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ladysprite) wrote2008-11-25 03:07 pm
ladysprite) wrote2008-11-25 03:07 pm
Good-ish News
First things first - my orthopedist is excellent. Slow and overbooked, but excellent. He listens, he pays attention, and he explains things pretty darn well.
On the up side, best guess is that I won't need surgery. He doesn't think I have a torn meniscus, based on the history, the type of pain, and a few other details.
His best interpretation of what happened is that I dislocated my kneecap, then popped it back in, pinching a bunch of stuff and leading to a lot of swelling and inflammation. Not a surgical problem, since the kneecap itself is back in place right now (yay), but also not one that will heal quickly (boo).
So now I'm in a splint, and I'm supposed to wear it "until it stops hurting." Best guess is that this will take somewhere from a week to three weeks. It'll make getting to work interesting, since my right leg is now splinted in full extension, making driving a challenge, and it means no yoga and no dance, but if it'll make me heal faster, I'll do it.
(As a side note, I find it highly amusing that they had to put me in a children's splint. And cut it down.)
So. No surgery is good news. Better within weeks is goodish news, I guess. And I managed to go shopping with a friend this morning, which was more fun than I had anticipated. On the other hand, I now lurch like a drunken robot when I walk, I had to cancel another outing with a friend because I can't get anywhere on my own, and it's grey and rainy and I'm having a really hard time keeping a positive outlook.
I'm tired of being grumpy and frustrated and blue. I want to be cheerful. I want to be in a good mood. I want to laugh and look forward to stuff and be happy. I just need to figure out a way to jump-start the process, because I know once I'm there it'll be able to carry.
My husband has promised to help, tonight - we have a bunch of artwork that needs to get up onto the walls, and hanging that should make the house look more cheery and homey. I don't want to start baking, though; the last thing we need going into Thanksgiving is more dirty dishes. And my two main mood-boosters, socializing and dancing, are off the menu for the next little while.
So - any suggestions? What's your sure-fire mood booster?
On the up side, best guess is that I won't need surgery. He doesn't think I have a torn meniscus, based on the history, the type of pain, and a few other details.
His best interpretation of what happened is that I dislocated my kneecap, then popped it back in, pinching a bunch of stuff and leading to a lot of swelling and inflammation. Not a surgical problem, since the kneecap itself is back in place right now (yay), but also not one that will heal quickly (boo).
So now I'm in a splint, and I'm supposed to wear it "until it stops hurting." Best guess is that this will take somewhere from a week to three weeks. It'll make getting to work interesting, since my right leg is now splinted in full extension, making driving a challenge, and it means no yoga and no dance, but if it'll make me heal faster, I'll do it.
(As a side note, I find it highly amusing that they had to put me in a children's splint. And cut it down.)
So. No surgery is good news. Better within weeks is goodish news, I guess. And I managed to go shopping with a friend this morning, which was more fun than I had anticipated. On the other hand, I now lurch like a drunken robot when I walk, I had to cancel another outing with a friend because I can't get anywhere on my own, and it's grey and rainy and I'm having a really hard time keeping a positive outlook.
I'm tired of being grumpy and frustrated and blue. I want to be cheerful. I want to be in a good mood. I want to laugh and look forward to stuff and be happy. I just need to figure out a way to jump-start the process, because I know once I'm there it'll be able to carry.
My husband has promised to help, tonight - we have a bunch of artwork that needs to get up onto the walls, and hanging that should make the house look more cheery and homey. I don't want to start baking, though; the last thing we need going into Thanksgiving is more dirty dishes. And my two main mood-boosters, socializing and dancing, are off the menu for the next little while.
So - any suggestions? What's your sure-fire mood booster?
Pooh Bear, Winnie-The-Pooh Bear....
As you might guess, my mood busters are musical. Some of the videos I've posted lately are among them, such as the anime vid for "Accidentally In Love". Certain Disney songs, e.g., the theme to the Winnie-The-Pooh TV show, "Belle", things like that. Avenue Q and Spamalot. Stuff by Great Big Sea. The Dr. Horrible soundtrack. Thing is, they really work best if you sing 'em -- bellow 'em, in fact. Listening is not enough.
Singin' In The Rain is also darn near guaranteed to get me out of a funk.
Re: Pooh Bear, Winnie-The-Pooh Bear....
I tend to try to save it for dire emotional emergencies, but... tonight I think it might be just the thing. :)
(By the way, I saw your last comment. I'd *love* to call you... but I don't think I still have your number. Otherwise I would have called when you were going through your most recent set of woes....