Entries from December 2008

December 26, 2008

stuff

i got a digital camera with all the accessories and a soft like a bunny red & black buffalo plaid robe.  oh, and a tiny helicopter that steers like a drunk bumble bee and an ipod radio attachment.
R got a wii with sports and fit as well as a gift card to the ink & [...]

December 23, 2008

minimal disc deterioration – no herniation – slight arthritic changes

radiographs back and doc reports nothing of significance. jeesh, i’d hate to know what something of significance felt like because this state i am in sucks.
regular PT lady in yesterday for my appointment.  i like her because she contorts you and squeezes, and for whatever reason you get at least some relief.  it may be [...]

December 20, 2008

lame in the lumbar

numbness remains – rehabilitation begun.
saw my primary care doc.  i am so glad to have him – he is wonderful.  quiet, thorough, kind, maybe a few years older…. he says there is trouble around L4 and/or 5 in the lumbar section of my spine – basically, where your back becomes your butt. something is pushing [...]

December 14, 2008

symptom checker

ok. all i have to say is my chi is chang’d, my shakras are shot, my yen has gone yuck and my yang is in pain. let me do a quick rundown – we’ll call it the before:

nose is still stuffy some – mostly winter indoor pollution stuffy, but stuffy nonetheless
throat has gotten to the [...]

December 8, 2008

back seems better

thigh still numb-ish