Chicago area Diser's - check in here Part 4

[HERSEY]

jedi I love Costco's cake too

Ok He's done Cinnabon here I come. We may even get real food too. Talk to you all later.

 

[Debbie6221]

Okay everyone, I'm in the process of having a real pity party for myself (that's me playing a violen for myself)

I started having alot of knee pain after I started working out, and it's been getting progressively worse. Not only do they hurt, but they sound like crunching rice or squishy shoes when I bend at the knee or walk up stairs. So I decided to go to the doctor today for my sore throat and for my sore knees. He gave me an antibiotic for the throat and had x-rays done of my knees. He said the x-rays look fine, but obviously, my knees aren't fine (he can clearly hear the noise they make). So he's going to schedule an MRI done on my knees to see what is going on in there. He told me until then, no more working out, and no more putting any stress on the knee. He said that this could be a problem stemming back from when I ran before, or my knees could be out of alignment because I may walk abnormally due to my heal spurs (same like Bunchkins). He said that he can't say right now if I will ever be able to run again or not.

I told my mom that it's just not fair that I have all these problems, and they keep coming. I now have the following (and this is the reason for my pity party).
*Rosacea in the eyes
*The possible beginning stages of glaucoma
*Bulging disk, swollen joint, and arthritis in the neck
*Raynauds Syndrome in my hands
*The problem with my knees
*The heal spurs
*I'm sure liver damage is around the corner from all the Advil, Tylenol, and etc that I take everyday

Am I whining today? I'm afraid I am


Well, I guess I should go rest a little bit before Steph comes home.
Sorry to be a whiner today, but it felt kinda good to type this out and get it off my chest.

Talk to you later!!!

I always say..."Doesn't it suck to be a grown up!"
I hope everything is OK. My knee randomly makes that sound you’re talking about. It got really bad around my wedding for some reason. When they did an X-Ray they could see where my kneecap was rubbing against the bone. Now I haven't had it in ages. I have other problems!
I always thought my problems stemmed from living upstairs and constantly doing those stairs. Who knows, right? Half the time when you go to the doctor I feel like they are guessing about what’s wrong as much as we are. They just have more big words to describe stuff AND I really had to laugh when you mentioned liver failure because I tell myself that EVERY day! My arm & hand are still numb half the day and I am always like should I keep taking all these meds though!! Oh well. I guess we are all falling apart!

Thank God we have this place to come and vent (no one else listens).
Hang in there Slo…and know that some of us feel your pain.

Side note….this is just another reason why I don’t work out!

 

[Tiggerrn2]

Slo, to you to feel better. My knees have made that crunching sound for forever. You mean that isn't normal? Oh, I was sure I was just adding a little extra to the bend.
We're all getting old!!!! I keep waiting for someone to put me in a whole body MRI and tell me to start ordering all my bionic parts now. Either that or they tell me to work on my obituary!!! (Just kidding)
Had to go to the school this afternoon. Got a call from the school nurse. DS was He had a bad headache. Buchkin, I think it's all going around to everyone. This weather is tearing all of us up. Time to move to the Motherland. Just another reason to do it.

 

[Debbie6221]

OT Sorry....You know how you can rate a thread? How do you see what the thread is rated?

 

[jedi_librarian]

Side note….this is just another reason why I don’t work out!

Yep - that's my excuse somedays. Other days, it's because I'm too cold. And other days it's because I'm too hot. And sometimes it's because I'm tired. Other times because I've just eaten. Or maybe because I'm just hungry. I ALWAYS have an excuse for not working out.

 

[Debbie6221]

This is me in 1985 at NIU when the Bears won the Superbowl! It was crazy!
Do you guys recognize anyone?????

 

[slo]

I just love you guys!!!

