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No pain, numbness, etc from that hand.

I cant stand the sling anymore… so only wearing sling in the halls at school.

Dog is doing better too.

I missed the gym last night…had trouble driving home from school, kept falling asleep at lights… so ate and hit the bed right away. First day I have missed in months!

The un-operated on hand is bothering me. Did make it to the gym, 25 minutes on elliptical trainer 20 minutes on the treadmill.

Little dog decided she needed surgery and has a 2 in. gash on her leg we have no idea how that happened. She is doing well. Free to a good home isn’t free.

DB’s Medical Rants

If it does I’d hate to see what my mood is like. However, I’m hopeful it will get better arfter my hands are fixed.

Today went well.

It was my short day I teach three out of four class periods which helped.

I gave myself three times the amount of time I normally needed the mornings which really helped to. Definitely no eating in the car, went to a little restaurant around the corner for breakfast. And I not even going to try cooking fixing a peanut butter sandwich was hard enough.

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I slept fairly well last night, though I woke up every four hours just about the time another pain pill was due.

I did skip the 4 a.m. pain pill. I will admit to a fear of becoming addicted since this is a chronic pain situation. Besides I have a few errands to run today and would like to be able to drive today. It’s a dull ache that isn’t that bad and feels better than yesterday.

I’ll also have to be off the pain pills to go to work tomorrow.

Getting dressed wasn’t bad, but jeans are impossible.

A few people around me have expressed their dismay that I’m dealing with carpal tunnel and diabetes at the same time. Here’s the deal, I’ve been ignoring carpal tunnel for years. I’ve been dealing with numbness and low-grade pain for a long time and had no idea it was as serious as it is. I ignored it until I realize that the symptoms were the same as diabetic neuropathy and that I needed to make sure of what the problem was. I had no idea it would be permanent or could get worse until I saw my surgeon.

I’m really looking forward to getting better.

not sure why but they didn’t use the planned aesthestic, so i’m up and about already.

dont expect any caps in my email for a while. i can’t decide which is faster, dictating or typing and the spread keyboard doesnt help

i got a smaller modified bandage than he usually does so i can test. being diabetic can help once in a while.

i havent hit the pain meds yet but did fill the script — i figure ill want them tonight

dressing is interesting but the hand isnt completely immobilized.

I probably made two doctors mad if they knew I had gone to the gym today. But I got 45 minutes of slow cardio done. And mentally I felt better.

I probably should have taken pain pills before I did because it is throbbing now.

So I accomplished three days of 45 minute cardio and three days of resistance training with 30 minute cardio.

I have no idea what I’m going to do next week.