right arm dislocation

Wow....I'm not the only one who gets obsessive about their camera. LOL. I adore mine and literally don't leave the house without one or the other. It makes me look to see where G-d is, and it's all in the little things.
I had a look at yours....loved the jets, adored the photos of the bridge which is amazing at any angle, and ooohed and ahhhhed at the seals. What fun! And now that I can actually carry the camera and walk without crutches, I can go and see and adventure away!!

I got into card making when I was laying around with a cast up to my hip. LOL...This past month I was putting together a paper crafted pennent for my work area. I love that I can create with little things. Haha...still make a big mess though! I actually put away the boxes of stuff I had sitting in my livingroom for two years. That's how long I had to create upstairs...darn broken leg! Darn that the crafting room is in our basement!

It's good there are folks here willing to support each other, physically and emotionally.

I had to surrender to the fact that I couldn't do things when I was casted and dealing with a broken leg, but I expected that to end when the broken leg healed. I had a crying jag last night....tired of hurting, tired of him having to do stuff that I oughta be able to do by now and just plain tired of THIS.
I have a very loving spousoe, but he's 66 and doesn't need more years of doing double duty.
Nice to know I'm not the only one who has an occasional meltdown or two...or three. LOL

My grandson is the one that is good behind the camera. I don't cut heads off like my mom did, but he has the knack for getting the perfect shot!

Micah, my pitbull/boxer mix is my Emotional Support Animal. Did you know there are different levels of "Service Animal"? She doesn't wear a vest, as I don't take her out to public spaces, other than a walk. My daughter had taken the last 2 puppies from a litter of 'accidents'. When she got overwhelmed from trying to housetrain 2 rambunctious pups, she decided to rehome the female and I jumped at the chance. She made a schedule for me! Cats are too easy, fill the food and water bowls, scoop the litter box and go back to bed. Doggies are quite different! Get up early, get dressed, take her out, walk her, play with her, feed her, groom her...........so much to do, not much time to lay in bed feeling sorry for myself! She knows the difference between when I'm sick or in pain versus when I'm having a pity party. I lived alone when I got her, and sleep much better knowing there are big teeth in that body with the equally big heart!

I know my neighbors thought I was nuts to adopt a breed that has such a prejudice against it. My one neighbor mentioned The Dog Whisperer shows and I called the cable company to get the upgrade that included the channel he was on. All I get are compliments on her! I owe it all to Cesar!

I used to do counted cross stitch, but my eyes aren't that good anymore and holding the needle is too fatiguing for my wrist. Crocheting, with as large a hook as I can find is more my speed these days. I used to make outfits for 10 inch dolls with tiny hooks, but no longer. I am quite an accomplished 'lap robe' maker these days! I get bored easily so a whole afghan is out of the question!

It amazes me how something I am doing with my hands effects my shoulders too! Yes, the wrist bone's connected to the arm bone and the arm bone's connected to the shoulder bone, la la la. Too true!

As for housework, one day I focus on one room. Then, I set priorities for that room. Dusting? Vacuuming? General straightening? After all, it doesn't have to be done all at once, now does it? I rarely get company, not many will come in with these 2 eighty five pound puppies here!

I do make it a point to get something done each day, otherwise it gets overwhelming which makes my pity parties more frequent, and that is a vicious cycle.

And Leila, I'm envious! The one thing I would love to grow is roses. We have black spot fungus in the soil here and roses don't do well at all. I know it can be managed, but it's too much work for me, so I buy native plants (less watering, etc) and buy the cut roses for the vase! lol

So how is your arm feeling Leila? Are you in your groove as far as the right meds providing nerve and pain relief. And what about sleeping? I know you are having some really bad issues sleeping, what just wondering if there is any change?

I bet your roses are beautiful! I have never been a "rose girl", they are pretty to look at just not one of my favorites. I do know one thing, between us all gardeners, we would have a kick butt garden together!!! lol

I hear you about your babies and yes Caesar can do wonderful things with dogs. It is just utterly amazing!

Hope you have a wonderful week and don't do to much cleaning (joking)!!

