Measurements being taken today to knit warmth producing accessories for my co-workers, and of course myself.
I need a commuter project or two or three. And we're bloody freezing in here.
Just looked out the window. It's raining for the third day straight.
Just checked the temperature gauge in the office/warehouse. 62F outside, 61F inside.
Our heater isn't working. Maintenance has been called.
Just looked at the calendar. Three times.
Yes, it's May 17, 2011.
In the Bay Area.
In California.
I think we're supposed to be having mild and dry and sunny days, right? Right?!?
As slow as I knit, I should be finished by the time Winter rolls around again...if it ever leaves.
I think I'll start with fingerless gloves.
Give it a few days. I'm sure I'll be complaining about the heat and that it's too hot to knit.
Showing posts with label Wrist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wrist. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Yawn
I'm tired and should really be getting ready for bed. Instead, I'm about to pay bills. Argle.
I'm calling my hair dude tomorrow to schedule time for next Saturday. Grey must go!
I played way too much xbox today and I don't care. Unfortunately, my wrist does. D'oh!
My kitchen is a wreck. I'll deal with it tomorrow.
Spain won the World Cup. Tha tha tha-tha-tha (look up Katherine Tate and The Interpreter - hilarious)
Evil Thorn Season has started. My Beastly Tires are ready. Bring it.
Lance, dude, you shoulda just stayed retired - gone out while you were ahead. Now you're just another biker back in the pack.
I'm trying to think of what to use to count off my age on Thursday. Don't know if I have that much of anything. Sigh.
Maybe I'll just ignore my birthday. Kinda leaning in that direction already anyway.
I just had to check the calendar to make sure my b-day really was on Thursday.
Maybe I'll just count the brain cells I have left. Maybe I'll just go to bed and save the bills for tomorrow.
Sigh.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Actual Knitting!!!!! With Photos!!!!!!
Been knitting a lot since I decided my wrist was recovered enough to start trying again - I think I started the double-knit beanie about a month ago.
So far: one double-knit beanie for Spencer,
one regular knit beanie for Spencer,
one set of wrist warmers and matching sort of cowl for myself.
Not nearly enough yarn left for the cowl, so it's a sort of neck warming thingy that can also be used as a headband/ear warmer sort of thing.
Two multi-colored (brown and several shades of green) balls of Lana Grossa something or other picked up during a browse thru the clearance wall at ImagiKnit after One-Sock-A-Month Club way back a long time ago.
Silly poses yes, but had to get the wrist warmers and the neck thingy all in one...much better than the "Oh my! What's a knitter to do?!?" pose..
Doesn't seem like much for those of you knitters who have 10 projects in progress and crank out tons of knitted items a year, but it is so very very much for me who has not be able to knit for so long.
I'm a new knitter all over again.
Oh, and I've been doing all this "freestyle". No patterns, just grab the needles and yarn and go! I love it. Can't tell you how liberating it is...creativity-wise.
Love it love it LOVE IT!!!!
And all of this just in time for the warm weather.
Oh, and did I mention the double-knit beanie is too big? Hoping a run thru the washer and dryer will set the stitches a bit and it'll come out a bit smaller. It's not wool, so there will be no shrinkage cos of that...maybe I should use COLD water? ha ha ha
It's some acrylic yarn I bought while Spence and I visited Honey, summer of 2008. Spencer picked it out. It's driving me crazy. Love the colors and all, but it's 3 magic balls of yarn. I knit and knit and knit and I still seem to have the same amount I started with...seems like I'll be knitting up a few more single knit beanies out of it. I can crank those out in a few nights knitting. By the time the balls are finished tho, I know I'll be tired of green, grey, and rust. Good thing there are no more colors like that around here.
Next project is a baby something for my friend Cherry - her little one (girl!! Yay!!!) is due in May I believe. I won't say what it is here as she reads this... I did ask colors and what kind of yarn and all and I think I may have found just the right stuff. I'm going to try and use worsted weight yarn as knitting with larger sized needles feels the best right now.
Still have to be careful with the "new" wrist, so that's why I'm sticking to the larger sized needles. A few more months and I should be able to start knitting on some socks. Surprisingly, I have quite the collection of sock yarn...don't know how all those skanks came into my possession, but there they are...and my size 0 (or are they 1's?!?) square circular needles are waiting for me to grab them by the shafts and caress them with fingers and yarn. Can't wait! Those things are like buttah in my hands. I bought those at Stitches West 2009. I wonder, do they come in dpns too?!?!?
Off to try out my one month trial of Xbox 360 LIVE. Saved off some "instant" movies to watch and might just try my hand at Call of Duty - World at War. Watch out Spence, Mama's got a brand new gun (controller). While I watch a movie, I guess I can whip out an English ball or two and get started on yet another beanie. He doesn't want a scarf and scarves take too long for my current instant knitting gratification mood.
