I thought I’d post a couple of updates of some of the things that have been going on lately:
- I saw my shoulder doctor last Wednesday. My right/rotator cuff shoulder (as opposed to my left replaced shoulder) has been bothering me. We did a steroid injection. The jury is still out on whether it is helping much. Sometimes it takes a few days. I hope I haven’t retorn something. I have an appointment in January to check the other shoulder and if things haven’t improved by then, we’ll have other conversations.
- My appointment with the retina doc came out fine. However, since I had a “sudden onset of symptoms” (flasher and floaters), I have to be checked again in about a month.
- My brother, who suffers with osteoarthritis and was told he needed both hips replaced, instead opted for stem cell therapy. He had the procedure last week and it takes a while for things to start regenerating, but apparently they’ve been having good success in cases like his. I hope so, and if it works, I hope the procedure will become more mainstream and possibly give other people the choice to avoid surgery.
- And finally, I lost four pounds last week using myfitnesspal.com. Nothing speaks like results. I am hopeful I have finally found a tool that will help me get on track toward my weight loss goals.
Other than that, life is quiet.
Hope you have a great Halloween. Thanks for checking in.
Congrats on the weight loss, Carla! That’s no small achievement. It’s hard to lose weight when faced with so many temptations every single day, so it’s great that you’ve found a tool that’s so helpful.
What happened with your eyes? Glad things look good but YIKES. Do you take plaquenil?
Hope the steroid shot works to relieve your shoulder pain… and good for your brother. I hadn’t heard about stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis. Mr Wren suffers from it in his hips, knees and shoulders, so I’ll mention it to him. I don’t know if the VA includes SCT in its arsenal against osteoarthritis, but it’s sure worth asking about.
Stay well. Good to hear from you!
Congratulations on the weight loss! It’s great that you’ve found something healthy that’s working for you
The eye thing – I hope whatever it was is gone for good, and all your follow-up appointments go just as well as this one did. Sorry to hear that the shoulder isn’t feeling so good. Still. How frustrating. I truly hope that the steroid injection kicks in and does its thing for you. Soon.
Stem cell treatment – I think I read something about that a while back. How cool that your brother was able to try it. Keep us posted, please, on his progress. Science is amazing in all the things that are being discovered!