Hugs from S. Texas,

Pam

Hey Leila............ I looked at the roses and by far I am in love with Sterling Silver (never seen them before), what a color - kind of in between purple and blue. I showed my hubby and you what he said, "Oh no, are you going to Lowe's again"!! hehe He know's when I go I come home with plants/flowers!

Okay, when I read your reply ago - I was dying laughing. I could just picture that happening and I would not have been able to keep a straight face. Give me that bird, I'll teach him some manners!! lol

Pitmom...........I could never do cross stitching, it is too small and intense for me so I do a version of it called needle stitching. It's were I use the same thread as cross, but I stitch over fabric with pattern lines and pictures. For example if you go a fabric store online, look at what they call "Christmas panel's". I do them, add quilt backing and then another fabric on the back and wala, a wall hanging! So pretty when done.

The one at a time room cleaning thing, works well for me when I can. Believe it or not sometimes even one room is way too much for me because then I have to pay back (I mean pay back with pain). So I do the little I can and my hubby picks up the rest. Bless his heart, I don't know what I would do without him!

Melagain.........Love the fact that your disease/issues brought you closer to crafts!!! It's like pull all your stuff out of the dust, unbury all your craft supplies and go for it. The card making is an excellent idea, what specifically do you use to make them?

Is the flu completely out of the house now? Sure hope so cause a bad tummy is no fun at all!

You know sometimes I is so nice to talk about anything but our aches and pain, our ups and downs or our just feeling so low.

Cheers to all our talents!

Hugs from Texas,

Pam

I love when people tell me I can't kill something. Ha! Oh ye of little faith! :-/

Anything resembling a house plant is gonna die under my care. I have years of experience at it.
I'll stick with outdoor plants, not of the rose variety. They're pretty in other people's garden, but they're just not for me.
I have a mission with my flower garden and potted patio plants. I'm going to invite all the butterflies, humming birds, big buzzy bees and the most awesome sphintz moths that I can. And then I'm gonna sit on my patio swing and veg....until I just haffta get the camera out and have at it. The hubby wonders how many photos of butterflies one can take....duh!! Just a few more than I already have? LOL

And ladies, I hear ya...I cross-stitched and hand pieced/hand quilted for eons. Notsomuch now. I can't see see enough to ge my stitched "just right" so I picked up paper crafting on a small scale. I don't scrapbook--it takes up too much space and I'm at the "downsize" age.

And who brought up that "housework" word?! I had two years of laying around with a broken leg, practing acceptance around that. So it doesn't get done the way I'd do it. It's good enough. And frankly, I'm so blessed that I've had him to help me. I wouldn't have been able to do it without him.

I'm hopeful you ladies have had a less painful day filled with warmth an abundance of joy.
We had mid seventies and I got some windows washed! I'm paying for it, of course. But coming here and sharing something besides how lousy I feel has been a great distraction! Thanks for that.

Are you calling me an old rose lady Melagain lol I can't keep a house plant alive to save my life lol. I swear I have a black thumb he he

I made dinner tonight. Nothing fancy mostly one handed (mostly). I baked some chicken and heated up black beans lol. We had burritos and I fixed each of them. Not a good idea! Pain pill later and a bit of help toward the end. I don't seem to understand my limits butttttt It felt GREAT to be useful. I'll be whining about this later tonight when I cant sleep due to the pain and you can remind me how helpful I was lol.

I am going to try to do laundry tomorrow. That for sure I can do one handed but I do need undergarments lol

Than you for the info regarding gabepentine. I have an appointment with him the first week of April. Should I wait or call sooner?

Hugs to each of you!

I am so sorry you are out of meds! I have done that before myself. Hopefully a call to the doc will rectify that quickly.

I had to look up what a Praying Mantis nest looked like..... eww! They are so ugly lol I am sorry that you cut your finger. Those paper like cuts hurt so bad. Each time you bump it you would swear it was the size of the Grand Canyon. lol

I have one of these full body massages plus heating pads. If you girls don't have one think about getting one. They also have them at walmart and target.

http://www.amazon.com/Homedics-Motor-Heated-Massage-MMP-200/sim/B000GQQY8K/2

Then you just need a heating pad for the front of you. I bought an extra large one at CVS/Longs. Boy am I glad.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thank you Melagain... With workmens comp it is the same exact way with meds. I'll call them tomorrow. I appreciate you letting me know.