No-blog-Rachel...I'm BACK!!!!
So far: one double-knit beanie for Spencer,
one regular knit beanie for Spencer,
one set of wrist warmers and matching sort of cowl for myself.
Not nearly enough yarn left for the cowl, so it's a sort of neck warming thingy that can also be used as a headband/ear warmer sort of thing.
Two multi-colored (brown and several shades of green) balls of Lana Grossa something or other picked up during a browse thru the clearance wall at ImagiKnit after One-Sock-A-Month Club way back a long time ago.
Silly poses yes, but had to get the wrist warmers and the neck thingy all in one...much better than the "Oh my! What's a knitter to do?!?" pose..
Doesn't seem like much for those of you knitters who have 10 projects in progress and crank out tons of knitted items a year, but it is so very very much for me who has not be able to knit for so long.
I'm a new knitter all over again.
Oh, and I've been doing all this "freestyle". No patterns, just grab the needles and yarn and go! I love it. Can't tell you how liberating it is...creativity-wise.
Love it love it LOVE IT!!!!
And all of this just in time for the warm weather.
Oh, and did I mention the double-knit beanie is too big? Hoping a run thru the washer and dryer will set the stitches a bit and it'll come out a bit smaller. It's not wool, so there will be no shrinkage cos of that...maybe I should use COLD water? ha ha ha
It's some acrylic yarn I bought while Spence and I visited Honey, summer of 2008. Spencer picked it out. It's driving me crazy. Love the colors and all, but it's 3 magic balls of yarn. I knit and knit and knit and I still seem to have the same amount I started with...seems like I'll be knitting up a few more single knit beanies out of it. I can crank those out in a few nights knitting. By the time the balls are finished tho, I know I'll be tired of green, grey, and rust. Good thing there are no more colors like that around here.
Next project is a baby something for my friend Cherry - her little one (girl!! Yay!!!) is due in May I believe. I won't say what it is here as she reads this... I did ask colors and what kind of yarn and all and I think I may have found just the right stuff. I'm going to try and use worsted weight yarn as knitting with larger sized needles feels the best right now.
Still have to be careful with the "new" wrist, so that's why I'm sticking to the larger sized needles. A few more months and I should be able to start knitting on some socks. Surprisingly, I have quite the collection of sock yarn...don't know how all those skanks came into my possession, but there they are...and my size 0 (or are they 1's?!?) square circular needles are waiting for me to grab them by the shafts and caress them with fingers and yarn. Can't wait! Those things are like buttah in my hands. I bought those at Stitches West 2009. I wonder, do they come in dpns too?!?!?
Off to try out my one month trial of Xbox 360 LIVE. Saved off some "instant" movies to watch and might just try my hand at Call of Duty - World at War. Watch out Spence, Mama's got a brand new gun (controller). While I watch a movie, I guess I can whip out an English ball or two and get started on yet another beanie. He doesn't want a scarf and scarves take too long for my current instant knitting gratification mood.
No-blog-Rachel...I'm BACK!!!!
Thursday, February 04, 2010
The rain finally came...
Lots of updates...
Spencer is enjoying the new school. He's actually getting homework! And he loves the fact that he has a locker. It's the little things that make us happy. :)
Had my last surgery follow-up with the wrist doc. I am FREEEE...to do whatever I damn well please. He says everything looks great, my range of motion is excellent, my strength is pretty much "that" close to being 100% and he doesn't want to see me again. :o) I still haven't done any heavy lifting, but thankfully, no heavy lifting has been required. It still gets worn out if I overdo things though, so I do still need to be careful.
My friend who was waiting for licenses and stuff for his business is now "this" close to getting them. There has been much movement there in the last few days and some political intervention even. :o)
I have found a new supplier for dice beads! I am so excited I can't even tell you! At our first Kublacon 4 years ago, I bought a wee box full of mini dice beads (200 in the box). I've been making things off and on for the last few years and now I am running out. This year, I decided to go ahead and get a Kublacon Flea Market spot for the Friday night of the convention when I signed us up this past week. I am very excited. I have been drawing things out, making lists, collecting up supplies for several months now and now it's time to start cranking some stuff out. Most all of these designs and ideas have included dice beads...and PANIC! I needed more.
After trying to get some from various game shops (where I got them in the first place), I was very discouraged as they are not sold anymore. Last night I got a revelation and checked on Etsy and Artfire. Both sites have shops that sell not only hand crafted things, but supplies for hand crafters as well. SHAZAAAM! Next thing I know I'm ordering metal dice in silver and gold colors, and regular white dice beads, small red skulls and some little bells. I got a little bit of all of it and if they work in my designs and stuff, then I can order bigger batches. The gold and silver will really make my jewelry designs look awesome!
