Got up at 6 a.m.
I knocked out 30 minutes on the bike, packed my lunch, and managed to make a batch of Beef Burgundy in my pressure cooker, before showering up and heading out for an 8 a.m. orthopedic appointment which was booked spontaneously yesterday.
Not to belabor the point, but I'm in a LOT of pain. The NP has been going through the motions to file an appeal with the insurance company to approve the hyaluronic gel injections for my knee. This has been going on since May, as I was hoping to get the shots on schedule in June. And here it is, June is almost over and no shots.
I called the NP to follow up on a voicemail she left me, and mentioned how much pain I am in, and can I get a cortisone shot in the interim while we wait for the insurance appeal process to conclude.
I got the shot in the knee, plus an Rx for more PT, plus an Rx for meloxicam.
On my to do list today, I need to update my supplement list, and email that PLUS my full radiology packet to the NP.
Perhaps some TEMPORARY relief is in sight.
PERHAPS.
While I am philosophically opposed to cortisone, for what I feel are justifiable reasons, at this point, I'd snort Draino if someone said it would help. I view the cortisone as = to Draino at this point.
Doing nothing, as always, is not an option for me. Even sitting still, appearing inert, I am always thinking.
The only card I can play right now is to do whatever is necessary to keep walking, and at the moment, the cortisone + meloxicam is the only option for me (well, the only option, in addition to my regimen of chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, and physical therapy).
Look how dismissive I am about "the only card." On the surface, I'm so dismissive as if I only had one of a kind; but the reality is, I have either four of a kind, or possibly 1 card shy of a full house. (I need to get better about my playing card analogies.)
I knocked out 30 minutes on the bike, packed my lunch, and managed to make a batch of Beef Burgundy in my pressure cooker, before showering up and heading out for an 8 a.m. orthopedic appointment which was booked spontaneously yesterday.
Not to belabor the point, but I'm in a LOT of pain. The NP has been going through the motions to file an appeal with the insurance company to approve the hyaluronic gel injections for my knee. This has been going on since May, as I was hoping to get the shots on schedule in June. And here it is, June is almost over and no shots.
I called the NP to follow up on a voicemail she left me, and mentioned how much pain I am in, and can I get a cortisone shot in the interim while we wait for the insurance appeal process to conclude.
I got the shot in the knee, plus an Rx for more PT, plus an Rx for meloxicam.
On my to do list today, I need to update my supplement list, and email that PLUS my full radiology packet to the NP.
Perhaps some TEMPORARY relief is in sight.
PERHAPS.
While I am philosophically opposed to cortisone, for what I feel are justifiable reasons, at this point, I'd snort Draino if someone said it would help. I view the cortisone as = to Draino at this point.
Doing nothing, as always, is not an option for me. Even sitting still, appearing inert, I am always thinking.
The only card I can play right now is to do whatever is necessary to keep walking, and at the moment, the cortisone + meloxicam is the only option for me (well, the only option, in addition to my regimen of chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, and physical therapy).
Look how dismissive I am about "the only card." On the surface, I'm so dismissive as if I only had one of a kind; but the reality is, I have either four of a kind, or possibly 1 card shy of a full house. (I need to get better about my playing card analogies.)
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