Hope you all had a great St Paddy's day!

We had the traditional American Irish corned beef, potatoes, carrots and cabbage.... and yes I did all the chopping left handed lol and let me tell you the dog will have some bad gas ..... You know that cabbage really flies lol .......... I think I wasted an entire carrot on the dog lol I made it all in the crock pot so it wasn't much work other than shooting the veggies across the room. Corrin (oldest 24) and Emily (middle 17) helped me make homemade soda bread. I did the one handed kneading, again quite messy lol

Emily got her drivers licence today.... thankfully none of you live in California it isn't safe rofl

Hope you all have a beautiful pain free evening

Idiopathic? Does that mean you're on the wrong path? lol (hope I didn't offend) I have a cat that, as a kitten had "Idiopathic Juvenile Diarhea" (sp?) He had to be given a digestive enzyme additive in his food. Now, he suffers from severe skin allergies but we have no idea what triggers it! My furry problem child!

I had a nice giggle, imagining the flying veggies! Thanks for that! Hope the doggie isn't too stinky!

We have Irish heritage, but ordered pizza last night! ha ha! I make ham, cabbage and potatoes frequently throughout the year, so my kids didn't feel like they were missing out at least! I'm not Irish enough to eat corned beef!

Oh my Leila! Your description of the stinky dog brought back a memory for me! I was pregnant with our son and friends from church held a baby shower for me. My then husband helped himself to tons of onion dip! Later that night, I had to get up and go into my daughters room and stuff towels under her door! The whole apartment stunk! Even the neighbors upstairs commented on the smell the next day! Of course I couldn't tell them the cause, but I forbade him from EVER eating onion dip as long as we were married! Was so not a nice thing to do to someone pregnant! Our stomachs go through enough!

What is up ladies???

Leila....Oh Leila...How are you doing girl? your stories just crack me up. Only you could share a story about your dog farting all over the house! LOL I can't help but picture that, your hubby walking around with his shirt over his nose and the fact that the whole house stinks! Whew.................... Bad dog!!!

Melagain.... And how are you doing? Are you keeping yourself busy?

Pitmom.....................That was too funny about the onion dip! Did you really stuff a towel under the door, OMG, LOL - that is crazy!!

Sorry, I just had to comment on all of you - our stories we tell are just too funny sometimes! Love it....

Hugs from S. Texas,

Pam

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Leila, Ice, ice and more ice for the scar! I had to have someone else do it to me. The physical therapist had cylinders of it, sort of the size of a "Push Pop" ice cream. Rubbed it up and down the length of the scar. Take your pain meds about 20 minutes before doing it! Its awful, I won't lie, but it is sooo worth it! As for the numbness and tingling, I still have it but this many years later I hardly notice unless I focus on it. Remember, every attachment that nerve had has been severed in order to move it to a more protected location. Bending the wrist back stretches it. Every movement of the muscles it is now buried under will irritate it. There is no getting around it. Anytime I bump the muscle area hard enough, it's like hitting the 'funny bone'. This happens a lot if I'm reaching into a box on a table for instance. Just the right angle, just the right amount of force and whammo! My scar (8 inches long) is still sensitive to being touched in certain ways. Clothing doesn't bother it anymore, but massage or scratching gets a definite uncomfortable response! I don't mean to discourage you, just sharing my experience. I've been living with this since 1996 and every day hope for the least amount of pain and irritation possible. As for your hand being cold,,,is it really cold? Does it feel cold to others? Or is it just the sensation of cold? Is the color different? If it feels colder than the other to another person or has different color, don't wait for doctors appointment. Get it checked for blood flow!

It could just be that the nerves are not transmitting the signal that the hand is cold to let the brain know it needs more blood circulation to warm it. You may need to watch that if it continues. My arm still reads cold as wet. If the signals don't straighten out, you will have to watch that you take special care around hot things and extreme cold. You can safely experiment with say a heating pad that you know is warm, place your hand on it and see if it reads as warm. Touch an ice cube. Are you getting the expected signal of 'very cold'?