I have one rosary to make this week (jade and silver - it is going to be purty!), and then it is time to get crankin' on Kublacon stuff. Spence and I have made a huge list of things that would possibly be good sellers at a gamer convention so now it's time to make patterns and get the assembly line going! Yayyyyyy!!!!
Oh, and I'm back to sorting thru stuff here in the Chaos and took 2 cart loads of stuff to the charity shop this week!
My future is filled with sorting, spring cleaning (I'm starting in the kitchen), and making stuff.
Oh, and Spencer's beanie is finally on it's final start. I think this is the one. No more frogging!
Spencer is enjoying the new school. He's actually getting homework! And he loves the fact that he has a locker. It's the little things that make us happy. :)
Had my last surgery follow-up with the wrist doc. I am FREEEE...to do whatever I damn well please. He says everything looks great, my range of motion is excellent, my strength is pretty much "that" close to being 100% and he doesn't want to see me again. :o) I still haven't done any heavy lifting, but thankfully, no heavy lifting has been required. It still gets worn out if I overdo things though, so I do still need to be careful.
My friend who was waiting for licenses and stuff for his business is now "this" close to getting them. There has been much movement there in the last few days and some political intervention even. :o)
I have found a new supplier for dice beads! I am so excited I can't even tell you! At our first Kublacon 4 years ago, I bought a wee box full of mini dice beads (200 in the box). I've been making things off and on for the last few years and now I am running out. This year, I decided to go ahead and get a Kublacon Flea Market spot for the Friday night of the convention when I signed us up this past week. I am very excited. I have been drawing things out, making lists, collecting up supplies for several months now and now it's time to start cranking some stuff out. Most all of these designs and ideas have included dice beads...and PANIC! I needed more.
After trying to get some from various game shops (where I got them in the first place), I was very discouraged as they are not sold anymore. Last night I got a revelation and checked on Etsy and Artfire. Both sites have shops that sell not only hand crafted things, but supplies for hand crafters as well. SHAZAAAM! Next thing I know I'm ordering metal dice in silver and gold colors, and regular white dice beads, small red skulls and some little bells. I got a little bit of all of it and if they work in my designs and stuff, then I can order bigger batches. The gold and silver will really make my jewelry designs look awesome!
I have one rosary to make this week (jade and silver - it is going to be purty!), and then it is time to get crankin' on Kublacon stuff. Spence and I have made a huge list of things that would possibly be good sellers at a gamer convention so now it's time to make patterns and get the assembly line going! Yayyyyyy!!!!
Oh, and I'm back to sorting thru stuff here in the Chaos and took 2 cart loads of stuff to the charity shop this week!
My future is filled with sorting, spring cleaning (I'm starting in the kitchen), and making stuff.
Oh, and Spencer's beanie is finally on it's final start. I think this is the one. No more frogging!
Friday, January 22, 2010
A Happening!
For everyone whose prayed, kept their fingers crossed and sent good mojo vibes for Spencer getting into a school of our choosing...
It's happened!!! He'll be going to a school that was top of our list for transfers. It seems like it's taken forever, but it is finally over.
We're all very excited and happy and very relieved that we are all finally out of limbo with the whole school thing.
Keep your fingers crossed now for a job for me and some other random important things that need to go well.
YAY!
PS...the wrist continues to heal...it is coming along great!!!! YAY!!!!
It's happened!!! He'll be going to a school that was top of our list for transfers. It seems like it's taken forever, but it is finally over.
We're all very excited and happy and very relieved that we are all finally out of limbo with the whole school thing.
Keep your fingers crossed now for a job for me and some other random important things that need to go well.
YAY!
PS...the wrist continues to heal...it is coming along great!!!! YAY!!!!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
#569 It's a Miracle!
Hey Everyone!
I made something! *I* made something!
Hee hee...
Yesterday morning was a bit of an adventure... Taking Spencer to go get xrays in the middle of a deluge, a stop after at the groc store and hardware store and a long walk home in the rain...
Don't worry, Spencer is OK. He hurt his wrist, but nothing is broken, it is just a sprain.
Anyway, we were both soaked to the skin. So after drying off, hanging up everything to dry, climbing into our warm jammies and several cups of tea and some snacks...I couldn't keep my eyes open.
So off to nap I went...and I had a dream about something wonderful...
Last night, I made my dream come true.
I started with this....leftover beads from Antonella's necklace and a bracelet chain.
It turned into this...
...and ended up as this...
I call this the "Foreign Bracelet".
The "main" beads are from England, there is an Eiffel Tower Charm, an English Phone Booth Charm, and some sort of Asian Charms with Chinese characters on them (I think it's Chinese).
