the what have you done today thread

day off today so me and the dog went to visit family in Walsall. first thing the dog did was go to my old room. doesn't like the fact its now my brothers room, so he stole one of my brothers gf skirts and took it to the trampoline in back garden where he proceeded to rip it up and attempt to look innocent when I came out xD

 

he then made some mess for my mum to clean up, I left him to it and went for a bike ride.

and then as soon as I got back from the ride we left before my mother killed him

 

balancing would cost £10 at most by a bike place. my brother does it for free sometimes.

 

Check the tyre pressure on a reliable gauge Mark, could be under-inflated. Or sometimes a budget tyre can have the effect. If the front disc is suspect, you will feel it hammer through the bars as you brake.

 

I'm sat here in excruciating agony with my bloody left shoulder again. I've spent today driving a fork lift truck with no power steering that can only be driven left-handed, due to the steering knob being on the left side of the wheel. I've loaded a 44-footer with a full load of controlled and hazardous waste, unloaded six grand's worth of 316 Stainless Steel tubing and sheet metal for a new oven we a re building, then had to move some newly created waste into our basement area for storage until we have another full load and tidy up that area ready for Monday morning. I spent about four hours on that truck all told and didn't get my lunch until 2pm.

I had to move the waste into the warehouse area ready for loading yesterday using the same bloody truck and my arm was in spasm later yesterday evening, so I had a hot bath and caned the painkillers.

I know that I'm going to suffer for today's events over the weekend, but at least I get to see my GP on Monday evening and hopefully finally get the steroid injections that my shoulder needs.

 

I never thought I would get used to joint injections. At this point I look forward to them when needed. I know I will get 2 pain free weeks after the injection.

Good luck, I hope you can try to let it heal. It is hard to and make a living at the same time.

 

The thing is, I have to use it to break up the scar tissue inside the joint or it will seize up completely. I'm hoping that I can get some physiotherapy going once I've got the steroid injections doing their thing.

I know what you mean about making a living at the same time as trying to recover - my wife is disabled, she can't work and is slowly going blind, so I have to try and keep in work or we go under. Life sucks at times but that's the reality of it.

 

Life is a bitch, and then you die.
Too bad Merlin. We are not alone. On the San Diego facebook page, I posted a comment on TENS units and Lidocaine Patchs. I received over 200 replies from members that are chronic pain patients. There are 15000 users of that page, but so many replies, so fast made me realize the extent of the problem.
Many parts of getting old suck.

 

I went back to see my GP this evening and it turns out that my frozen shoulder is down to calcific tendonitis of the supraspinatus, caused by degenerative calcium deposits forming in the tendons of my shoulder as a result of an injury to them in the past. I'm down for some steroid injections, but I can't get these until 27th August, as he is booked up solid until then with the surgery he runs for these injections!! It's a good job I've got the painkillers then.

 

Why didn't he just inject you right then? It takes 5 minutes....
Our health systems are much different in the U.S.
I just go to the Dr. and tell him what is up. He gives a recommendation, for me usually a steroid injection, and then procedes to inject me right then if I agree.
You have to be in pain for 2 months? Amazing.