I made it 8 weeks on the strict anti-inflammatory diet! Now for the next 12 weeks I’ll reintroduce foods back in to see what bothers me and what doesn’t! First up… BANANA Who would have thought I’d be really excited to eat a banana?! I’ll need to eat 3 of them today and …
During the first six months of 2012 I would go and see my original orthopedic doctor every 6 weeks. I didn’t know who else to go to regularly to keep tabs on my knee. During one visit I was telling the PA about how I was going to get massages on my leg. …
Once my knee swelling starting going down, and the nerve blocks started kicking in, my chiropractor suggested I start getting massages on my leg. Since the avascular necrosis was caused by lack of blood flow, the thought was that massaging the area would stimulate blood flow. And! Massaging the area would also help …
Want to win this birthday card gift pack?? This holiday season my Etsy shop, Express it With a Card, is giving one lucky person a wonderful Holiday gift tin filled with 3 large birthday cards and 2 mini cards. The mini cards are blank inside, but the large cards read ‘EAT DRINK & CELEBRATE! Happy …
This past Saturday morning was the annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for the Pittsburgh Arthritis Foundation. Obviously not the best place for a person on crutches, I still wanted to be apart of it! Arthritis has played a huge role in my life – especially within the past year. So instead of running or walking – …
Aye, Sorry that I need to write this, but the template that my site runs on is having all kinds of issues…. I’m quite frustrated to tell you the truth. My homepage is all wonky and it’s because of a bug in the code. Hopefully a new release will be coming soon and it’ll all …
I came across this post on twitter after @ChronicPainDad tweeted it out. As I started reading I thought this would be great to post on my facebook wall. The further I read the more and more I felt that it was me behind these words. Especially at this point… “Anywhere I go, my crutches …
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One of the first treatments, other than medication, that I tried were nerve blocks. I would meet with my Pain Management doctor and assess my pain. From January until June I went once a month and received a block. I received a lumbar sympathetic nerve block and the hope was that it would help …
Of course everyone’s thankful list is filled with family, friends, support, blah blah blah ya know. The usual. But I’m thankful for ME! You’re probably thinking wow. Such a ‘humble’ thing to say 😉 Haha but what I mean is I’m really thankful to be feeling almost back to normal (mindset wise). Earlier in the …
I felt like I just kept sinking and sinking deeper into a black hole and was slowly finding it hard to see the light at the top. (Catch up on why here) Think about it… if you are in constant pain, you can’t do what you used to do, all of your friends are doing …
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