Anyway, I love it! It was fun to make - pain free even! It took me several hours, but only because I searched through everything bead related that I have to find just the right pieces to add - just ask Antonella, I've got a lot of stuff!
So there you go...I made something. I love it.
TA-DA!
I made something! *I* made something!
Hee hee...
Yesterday morning was a bit of an adventure... Taking Spencer to go get xrays in the middle of a deluge, a stop after at the groc store and hardware store and a long walk home in the rain...
Don't worry, Spencer is OK. He hurt his wrist, but nothing is broken, it is just a sprain.
Anyway, we were both soaked to the skin. So after drying off, hanging up everything to dry, climbing into our warm jammies and several cups of tea and some snacks...I couldn't keep my eyes open.
So off to nap I went...and I had a dream about something wonderful...
Last night, I made my dream come true.
I started with this....leftover beads from Antonella's necklace and a bracelet chain.
It turned into this...
...and ended up as this...
I call this the "Foreign Bracelet".
The "main" beads are from England, there is an Eiffel Tower Charm, an English Phone Booth Charm, and some sort of Asian Charms with Chinese characters on them (I think it's Chinese).
Anyway, I love it! It was fun to make - pain free even! It took me several hours, but only because I searched through everything bead related that I have to find just the right pieces to add - just ask Antonella, I've got a lot of stuff!
So there you go...I made something. I love it.
TA-DA!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
# 567 Where she continues to do nothing...
...and I'm still not "doing" all that much.
I did manage to go out for a bike ride with Spencer on Sunday which was wonderful. I really missed being out on Puff.
I still haven't done laundry...it has been two weeks. REALLY need to do laundry. I guess I'll attempt to do some tomorrow. Need the undies.
Tonight, I did dishes and made dinner for the first time all on my own.
And now my hand aches.
It's getting better and better every day, and I'm getting further and further every day before it signals - HEY! Cut it out.
Spencer and I have finally sat down and discussed the color scheme for his new beanie. I'm excited to start swatching (yes, I'm going to swatch) tomorrow. This yarn is double knit and I normally knit with the one that's a bit thicker than that. It's been so long since I've done anything yarn related that I can't even remember what the hell it's called! GAH. Anyway, need to swatch to figure out how many stitches need to go round his head. Can't wait.
Got a very uplifting email from the parent volunteer coordinator from Spencer's old school. I've been in a downer mood lately and this brought me up a bit. She sent me a photo of the current 8th grade class's production of MacBeth. They are all wearing costumes I made about 4 years ago or so for the school Renaisance Faire. It was good to see my handiwork - still at work. :) Silly me was afraid that they wouldn't last the day back then.
Damn I'm good with a needle.
I did manage to go out for a bike ride with Spencer on Sunday which was wonderful. I really missed being out on Puff.
I still haven't done laundry...it has been two weeks. REALLY need to do laundry. I guess I'll attempt to do some tomorrow. Need the undies.
Tonight, I did dishes and made dinner for the first time all on my own.
And now my hand aches.
It's getting better and better every day, and I'm getting further and further every day before it signals - HEY! Cut it out.
Spencer and I have finally sat down and discussed the color scheme for his new beanie. I'm excited to start swatching (yes, I'm going to swatch) tomorrow. This yarn is double knit and I normally knit with the one that's a bit thicker than that. It's been so long since I've done anything yarn related that I can't even remember what the hell it's called! GAH. Anyway, need to swatch to figure out how many stitches need to go round his head. Can't wait.
Got a very uplifting email from the parent volunteer coordinator from Spencer's old school. I've been in a downer mood lately and this brought me up a bit. She sent me a photo of the current 8th grade class's production of MacBeth. They are all wearing costumes I made about 4 years ago or so for the school Renaisance Faire. It was good to see my handiwork - still at work. :) Silly me was afraid that they wouldn't last the day back then.
Damn I'm good with a needle.
Friday, January 08, 2010
Post 566...out come the stitches
OK, so maybe I won't be showing the photos I took today. Nasty!
Anyway, I've been released for "moderate" activities.
In other words, remember you are still healing and don't do anything stupid!
hahaha
It's going to be hard not to get carried away as I am used to doing stuff all the time. Even sitting on the couch watching tv, I'm "doing" something. Crafting, sorting, folding laundry, whatever.
I am looking forward to doing something else now besides, watching TV or reading. I just have to be a bit careful still. At least I can get it wet now and can wash my hair with 2 hands now. I've been a site these last 10 days, let me tell you. hahaha
Anyway, I'm sure the curious among you want to know...well, what the hell was it besides a bump on your wrist that hurt like hell?
Here's the official mumbo jumbo: benign leiomyoma
English translation: "nerve acting" tumor (which means it hurt like hell) on my muscle that also happens to be non-cancerous.
