Oooh my aching back (and knees)…
For those who have been interested, and those who are not, as to why I have been somewhat out of the “crafting” scene lately, well, here’s the answer…
I first noticed this last year when my husband and I returned from his daughter’s wedding in Denver, we live in New Mexico. On the drive back, my back started hurting real bad during the drive back. I thought that I had pulled a muscle during the time we took to get out there and coming back. I decided to see my doctor. She suggested an X-ray and pain meds. Well, the X-ray showed arthritis (what a surprise). First I tried a program that is offered through my husband’s work, going online and working with someone over the phone (that did not help). They lead me to a Chiropractor. That did not help. I finally went to a spinal pain clinic. I now have some answers and help. I have degeneration of the facet joints in my back and the doctor there at the pain clinic has given me some cortisone injections and sent me to physical therapy to help me work on a program to do at home.
Now for my knees. I suspect that my knees and back are linked together because my knee problems are a chronic problem. I have osteoarthritis in both of them and was told that I would have had to have new ones by now. Well, I do not want to do any surgeries yet so I am doing more physical therapy and now the Hyalgan Injections into my knees to help with the arthritis. Hopefully soon I can be released from PT to go off and work out in a senior center gym to build up my muscles and cardiovascular system on my own time. I do want to get back to creating.
