Project 23 a Journey Back to Myself

I DO NOT HAVE A TORN ROTATOR CUFF....read on...I really should listen to my voicemail when my Dr. calls. My Dr.'s phone number popped up on my phone yesterday around 5, and I thought it was just my physical therapy reminder. No. So here's the news.... I DON'T HAVE A TORN ROTATOR CUFF! It's just a sprain. The MRI specialist sent the report to the Dr. on Monday (Dr. was out Monday - Wednesday), what  was thought to be a tear as viewed on the computer by the ortho and my Dr. was in fact a shadow from my bone spur and the sprain swelling. Dr. had thought it only a sprain in the first place otherwise I would have been in severe pain sooner. Duh, that's what I'm thinking. They got to see the image before the specialist saw it on Friday and based on the ortho's opinion thought it was a tear. What a bonehead, no pun intended, Mr. Ortho... So no sling and continue with physical therapy until shoulder is strengthened. That totally made the beginning of what is going t...

Well, this is going to be a little speed bump. I just can't do any upper body or strength training.  MRI showed small tear in rotator cuff, primarily a major sprain from fall. Ortho came in with regular doctor today and said he doesn't want to do surgery, he would have to cut more than what the tear is and that the tear should heal with rest and immobilization over the next 8 weeks with physical therapy and pain meds. He said the bone spur combined with the tear and inflammation is what's causing the major pain. Right now I'm a happy camper. No surgery because it's gonna be a rockin summer this year. On a lighter note, don't you just think the pink paper shirt is just dead sexy. I can see it now on the racks in the Gap selling for $40 a pop. NOT. 

Two weeks ago I took a nasty tumble down the stairs and majorly tweaked my rotator cuff. Since then I have been in some majorly progressing pain. Yesterday I had physical therapy, and the pain isn't getting any better. I'm going to take a few days off from blogging.....

With the last of the laundry done I have decided to make some chicken salad (with veggies and Lite Miracle Whip) and crash on the couch with my down comforter and watch a movie... I highly recommend 'Much Ado About Nothing' directed by Joss Whedon.

Goooooooood morning Rancho Cordova, and as my friend Chris Sullivan would ask... "What day is it???" It's LAUNDRY DAY!!! Fooled ya didn't I?? So ask yourself this, what's for dinner??? That's what I've got to figure out because I have nothing out of the freezer yet. Chicken or beef? Hmmmmmm.... yes, it is a day of query for your ginger friend. Must consult the fruity box that shines... aka her iMac. Yesterday was great, found out that I DON'T have to have surgery on my shoulder. We're just going to do physical therapy. I was worried considering I've started on this vision quest of health and fitness. Today I am doing laundry, as well as figuring out the dinner plan, which must be healthy. Last night was kind of off the charts, had sushi which had white rice. Bad for carb intake, but it was so gooooood.  With that in mind, I need to step away from the iMac and start laundry, I don't want to be doing it all day. I have other things in min...

Well I'm pretty much done with the stomach virus. I've been up early today working on pictures and videos, getting stuff together in preparation for doing a presentation for a women's retreat in June. Anyhow I've come across some old videos and pictures and man they are a motivator... I couldn't believe how big I was. I don't know how much I weighed then, I do remember it was in 2005 and I was a size 22 because I still have those jeans buried in my closet somewhere. I can't wait to start posting progress pictures... those are the best. 

My friend Theresah posted this on FB today... I couldn't help but crack up, and share this as well.

Going to have to start this week a bit derailed, I've got the stomach bug, aka Norovirus. Fact, it is NOT the 'flu' as so many people refer to it as the stomach flu, it is in fact a virus. It really didn't hit me until early yesterday morning, and in spite of it I did go to church. Probably not the best idea. After being sick for three months off and on I was darned if I was going to let 'not feeling good' get the best of me. So I put on my 'big girl panties' and went to church. Bad juju. Then to add fuel to the fire the hubby and I went with friends from church to lunch at the local Chinese food place. That's where I realized that it was something more than just a belly ache and frequent, very frequent potty breaks. I was miserable. So after a trip to Target for stuff for electrolytes and Pepto I was at home and in bed. I got a LOT of rest and now it's after 4AM and I'm wide awake. Last week I was up early with David almost every morning, an...

It's been a crazy week, from missing kitties, basketball games, computer desk paper purges, and all kinds of fun stuff. I lost 1.5 lbs this week, however I still need to work on the carb intake, that is my achilles heel, that and exercise. I still haven't gone to the gym yet. I've done walks and stairs and cleaned house and done laundry, all which burn calories, but I seriously need to get in and start circuit training and swimming again. I have an unlimited gym membership and I don't use it. Sad, I know. Well it's late at night and I need to go to bed and get a good night's sleep. Rest is important my friends. Tomorrow, or later on today as the case may be, is another day.

Today was judgement day.... went and had my first labs done three months after I was diagnosed with kidney damage and disease along with Type1 Diabetes, I went from a 13 on my A1C to a 6.5, within 'normal' guidelines. That and my other test showed no sugar or protein in my urine. I know, gross, but it's a kidney function test and I passed.  I am thrilled. It has been a busy week. Last week I had a rough week, it was all about the mania and no sleep. Now that I've got that nipped in the bud, I'm working on getting things into a routine for me to follow. I work well when I have a routine. Being out of the corporate workforce and at home, it's hard to follow a routine because I'm on MY schedule, not the corporate hibbity hoo's. That's why I did so well in the Navy, I was on a schedule (well for the most part). I also lost another 1.5 lbs. So psyched! This week has been full of a missing kitty which is now back home, hanging out in the VSP Suite at the K...

Guess who came meowing at the back door at 11:23 PM??? My boy. He's home!

My boy is missing. I don't have any human children, just fuzzy ones, and my kitty Tybalt is missing and it's just heartbreaking. He usually goes out for a little bit during the afternoon, well he went out Saturday afternoon and hasn't come back. I am beside myself, and as with any parent missing a child, I am consumed by his absence. Posters are up in the neighborhood, all animal shelters and hospitals in the area have been notified and he has been registered as missing. Tybalt's the first pet I've ever owned, never had any animals when I was growing up. If anyone is reading this and lives in Rancho Cordova and sees him, please contact me ASAP! He's very friendly and will come up to your if you call him. He has a collar with his name and our home phone number on it. Thank you. Today was all about Tybalt, with some housecleaning and laundry thrown in.

Today went great! For one thing neither one of my football teams were playing so I really didn't care who won, I just sat back and watched. (For the record, I think Denver's team was still at the hotel). D and I went to our friend Bud's house to watch the event, and of course food was involved, so David and I chose to prepare Alton Brown's chicken wing recipe. Unlike a lot of the chicken wings out there, this one is NOT fried, but baked. I was a happy camper when I got there because they had veggies to munch on and I did break down and have soda... Yes, this is something that I need to work on, it was diet though. All in all I had a pretty successful day in the food department. I even got some exercise in this morning while David was in band rehearsal I took a nice 1/2 hour walk around the church grounds. Baby steps, I knew when I started this I would have to do it this way. It's completely unrealistic to expect to become Miss Fitness and Health Queen overnight. Whe...

Today was a day of rest. David had his first Saturday without overtime and we both took advantage of it and just did nothing today.... well, David did taxes, but nothing was expected to be done. We just rested and it felt pretty good without the pressure of having to do this or that.