OK, so the doc originally said that the chance of it being a tumor of any kind was pretty slim.
And it was a tumor.
Go figure.
I'm going to buy some lottery tix.
Knitting needles, here I come.
Anyway, I've been released for "moderate" activities.
In other words, remember you are still healing and don't do anything stupid!
hahaha
It's going to be hard not to get carried away as I am used to doing stuff all the time. Even sitting on the couch watching tv, I'm "doing" something. Crafting, sorting, folding laundry, whatever.
I am looking forward to doing something else now besides, watching TV or reading. I just have to be a bit careful still. At least I can get it wet now and can wash my hair with 2 hands now. I've been a site these last 10 days, let me tell you. hahaha
Anyway, I'm sure the curious among you want to know...well, what the hell was it besides a bump on your wrist that hurt like hell?
Here's the official mumbo jumbo: benign leiomyoma
English translation: "nerve acting" tumor (which means it hurt like hell) on my muscle that also happens to be non-cancerous.
OK, so the doc originally said that the chance of it being a tumor of any kind was pretty slim.
And it was a tumor.
Go figure.
I'm going to buy some lottery tix.
Knitting needles, here I come.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
The 565th Post...2 more days
I don't go back to the doc until Friday morning. I can't wait.
My hand gets stronger every day, but there are still limitations - of course. I now find myself "forgetting" I'm not supposed to use it cos it's feeling so much better.
I am reminded with a few twinges of pain.
Gah.
Meantime, it still itches every so often.
I've been gathering photos since the beginning, and once I get back to normal I might post a few. Don't worry, I won't post any graphic ones, but you just know I have to take them. Altho I have to be honest, I really don't think anything is going to be very gross. Sometimes I don't believe anything was done.
Why?
It doesn't really hurt.
There was no pain immediately after the surgery.
None.
I haven't taken any of the pain killers the doc made me get.
I haven't even taken any advil.
Seriously.
Did he even do anything?!?
I can't wait until Friday morning when the bandage comes off and I get to actually see the stitches and the incision and hear all the gory details. :)
My hand gets stronger every day, but there are still limitations - of course. I now find myself "forgetting" I'm not supposed to use it cos it's feeling so much better.
I am reminded with a few twinges of pain.
Gah.
Meantime, it still itches every so often.
I've been gathering photos since the beginning, and once I get back to normal I might post a few. Don't worry, I won't post any graphic ones, but you just know I have to take them. Altho I have to be honest, I really don't think anything is going to be very gross. Sometimes I don't believe anything was done.
Why?
It doesn't really hurt.
There was no pain immediately after the surgery.
None.
I haven't taken any of the pain killers the doc made me get.
I haven't even taken any advil.
Seriously.
Did he even do anything?!?
I can't wait until Friday morning when the bandage comes off and I get to actually see the stitches and the incision and hear all the gory details. :)
Monday, January 04, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Post 563 The Recovery
cut and pasted from Facebook cos it's easier...
Donna is happy with the surgery so far. The surgery and recovery hurts lots less than before! Thanks for the well wishes! At least a week not using the hand tho before the doc gets a look. :(
...and i got a new sling with a nice padded strap!
Donna is happy with the surgery so far. The surgery and recovery hurts lots less than before! Thanks for the well wishes! At least a week not using the hand tho before the doc gets a look. :(
...and i got a new sling with a nice padded strap!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Post 562
Well, tomorrow is surgery.
As if things weren't already quiet around here...I'll most likely not post anything for a while. I'm going to take advantage of the recovery time to rest and make Spencer wait on me hand and foot for a few days.
That reminds me, need to go find that old sling from the last wrist surgery. Doc says I'm not getting a big fat wrap or a sling - just some fancy pants waterproof dressing that is flesh colored and no one will even know I had anything done.
Whoa!!!! But I WANT a big fat wrap and a sling!!! How am I supposed to work the sympathy angle if NO ONE will even know I've had anything done. Gah.
Definitely have to find that sling!!!
As if things weren't already quiet around here...I'll most likely not post anything for a while. I'm going to take advantage of the recovery time to rest and make Spencer wait on me hand and foot for a few days.
That reminds me, need to go find that old sling from the last wrist surgery. Doc says I'm not getting a big fat wrap or a sling - just some fancy pants waterproof dressing that is flesh colored and no one will even know I had anything done.
Whoa!!!! But I WANT a big fat wrap and a sling!!! How am I supposed to work the sympathy angle if NO ONE will even know I've had anything done. Gah.
Definitely have to find that sling!!!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Post 561...finally
Let's see how long it takes to get to 570. I'm watching you Post Counter!!!
This whole 'can't have this that or the other within so many days of surgery' really sucks.
I haven't had such bad headaches in a long time. While I normally don't take Advil at the drop of a hat at any old pain, it sure would be nice to pop a few right now.
