Sunday, April 19, 2015

Instinctively doing the right thing

Doing what feels right is not always right.
But when an adult, an older adult with a past experience of dealing with similar pain as yourself and in this case being yourself, you can pleasantly and thankfully let out an enormous sigh of relief.

Sure I realized that the pains that I have been experiencing are not a matter of life and death and I have had many times before, but still very uncomfortable just the same.
And logically old problems do comeback and so that is more than likely what has been causing my troubles nightly, bursitis or my osteoarthritis as well as my herniated lumbar disc involved with my spinal stenosis there too.  
Of course and so basically trying hard to not up my dosage of my Gabapentin, only as a last resort, horribly I am still on a 600 mg. dosage daily, but that is better than the 1800 mg. I was on, true?

So the ice did not work well and neither did the heat, but according to all that Hubby or I Googled those were the correct route to take for the beginning days as I did those first 48-72 hours on icing and then heat after, done, and done!
Now I am still continuing my ROM, range of motion, exercises again in the pool, smaller circles to start with both with arms and legs, reps of ten in either direction with floating in between, and rest out of the pool for a few minutes after a half an hour, but an hour in in total each day, except Thursday for that day forty-five due to the interview, now four days in total in our pool!

Only things that could stop me this time is stormy weather or rainy nights that cool the pool too much, otherwise it's a go daily!

Another nap today but not as long, and I did sleep better last night.
I did not take the heat to bed last night, instead I used it while still up for a few hours.
Perhaps I am getting better?
I sure hope so; since I believe this is getting old fast with my readership, hmm?

In the  weeks to come there will be more activity of going out and doing things; there's got to be...I'm nearly suffering from cabin fever again!
 
Gotta go and get out into the world!

Moving on...

On the brighter side Gus is turning into the loving pet we had hoped for.
He is listening better for most all things and jumps on our laps to kiss us and snuggle and to be scratched and tickled!
WOW!
His new hairdo has grown on us, but still does not seem to be growing too fast, and that is very good.
With his current peaceful sweet attitude who would dare want to rock that boat.
I still believe it could be four months till a haircut would be needed again.
Gosh I had to look at the calendar to verify that it has been just over a week since that nightmare of what happened occurred! (Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 4-10-15, here if you have forgotten.)

Times sure flies.
I think he may think that we had rescued him again, this time from the groomer, ha!

Any-who, on that note of how time does seem to help solve many problems, allow me to be the very first to wish you all a very happy good night and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!

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

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