my additional printout of my updates of my medication or any procedures or operations etc.
Having had that state health department training to teach the course on ‘helping one’s self', back in 2004, has become quite helpful over these last several years for myself, since I have been frequenting too many doctors’ offices, but they, the doctors, do appreciate you not wasting their time anymore than them wasting yours, huh?
You know what I mean.

I asked about the additional procedure to help my eyesight and she felt that not yet, since the steroids take time to work, most times.
Other questions had to do with my exercise program and how to proceed without causing an exacerbation.
She felt that perhaps to increase my days to the three I asked about from my two I have been doing now for my ten visits as of today, instead of more reps.
And she also recommended no equipment that stressed my neck or back.
She also warned if for any reason I felt as if it was too much than to take a week off and try again the following one.
Oddly enough, she quoted what we were taught in that class I took years ago, “Listen to your body,” and I smiled and told her why.

I did mention my additional head pain and she said again, the MS.
At the bottom of the note/questions, which I kept this time to a mere five questions, much less than my last visit; I told her that I hope that her daughter would be better soon and wished her a Happy Mother’s Day. 

I was given an appointment to be back in three months unless I needed to see her sooner than to just call.


After we left there we arrived at the rehab by noon, and I was able to get on the slant board, I said it that way since it was busy. I suppose many go during or instead of lunch to exercise and the arm cycle was occupied.

I was ambitious and actually did thirty reps, rested, and than forty-five more! But that was only due to the tension making it not being as difficult on the first thirty Hubby said.
And so to make up the difference with the adjusted tension I did the additional fifteen to hopefully make it worthwhile for my program.
I need this so much.

Next the arm cycle was available and I did my five minutes in one direction and five minutes in the opposite, eventually I will try to increase this too.

Hubby asked where I wanted to go after I was done.
I said you decide and this time he chose the Cultural Center for lunch, soup and salad for me and he had a Salisbury steak with the all the trimmings and we used our own take along beverages, water and club soda, all was just around twelve bucks for the two of us.
He pushed me through the complex and vowed that next time if we do this again I should be back on my scooter, which was just fine since on Tuesday in Wally World and even in Lowe’s, where we picked up some additional home items that we needed.

With wide open spaces and the Snow Birds have flown home and so less people for me to possibly hit with my slightly, make that way off eyesight… but I hit neither a soul nor an inanimate object!

When we arrived home today number one son called and asked to come down to celebrate Mother’s Day, a day early, due to his early Monday schedule and living a couple hours from here and I was thrilled to know that and said of course!

On that note of a happy one, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and ask you to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know who and we will too!

And next time please be here or be square, ya hear?!

Words to live by circa 1978: “Honesty Lyrics

Artist: Billy Joel (Buy Billy Joel CDs)


If you search for tenderness
it isn't hard to find.
You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind.
It always seems to be so hard to give.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don't want some pretty face
to tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can find a lover.
I can find a friend.
I can have security until the bitter end.
Anyone can comfort me
with promises again.
I know, I know.

When I'm deep inside of me
don't be too concerned.
I won't as for nothin' while I'm gone.
But when I want sincerity
tell me where else can I turn.
Because you're the one I depend upon.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.”

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