I won't complain too much tho...cos I am going to have surgery in less than a week and hopefully my pain and other issues will be resolved.
What's really going to be hard?
No food or liquids - not even water - after midnight before the surgery.
When is surgery?
1:15pm
Yeah, that's going to be tough.
Especially as I'll have Spencer with me and the kid is constantly eating.
Good grief, I'm going to be a real crankypants. A really hungry and thirsty crankypants.
This whole 'can't have this that or the other within so many days of surgery' really sucks.
I haven't had such bad headaches in a long time. While I normally don't take Advil at the drop of a hat at any old pain, it sure would be nice to pop a few right now.
I won't complain too much tho...cos I am going to have surgery in less than a week and hopefully my pain and other issues will be resolved.
What's really going to be hard?
No food or liquids - not even water - after midnight before the surgery.
When is surgery?
1:15pm
Yeah, that's going to be tough.
Especially as I'll have Spencer with me and the kid is constantly eating.
Good grief, I'm going to be a real crankypants. A really hungry and thirsty crankypants.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Your Days are Numbered Alternate Universe/Alien Being...
OK, so the surgery scheduling lady called me this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning is my pre-op form fest and exam and the surgery is on Dec 29th at 1:15pm.
Everything is happening very very fast, but that's a good thing...and it's what I want - I want this taken care of YESTERDAY.
Tomorrow morning is my pre-op form fest and exam and the surgery is on Dec 29th at 1:15pm.
Everything is happening very very fast, but that's a good thing...and it's what I want - I want this taken care of YESTERDAY.
The Results are In
So, after going thru this, that, and the other with this damn wrist...I'm to call the surgery scheduling lady tomorrow morning and schedule surgery in the next 7-10 days.
They know it's some sort of skin tag thing that shouldn't be where it is...what they can't seem to figure out is why it hurts so damn much as it's nowhere near the nerve but is acting like it's pressing on the nerve. Let's just hope there are no surprises - as the doc said this morning - all indications point to no surprises, but with my luck lately, well, you just never know. I'm sure it's an alternate universe that exists in my wrist and is attached to my nerve by an invisible cord to syphon off electrical pulses to run their generators or a sentient being whose taken up shop in my wrist or something weirdly sci-fi-rific like that.
Whatever, it's coming out. Soon.
And I am thrilled beyond belief.
The logistical details will work themselves out somehow and just think, Spencer is off soon so he can take care of me! And he was just complaining yesterday how bored he's going to be during break cos he's got nuttin to do!!!
Heh. Heh. Heh.
They know it's some sort of skin tag thing that shouldn't be where it is...what they can't seem to figure out is why it hurts so damn much as it's nowhere near the nerve but is acting like it's pressing on the nerve. Let's just hope there are no surprises - as the doc said this morning - all indications point to no surprises, but with my luck lately, well, you just never know. I'm sure it's an alternate universe that exists in my wrist and is attached to my nerve by an invisible cord to syphon off electrical pulses to run their generators or a sentient being whose taken up shop in my wrist or something weirdly sci-fi-rific like that.
Whatever, it's coming out. Soon.
And I am thrilled beyond belief.
The logistical details will work themselves out somehow and just think, Spencer is off soon so he can take care of me! And he was just complaining yesterday how bored he's going to be during break cos he's got nuttin to do!!!
Heh. Heh. Heh.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
My Post Counter is Wrong
Wrong I tell you! I've been posting and posting and jabbering on and on and the count is still in the 550's...I swear it's been that way since the beginning of summer. I KNOW I've posted more than 10 times since June. Gah.
Whatever, time for some more jabbering.
I miss knitting.
I tried with the Tunisian Hook last night - no dice. Even that was too much. Regular crochet doesn't work either.
Neither does sewing, making jewelry, or any other sort of crafting.
My consultation appointment with the wrist doc with the "New and Improved" MRI is tomorrow morning. I'm SO FLIPPIN' TIRED OF WAITING.
The wrist REALLY hurts. The damp and cold IS NOT HELPING.
There has been a whirlwind of sorting and organizing activity here in the Chaos.
My apartment complex is getting inspected by the City on Friday morning. Nothing like an "incentive" to get you moving a bit faster.
The only storage areas left for sorting are the big, useless dining room closet and the smaller, but still as useless hall closet. Those will have to wait until after the inspection. Boxes and whatnot that have already been sorted but don't have a home yet will be marked appropriately and put wherever there is room - need to get them out of the way.
I've made so many trips up and down to the recycling bins and dumpster that I should have buns of steel.
I've made 2 trips this week (so far) to the thrift store with a very large metal cart full of donations each time - on the bus - it's been quite easy actually. The big cart is now sitting full in the corner waiting for another run. Can't go tomorrow cos of doc appointment and Friday I'm expecting a package delivery, so I guess I'll start up with the thrift store runs again next week.
