fellow knitters

my friend dani posted some pictures of us over at knitster, from last weekend’s sheep and wool festival.
arm stll hurtie. prayers much appreciated. worse news is that my major medical is now “on” and i have to come up with the $1000 deductible, but at least the MRI tonight should knock it out.

Trying to tell me something

Today I ordered speech recognition software, and when I went to my editor-in-chief to get the card to pay for it, she said “You know, Helen, maybe the almighty is trying to tell you something.”
This was right after my managing editor had said nearly the same thing.
Ok, I ask for help when posting ask the [...]

Diagnosis

Well, after several visits to the chiropractor and doctor and a round of x-rays, my preliminary diagnosis is semi-worst-case scenario: spinal arthritis, and since that’s what has my dad in a wheelchair, it’s likely to be his rheumatoid arthritis.
More tests and hopefully a more definitive diagnosis later this month, as I’m seeing an orthopedist on [...]

Well, something hit a nerve…

For years, my C7 vertebrae has made a strange noise when I turn my head.
For about three weeks now, I’ve been having odd tinglenumbness (said she, queen of the neologisms) at the tip of my middle finger.
Now, for the past two days, I have a new symptom: a pain that stretches along my left triceps. [...]