Thank you my friends for you hugs and letting my whine a little. I normally don't feel sorry for myself, but today I was definitly having a "feel sorry for Sandy day"

My pity party is now over (they usually don't last very long). After I feel sorry for myself, I usually then try to reflect on all the wonderful things in my life, like my girls When I look at them, I always feel better

Now I just have to focus on getting this MRI, and finding out what the problem is. Hopefully it won't be all that bad, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it, because worse things could always happen.

Bunchkin - I totally agree with you about not over doing it Did your doctor tell you that you may be walking different due to your heal spurs? My doctor said that could possibly be one problem. I told him that the tongues of my shoes always shift to the sides - always!!

Jedi - Has Toby made it home yet?

HERSEY - I had to really chuckle at your post (it made me smile ) Sure, we can definitly have some cake at my pity party. Oh, but wait, my pity party is now over. Oh, what the heck, lets have cake anyway!!!!!
Becky - I saw that thread too Let us know how you like the book.

Debbie - What was your diagnosis for your arm and hand numbness? I remember you going to the doctor for it, but I can't remember the dianosis. If we end up having liver damage, maybe we can share a room and get a group rate
**Great picture - I think I see you

Tiggerrnn - I'm sorry to hear that your DS isn't feeling well Is he feeling any better now that he's home?



Well, I gonna run and see what the girls are doing.
Have a good night everyone!!

 

[Debbie6221]

Shoulder Impingement...maybe... No x-rays... no nothing yet.....just naprosin.

 

[jedi_librarian]

Hi, slo! I'm glad you're feeling better (pity-party wise)
Yes, Toby came back from Brazil yesterday morning.

 

[geffric]

SLO what they tell you is that if your knees are bothing you that you need new shoes for working out. A shoe may look ok on the outside but after about 3 months or so of working out you need new shoes. Geoff has the same thing with running too.. so and aspercreme to you.

Well work sucks... so I have been non existant here but hi to all and hope everyone feels better...

Geoff is going to a Model UN conference this weekend. He leaves tomorrow after school and they ( him and his team) stay at the Palmer House for the weekend ( along with a few hundred other kids for the conference. So he is very excited to be downtown by himself for 3 days. I feel a range of emotions. Last year they were very "cool" and went to Starbucks for hot chocolate every morning. so I gave him my Starbucks card.. now he is BMOC

 

[Bunchkin]

Debbie I think in your picture that you are on the far right and have fruit of some sort on your skirt?? Are those peaches??? Ahhh, the 80's!! And those curtains in the background are AWESOME DUDE!!


slo That pity party was short lived!!! I didn't even get any cake!!!
Tony has had bad knees for years from all the injuries he's had to them. Even with his surgeries they are not 100% and won't be until he stops working.
Knees are so important to our whole body that the only time we stop to think about what we are doing to them is when they hurt.

Geffric I hope Geoff has a great time at his conference and doesn't get too hopped up on hot chocolate!!

 

[KimRaye]

Slo, that was NOT a pity party! You shared and, altho I'm late, you saw how much we CARE about you, NOT pity you, including myself - now! Feel better!!!

Debbie, so nice to see you Tues as well! Hope it happens more often!

Jedi, glad Toby is back. PM reply is coming ............ BTW, power went out Monday at the Niles library as well as other places but, did you work that day?? The library was closed and Kelly went there to get a comp card but, no luck!


Ladies (and men who care, I guess ) - I read in People magazine the other day about a book that I think would be great as a Valentine's Day gift for nearly any guy! I bought it online the other night from Overstock.com, best price I could find (also will get a rebate from ebates.com) but, it's by Desperate Housewife Felicity Huffman (real life married to Bill Macy) and, it's called A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend. Sounds hysterical and, TOO TRUE!!! Check it out! Sounds good for ALL our "boy friends" (husbands, sons, male family relatives, etc.). Just my FYI for today.

GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KimRaye]

Debbie I think in your picture that you are on the far right

That's who I picked also.

 

[slo]

Boy, I'm not in the mood to go to work today
I hope we don't have very many people come in so I don't have to talk to much - my throat still hurts a lot.