My doc appt is tomorrow.
I've been doing some culinary experimentation. It sounds a lot better than its been tasting, trust me. It's been fun tho - and I can usually salvage most of it, so we haven't been starving.
My doc appt is tomorrow!!!
Back to work putting things away. I've done as much sorting as I can, now just to get it all back under the bed and in the closets and tucked away til after the holidays. I will do more as time and wrist permits - don't think I'll have it all done before the Holidays and I really do want to decorate for Xmas. So....everything goes away, clearly marked and mostly in their permanent homes.
After New Year tho...it's back at it full force!
I got a new exercise DVD today from my DVD swap club. I'm so excited. It's Core Conditioning and what not, but uses belly dancing moves. I watched it thru while eating lunch today (yeah, I know) and I think I just might be able to actually do this one and keep on doing it - I like belly dancing and the instructors aren't annoying and my body is familiar with the moves - and it's very low impact.
I'm going to the doc tomorrow.
Whatever, time for some more jabbering.
I miss knitting.
I tried with the Tunisian Hook last night - no dice. Even that was too much. Regular crochet doesn't work either.
Neither does sewing, making jewelry, or any other sort of crafting.
My consultation appointment with the wrist doc with the "New and Improved" MRI is tomorrow morning. I'm SO FLIPPIN' TIRED OF WAITING.
The wrist REALLY hurts. The damp and cold IS NOT HELPING.
There has been a whirlwind of sorting and organizing activity here in the Chaos.
My apartment complex is getting inspected by the City on Friday morning. Nothing like an "incentive" to get you moving a bit faster.
The only storage areas left for sorting are the big, useless dining room closet and the smaller, but still as useless hall closet. Those will have to wait until after the inspection. Boxes and whatnot that have already been sorted but don't have a home yet will be marked appropriately and put wherever there is room - need to get them out of the way.
I've made so many trips up and down to the recycling bins and dumpster that I should have buns of steel.
I've made 2 trips this week (so far) to the thrift store with a very large metal cart full of donations each time - on the bus - it's been quite easy actually. The big cart is now sitting full in the corner waiting for another run. Can't go tomorrow cos of doc appointment and Friday I'm expecting a package delivery, so I guess I'll start up with the thrift store runs again next week.
My doc appt is tomorrow.
I've been doing some culinary experimentation. It sounds a lot better than its been tasting, trust me. It's been fun tho - and I can usually salvage most of it, so we haven't been starving.
My doc appt is tomorrow!!!
Back to work putting things away. I've done as much sorting as I can, now just to get it all back under the bed and in the closets and tucked away til after the holidays. I will do more as time and wrist permits - don't think I'll have it all done before the Holidays and I really do want to decorate for Xmas. So....everything goes away, clearly marked and mostly in their permanent homes.
After New Year tho...it's back at it full force!
I got a new exercise DVD today from my DVD swap club. I'm so excited. It's Core Conditioning and what not, but uses belly dancing moves. I watched it thru while eating lunch today (yeah, I know) and I think I just might be able to actually do this one and keep on doing it - I like belly dancing and the instructors aren't annoying and my body is familiar with the moves - and it's very low impact.
I'm going to the doc tomorrow.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Wrist Update
...and here I sit still not knowing what's up.
Get to follow up appointment. Wait.
Get called back. Wait.
Doc comes in and we start. Takes one look at MRI and radiologist's report. Starts mumbling and swearing under his breath.
Things not going very well at this point.
Seems like the MRI tech was having an "off day". He did not put a marker on the spot they needed to look at and on top of that, did not take pictures far enough up my arm to show the whole area they really needed to see.
Sigh.
Bottom line, Doc rips MRI supervisor a new one, which I'm sure was passed down to the tech. I was sent back to the MRI dept where I made an appointment for a partial MRI Tuesday morning.
Why wait? Well after the doc came back and explained a few things and apologized profusely, he said he wasn't going to be in for a few weeks, so I could take my time with the MRI re-do. And they weren't scheduling any non-urgent procedures that close to the holiday anyway.
Gee thanks. Just what I wanted to do...wait some more.
I did get some sorta good news out of it all...doc said that from what little he could actually see of my little bump, that it didn't seem to be attached to the nerve. And then threw a whole bunch of big fancy medical terms at me which he thought it was...and when he translated to English, it was basically a flap of some sort that needed to be removed...yada yada yada...no more pain.
All I really heard was MRI re-do, most likely not attached to nerve, no more pain. He says we really won't know until he gets hold of a good MRI - of course - but he seemed pretty sure it wasn't on the nerve.
Blah blah blah...yada yada yada...still hurts...still gotta wait.
