You Are a Lamb |
![]() You are a bit of a wanderer in life. You can easily lose your way, especially if you don't follow the crowd. While being a lamb may make it seem like you blindly follow others, the exact opposite is true. If anything, you need more direction in your life. You are dreamy and creative. You have< so many ideas in your head that it makes it difficult to focus sometimes. You do well if you have a guide or mentor in your life. Sometimes you need to be shown which direction to go in. |
I went to the orthopedic surgeon today, Dr. Bucholz. I love the guy! He "got" my sense of humor, but was also blunt and honest, and answered all my questions. I got some very good news. No, not that I don't need the hip replacement. I do, and I'll probably go ahead with that next year. But I thought that years of limping had trashed my knees, since both hurt - the right one particularly hurts much worse than the hip. And I've been having all this back pain, so I thought I'd screwed that up. Well, no! My knees are great! Not a thing wrong with them! In fact, he said they're particularly healthy for someone my age. The pain in the knees is actually displaced pain, which is to say, it's really in my hip but is only felt in the knee.
He proved this to me in three ways. First, he said, "The pain is here and here. Right?" Me: "Yup!" Then he showed me the X-rays, which showed two beautifully unmarred knees. Then he manipulated my legs: "Does this hurt?" Me: "Nope." Dr. B: "That's working your knee. Now, lets add the hip." Me: "OUCH".
The back pain and leg cramps are all the same cause, too. There is a sheath of nerves that runs alongside that area, and they're connected to my back and both legs. My poor ol' hip really does look bad - the cartilage is almost all gone, and the head is distorted from being worn away.
When I get the hip replacement, it'll be the titanium head, which should last the rest of my life. Recovery time is surprisingly short, too. So now I only have to get over the anesthesia phobia.
He proved this to me in three ways. First, he said, "The pain is here and here. Right?" Me: "Yup!" Then he showed me the X-rays, which showed two beautifully unmarred knees. Then he manipulated my legs: "Does this hurt?" Me: "Nope." Dr. B: "That's working your knee. Now, lets add the hip." Me: "OUCH".
The back pain and leg cramps are all the same cause, too. There is a sheath of nerves that runs alongside that area, and they're connected to my back and both legs. My poor ol' hip really does look bad - the cartilage is almost all gone, and the head is distorted from being worn away.
When I get the hip replacement, it'll be the titanium head, which should last the rest of my life. Recovery time is surprisingly short, too. So now I only have to get over the anesthesia phobia.
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justprompts prompts for 11/1-11/15 [ten lists prompt]
themuseswithin lyrics prompt [how to save a life; the fray]
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Lets try a non-whine post for a change. My Nano is going well. It stopped raining, and my pain level has come WAY down. My bronchitis is nothing but an occasional polite cough. I have pretty hands and feet and hair. Now, if I were only rich and my house was clean, I'd be flyin'!
sunday_reveries prompts for 11/8-11/22 [quote #8]
About once a year, I stumble across the Evil Overlord List, and it never fails to crack me up. If you haven't seen it, or just need a great laugh, check it out:
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overl ord.html
Note: Check out Cellblock A, too! Cellblock B is a lot of overlap on A, so skip all except #213 and #226-231.
http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overl
Note: Check out Cellblock A, too! Cellblock B is a lot of overlap on A, so skip all except #213 and #226-231.
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Blindspot gave away his victory in exchange for a date with Gypsy as the rest of the winning team celebrate with one of Tech's inventions.
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