Debbie - Both my Grandma and my MIL had shoulder problems. They both had a torn rotator (sp?) cup. When will your doctor start looking into that further?

Jedi - I'm glad Toby is back Have you talked to him? Did he have a good trip?

geffric - I agree about the shoes, they are very important
**I'm so sorry to hear about work being bad I'll send you lots of PD for the stress of work to go away soon
**I hope Geoff has fun this weekend. Kevin and I stayed at the Palmer House a couple of years ago and we really loved it

Bunchkin - Yes, that was a very short lived pity party, they never last long at all There's only 2 times that I can think of that my saddness lasted a really long time and that was when my Grandma passed away, and when my dog passed away. I usually can't stay sad for to long, because the girls crack me up - they can be so funny sometimes
**I sorry about Tony's knees You are so right about not knowing how important a part of your body is to you until the pain is there.
**I forgot to comment yesterday about poor Lauren falling down when she was going to the bus How was she when she came home last night? Give her a hug from me

Kim - Thanks for the hugs I appreciate it
**Also, thanks for the tip on the book. I will definitly check that out. Kevin's been reading alot of books lately, and he may enjoy that (so many books he reads are learning books for the fire dept and scuba diving).



Well, I gotta go get ready for work
Have a good day today everyone!!!

 

[roseprincess]

Hi all-
Sorry been MIA for a few days. Just keeping busy and a lot of stuff going on at home lately. Today my kids have a half-day of school. Parent teacher conferences this afternoon for both kids. Tomorrow they are off of school.
Took Matthew to cub scout den meeting last night.

Slo- I'm so sorry about your knees and all the other health issues
Please keep us posted when yor MRI is scheduled. PD for you Glad to hear that everything went well with your grandma's house closing and the house went to a good family

Geffric- continued PD for your job

Jedi- glad to hear Toby is back home safe. for you and Toby.

Can't remember who all has sick kids, but hope everyone gets better

Ok, gotta go.

Keep warm everyone!

 

[Debbie6221]

I heard there's a huge storm heading toward Florida.....................

 

[roseprincess]

I heard there's a huge storm heading toward Florida.....................

Cool pic, Debbie

 

[bigben]

Geffric - Your going on the "Repo" ? We were looking at moving our Eastern for this year, but when we did the math we couldn't swing it so quickly. Did you see it's not taking reservations anymore? What cat. are you? I'm green with envy right now 15 days to cool.
Deb - Cool pic!

 

[Becky2005]

Didn't someone here say they knew someone who was on the Extreme Make-over Home Edition?

Everything kind of blurs together in this thread (and the DIS community board so I can never remember exactly where I saw it).

Keep passing our local dry cleaners and finally was stopped enough in traffic to see what their window display was. It was something about "Proud to volunteer for Extreme Home Make-Over Edition" so I'm thinking there *must* have been a house done somewhere around Chicagoland. Although, I didn't hear any big news about it being in Geneva, not sure why that particular dry cleaner was picked (it's not as if we don't have an abundance of them around all our towns! ).

They had a newspaper article taped up but it wasn't as if I could actually READ that while sitting in my car in traffic. My eyesight isn't THAT good! The window display, sure, that is big enough for anyone to see; the article, not quite.

I'm sure it's been awhile because I have seen the window display up for a bit but was driving by it too fast to be able to really see exactly (and not cause an accident at the same time!).

Just thought I would ask here since I thought someone posted knowing someone but as I said I can't remember if it was this thread or just one of a million other ones I read.

 

[jedi_librarian]

My turn for the pity party. I feel lousy today. I was fine this morning, then a coworker told me something that totally hurt my feelings, and I have been like a leaky faucet all day - crying and getting teary, even at the public desk at work. Now everything in the world is getting to me and I'm totally feeling sorry for myself now. I get out of work in 5 mins and I just know that as soon as I get to my car to drive home, I'm just going to baul my eyes out.