Just got back from dr. They listened to my tale of woe about this darn tendonitis. They agree that at this point NO ACTIVITY (except UB work), not even bicycling, for 4 weeks, continue icing, and the mega doses of Ibuprofin I've been taking for 4 weeks even if it isn't hurting. Then at 4 weeks, walk the dog (no hill, make sure it's level--so I'll have to drive to the level trail), anyway walk maybe 1 mile, then in 3 weeks, increase mileage a bit, maybe then add band PT but use a lighter band than PT had me using. From there I'll work with my massage therapist to add stuff in but I DO NOT wan a relapse so I'm going to try to be careful!!!!!!! I know I won't be doing Cathe cardio for MONTHS, but that's ok, my main concern is getting out walking the dog. I'd like to lift for LB at some point before cathe cardio. They prescribed a stronger ibuprofin (I know I'm spelling that wrong, sorry) so as to make my pill compliance easier (maybe this way I won't forget to take it). I feel better after talking with her (the doc). As I told her my tale of woe, she told me she knew I would overdo it and have a setback based on what I was saying. I said how I was upset with PT, and even ortho a bit because they said I could walk (albiet not as far) and what PT had me doing. She said maybe the tendonitis was worse than they thought and what they could see on the MRI. I can see that since medicine isn't perfect. So now that I've forgiven maybe I'll start healing....hahahahhaha
I am feeling better today (left foot still hurts). was chatting online with a friend and even through text she could tell I felt better. Isn't that funny?
Mary, glad you aren't getting a lot of snow I am tired though of hearing all the whining on the news about the poor east coast getting a foot of snow. I just thinik they make such a big deal out of it on the news and when we get a lot we get barely a mention.
Ronne, I do like that it's not tied to your job. With insurance here, it's not like you can go demand a medication. In fact the dr told me that she'd like to stick with prescribing ibuprofin since it works. She has lots of other anti inflammatories but it would be a fight with insurance. I don't need an insurance fight! I just feel that sometimes dr's hands are tied by insurance, you have to go through x,y, and z even if 9 times out of 10 you need z! And yes, sometimes just X works. But there is somethign to be said for doing Y and ending up using X because sometimes Y.is needed for peace of mind and that peace of mind may be important in the healing process. Are you getting all my references about X, Y, and Z? LOL.
Gotta run, nothing planned for the weekend, I mean, uh, what could I do even if I wanted to! LOL
Oh and Ronne, I do want to see that movie, but I'll wait for it to come out on DVD, I'm cheap that way!
