It's official. I'm over my left pinky. I think we broke up around 3pm today when it STILL was hurting and typing at work continued to be difficult (and yes, it still hurts typing this). Do you know how many words have a's in them? A lot (darn you pinky!).
Okay, but in all seriousness it feels like I beat my hand against a steal door and it alternates between pain and tingling numbness. I took ibuprofen. That was a joke. Didn't help at all today. I need to wait until Tuesday and I get my ultrasound before I start the heavier meds. I guess next week can't come quick enough if this is the downward spiral of my hands!
But on to something nice. Just got the deluxe special edition goody package of the Beastie Boys new album yesterday. I dare you to put the Beastie Boys and try to be crabby. It's just not possible. You can't help bopping your head looking like a fool amongst the other drivers on the road. But it's worth it.
Another nice thing? Taking the day off tomorrow work so I can study all day! Which means that I can chill out on the couch for the next couple of hours and just watch "So you think you can dance". It's a quality show people. I'll admit I was skeptical, but those people are talented! And the music is great too. I tend to get teary atleast once during the show. I know...I can be a total softie.
And I think the night should end with a bubble bar bath from Lush. Ladies, you know Lush right? The best bath bombs and bubble bars ever. Plus a hot bath is good for our achy joints, and really good for de-stressing!
Hope all have a lovely evening and you find a way to relax...until tomorrow (when hopefully I make up with my left pinky:)...
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
July 5th was...not just any other day.
Rheumer has it, it was just another normal day, or should have been. BUT, it was the long awaited first appointment with the Rheumatologist. It was basically going to be a confirmation of what I and another doctor had suspected.
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis (insert dramatic music here).
Well, boo. That sucks. But at least I now know. You see...I'm a planner. A list maker. I need and MUST have a PLAN. While it sucks, I know that I'm fortunate that I was diagnosed early, and I can start meds soon to get the inflammation under control and lose some of the pain and discomfort (hopefully).
It started in February with a really sore palm/thumb that just didn't want to work right. I thought it was overuse (as did the doctors at the immediate care center I went to when I just couldn't take it anymore!)...so I proceeded to take ibuprofen and move on. Seemed okay for awhile, then my thumb decided to become swollen and stay swollen, and painful. Then my other hand, middle finger knuckle. Finally, when I had a break in between semesters I went to an orthopedic doc...and the journey began. On the 4th I started my day with dropping a half gallon of egg whites (eggology no less....EXPENSIVE) on the floor/inside of refrigerator while trying to put it back in the fridge. I guess my stiff hands weren't ready to work so well that early in the morning. In case your wondering, egg whites on a tile kitchen floor is NOT a good time. Sticky, sticky sticky. I swear it took me like a half hour to get that floor clean. And then my husband was like, "Um, there is egg dripping downstairs." Seriously? Yep. It somehow got through the floor (1940's house, 'nuff said). Ugh. Oh, and then there was the phantom drip from the fridge. Turned out I had managed to douse the side door with egg whites as well. This was also discovered by said husband. Oh, did I mention that he's vegan? Ha. The vegan is an egg white hunter. I told him it was probably the vegan revolution coming down on me...let's destroy those egg whites! That'll show her! Moving on...
So that's one part of my current life.
I guess I should give a little bit more about me since this is my first official blog posting.
I am currently in nursing school and halfway done! This is the most stressful, sometimes fun, sometimes painful thing I've done in my life! I am making a career change after being in the "entertainment biz" for 15 years. It's hard to balance it all, but I'm making it work (I think...). I'm a 38 year old married lady (see loving vegan husband above) with 2 fabulous four-legged boys (Jake and Lenny) and I love to lift weights, keep myself healthy, travel (especially to Maui) and cook/bake (but I don't really have time for the latter lately).
So that's me in a paragraph. I promise there's so much more though!
I'm starting this blog to have a chance to share my journey, have a record for myself while on this crazy roller coaster, hopefully make you laugh or smile occassionally and maybe make sense of this new aspect of my life with RA...they say support sustains you, so why not create a forum of friendship and support, right?
Until next time...
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis (insert dramatic music here).
Well, boo. That sucks. But at least I now know. You see...I'm a planner. A list maker. I need and MUST have a PLAN. While it sucks, I know that I'm fortunate that I was diagnosed early, and I can start meds soon to get the inflammation under control and lose some of the pain and discomfort (hopefully).
It started in February with a really sore palm/thumb that just didn't want to work right. I thought it was overuse (as did the doctors at the immediate care center I went to when I just couldn't take it anymore!)...so I proceeded to take ibuprofen and move on. Seemed okay for awhile, then my thumb decided to become swollen and stay swollen, and painful. Then my other hand, middle finger knuckle. Finally, when I had a break in between semesters I went to an orthopedic doc...and the journey began. On the 4th I started my day with dropping a half gallon of egg whites (eggology no less....EXPENSIVE) on the floor/inside of refrigerator while trying to put it back in the fridge. I guess my stiff hands weren't ready to work so well that early in the morning. In case your wondering, egg whites on a tile kitchen floor is NOT a good time. Sticky, sticky sticky. I swear it took me like a half hour to get that floor clean. And then my husband was like, "Um, there is egg dripping downstairs." Seriously? Yep. It somehow got through the floor (1940's house, 'nuff said). Ugh. Oh, and then there was the phantom drip from the fridge. Turned out I had managed to douse the side door with egg whites as well. This was also discovered by said husband. Oh, did I mention that he's vegan? Ha. The vegan is an egg white hunter. I told him it was probably the vegan revolution coming down on me...let's destroy those egg whites! That'll show her! Moving on...
So that's one part of my current life.
I guess I should give a little bit more about me since this is my first official blog posting.
I am currently in nursing school and halfway done! This is the most stressful, sometimes fun, sometimes painful thing I've done in my life! I am making a career change after being in the "entertainment biz" for 15 years. It's hard to balance it all, but I'm making it work (I think...). I'm a 38 year old married lady (see loving vegan husband above) with 2 fabulous four-legged boys (Jake and Lenny) and I love to lift weights, keep myself healthy, travel (especially to Maui) and cook/bake (but I don't really have time for the latter lately).
So that's me in a paragraph. I promise there's so much more though!
I'm starting this blog to have a chance to share my journey, have a record for myself while on this crazy roller coaster, hopefully make you laugh or smile occassionally and maybe make sense of this new aspect of my life with RA...they say support sustains you, so why not create a forum of friendship and support, right?
Until next time...
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