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Dear friends (what would we do without such dear friends which includes your animals)

I haven't posted because I couldn't. I've been using my Yahoo sign in and it wouldn't pass muster. Duh!

It's dark and dreary today and my arthritic hands are bugging me to say the least. Now that I can't take Celebrex (it turned out to be the cause of the hives that nearly drove me mad) any more I've become much more aware of all kinds of aches and pains. The ankle fracture is not doing well at all. I've given up on the guy (kid) who did such a beautiful job screwing it back together. When the improvement stopped and things started going down the toilet he didn't seem to want to hear it. The surgeon who did my knee replacement in January was very alarmed when he had his tech take an x-ray and personally called a foot/ankle specialist with whom I now have an appointment but no til August 15. In the meantime there are times when I can barely get from one side of the room to another. I called the new guy a few days ago to beg for an earlier appointment as I'm afraid I'm doing more damage. Unfortunately another ankle man is leaving the practice and he's trying to pull up the slack. It gets so discouraging when I try to increase my activity to have to stop, rest, ice etc. I'm exhausted all the time due to absence of exercise. I am driving now so went to gym yesterday and have promised myself to do that at least three times a week. I'll do anything that doesn't hurt the ankle and hope to build some stamina.

I found my trusty little 5 cu. ft. freezer toasty warm yesterday. The contents thereof were all mushy and had a fleshy smell. Had to throw out about $150 worth of food and if I hadn't run out of steam while in Lowe's would have bought a new one. This morning I decided to clean it out but ankle hurt too much to do much of anything so took a nap instead. Then I wondered if there were something wrong with the hook up. I then realized that the dehumidifier wasn't running despite not being full or turned off. That outlet is on the same wall of the garage as the freezer. After almost tripping to death climbing through the debris out there I checked the breaker box and none of the circuits were blown. However, in a rare moment of optimism I got out an extension cord and plugged the freezer into an outlet in the laundry room and VOILA, I don't need a new freezer but I do need an electrician. Actually, the electrician will cost more than a small freezer. I have a laundry list of chores for him anyway. Does this all portend a sudden healing of the ankle when I get to the ankle expert's office?

Went to an optometrist yesterday for a second opinion because I'm very unhappy with the correction in my current glasses which are only 7 months old. He was very thorough and said he would only make a very minor change that certainly wouldn't be worth the cost of new lenses. However, he found that the cataracts that have been lurking for more than a decade are no longer lurking and make it impossible to have any correction better than what I have now. Actually, that's good news. I will see the ophthalmologist in a few weeks and if he thinks it's time I'll jump at the opportunity to be rid of the astigmatism in the right eye. The cornea in my left eye is scarred up from a herpes infection back in '94 which has distorted that eye and there's mot much to be done about that. By the way ladies, get your herpes zoster shot. When I got mine it was brand new and medicare didn't pay for it but having spent five weeks in agony and almost losing the eye it was a bargain in my view at $200. As we get older the chances of such an infection is increasingly likely. Just don't go to the ER at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, where that arrogant ba&^%^& misdiagnosed my problem because he refused to do as two residents suggested and have an ophthalmologist or neurologist consult.

Anyway, there will be no hand quilting until I get rid of the cataracts. I cannot thread a needle to save my life. The machine needles I'm using are top stitch needles with a much bigger eye.

Well, back to picking out a bunch of machine quilting I did in the little wall hanging I've made for my dear hand surgeon because I don't like the thread I used. I want to hang it in my guild's show and it's due next week. Good way to rest the foot.

I promise to be cheerier in my next post.

Jane the whiner in NC

posted by Jane in NC @ 9:49 AM