Alive & Staying Positive...

May 09, 2012

I am lacking in words of wisdom today, but I did want to pop on to say, "I am still alive, I swear!"  The possible hernia/seroma is actually a weird seroma just under the skin, so it was scarier looking than anything else.  I was given instruction on how to deal with that particular seroma (this is the one on my left - I am almost healed with the one on the right), and given a 25 gauge needle to deal with it, ha ha.  Maybe I should consider medical school?!  I saw my primary doc just yesterday, and made her laugh that I was given instructions on how to deal with my minor medical whoopsies.  I am just a capable lay person, but if I can skip a trip to the doctor's office, I am all over learning how.

Why did I go see my primary doc yesterday?  I have had shoulder pain that has left my thumb numb for over a week, which is a good reason to see your doctor for!  I have a swollen bursa - commonly known as "bursitis," and I got to feel my doc's shoulder -- we have the exact same malady.  She told me I will most likely have to see an orthopedic surgeon to get an injection, which may relieve the issue, or as in her case - schedule surgery.  NO!  She admitted she is putting off her surgery for the same reason I was whining: two months of no exercise, and light duty during that time.  Of course I go big when I have issues, she said had it been my upper bursa, she could deal with it.  Oh, sorry, a bursa is a sack of fluid that cushions bone - ligament - tendons, usually in your shoulder, hip, elbow, knee, or sometimes your foot.  So if the sack becomes inflamed (in my case you hear popping & crunching when I rotate my arm), it is then bursitis.  Time, ice, anti informatory, pretty much the first line of treatment.

On the positive side of my doctor visit, she was wowed by how good I look, and I showed off my scar - which made her audibly say "WOW!"  Hey man, I believe in checking out my doctors, I actually value me above many folks around me.  Other than a couple of minor issues, I am doing VERY well after my panniculectomy.  Most of my issues are emotional, in my opinion.  I like to go further faster than I probably should.  At least she now knows who to send her other patients to, my surgeon is an ARTIST!

My period came early, and my lack of exercise made the scale say mean things to me, namely: Eat less or work out more, dumb dumb.  Yup, I get it, I know by next week, I will be back to a better number.  Having a migraine today, I have been pretty much in the dark and quiet.  I popped on my phone, saw some messages, and had to send out another swimsuit to an OH Member.  This is why I decided I should maybe share that I am still alive, doing well, and keeping a positive outlook on life.  Yup, I could be doing better physically, but I am doing better emotionally, and that is a big deal to me.  We all have moments where we are in the dumps, but if you keep looking forward, you will overcome those moments.  As I say often -- Stay Positive!

Brenda : )~

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