In the meantime, I've got lots to do, don't feel like doing it and am going to do it anyway, attitude and pain be damned.
NYAH
Get to follow up appointment. Wait.
Get called back. Wait.
Doc comes in and we start. Takes one look at MRI and radiologist's report. Starts mumbling and swearing under his breath.
Things not going very well at this point.
Seems like the MRI tech was having an "off day". He did not put a marker on the spot they needed to look at and on top of that, did not take pictures far enough up my arm to show the whole area they really needed to see.
Sigh.
Bottom line, Doc rips MRI supervisor a new one, which I'm sure was passed down to the tech. I was sent back to the MRI dept where I made an appointment for a partial MRI Tuesday morning.
Why wait? Well after the doc came back and explained a few things and apologized profusely, he said he wasn't going to be in for a few weeks, so I could take my time with the MRI re-do. And they weren't scheduling any non-urgent procedures that close to the holiday anyway.
Gee thanks. Just what I wanted to do...wait some more.
I did get some sorta good news out of it all...doc said that from what little he could actually see of my little bump, that it didn't seem to be attached to the nerve. And then threw a whole bunch of big fancy medical terms at me which he thought it was...and when he translated to English, it was basically a flap of some sort that needed to be removed...yada yada yada...no more pain.
All I really heard was MRI re-do, most likely not attached to nerve, no more pain. He says we really won't know until he gets hold of a good MRI - of course - but he seemed pretty sure it wasn't on the nerve.
Blah blah blah...yada yada yada...still hurts...still gotta wait.
In the meantime, I've got lots to do, don't feel like doing it and am going to do it anyway, attitude and pain be damned.
NYAH
Monday, November 09, 2009
The Wrist Thing
Hello All,
Can't remember if I've ever said what was actually wrong with the wrist, so here is the story.
It's not Carpal Tunnel. There I said it. Very tired of people telling me "it's just CT - you need to stop this, this and this". Well, it's not.
It all started 16 years ago. I found a lump on my inner wrist. A ganglion cyst was removed. That was 1993.
In 1995, a smaller cyst returned - in the same area. It never bothered and I forget all about it until about a year ago. It was just a bit of weakness and or pain, every so often until about 2 months ago.
For some reason, it did something like shift or whatever and the real pain began. Big pain. After about 2 weeks of denial and just hoping it would magically go away (yeah, I know I should know better), I called the doc.
Primary doc said she could take care of it in the office. I was skeptical because I felt it was somehow different this time. I was right, she sent me to a orthopedist - a hand specialist.
The next week, I was getting poked and prodded and pinched and sent home crying after an x-ray. Yes, it hurt that much. Nothing like an exam to help you feel better, no?
An MRI was ordered. An MRI was done this morning - almost 3 weeks after it was ordered. Almost 8 weeks after it first started hurting like the dickens. The insurance company took their time pre-approving it. Yeah.
There is a follow-up appt with the doc this Thursday afternoon. I can't wait to find out what the heck is going on...I just want to get my wrist back to the way it was and get on with knitting, sewing, biking (more than I am now) and just doing stuff in general. It can get quite difficult sometimes to do the simplest things. UGH.
And the pain just keeps getting worse.
But things are looking up.
And that's the story of the wrist.
Can't remember if I've ever said what was actually wrong with the wrist, so here is the story.
It's not Carpal Tunnel. There I said it. Very tired of people telling me "it's just CT - you need to stop this, this and this". Well, it's not.
It all started 16 years ago. I found a lump on my inner wrist. A ganglion cyst was removed. That was 1993.
In 1995, a smaller cyst returned - in the same area. It never bothered and I forget all about it until about a year ago. It was just a bit of weakness and or pain, every so often until about 2 months ago.
For some reason, it did something like shift or whatever and the real pain began. Big pain. After about 2 weeks of denial and just hoping it would magically go away (yeah, I know I should know better), I called the doc.
Primary doc said she could take care of it in the office. I was skeptical because I felt it was somehow different this time. I was right, she sent me to a orthopedist - a hand specialist.
The next week, I was getting poked and prodded and pinched and sent home crying after an x-ray. Yes, it hurt that much. Nothing like an exam to help you feel better, no?
An MRI was ordered. An MRI was done this morning - almost 3 weeks after it was ordered. Almost 8 weeks after it first started hurting like the dickens. The insurance company took their time pre-approving it. Yeah.
There is a follow-up appt with the doc this Thursday afternoon. I can't wait to find out what the heck is going on...I just want to get my wrist back to the way it was and get on with knitting, sewing, biking (more than I am now) and just doing stuff in general. It can get quite difficult sometimes to do the simplest things. UGH.
And the pain just keeps getting worse.
But things are looking up.
And that's the story of the wrist.
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