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[drumstick diva]

Micro

 

[microchick]

Thanks Bruce and DD. Yeah, now that I know what is going on I'm okay. Mind you I'm not happy. This is progressive and destructive. But knowing what is going on is a relief given the amount of discomfort and the weird periodic numbness I was suffering in my fingers and hands along with the constant stiff neck I have. Now I know why I can only sit upright without back support for a short period of time and why my 'pitching arm' has weakened considerably.

Knowledge is power. I can cope knowing but it was Hades not knowing.

In the meantime I'm making a bucket list of projects I want to get done before I see the doctors in a week and a half and they tell me 'oh no, you cannot do that!' Most have to do with construction projects the biggest being a brick walkway we want to put in leading from the deck stairs. Plus T-Rex hatched herself another chick overnight with one more left to pip so she needs a pen. Right now she is inhabiting my brooder in the 'brooder room'. Plus we need to top off our firewood then there is the sand that we need to bring up from the timber so my 'dust bath' tire for the birds is finally completed. Oh, and clear the trails so we can walk back there!

Then there is the ongoing training of the cattle dog pups who are growing like weeds. One ran up to me last night outside. Stopped in front of me and in one fluid movement jumped straight in the air and planted a kiss on my chin before bounding off to rejoin the others. Such happy young dogs.

Like I said, long bucket list!

I did get the top to my quilt project basted together. Put the last piece in last night and yes, pictures sometime today. I have to adjust two squares as they are a bit cattywampus. Plus I have a second quilt project going putting a new top on a quilt that I never really liked and requilting it.

There are projects on the books now that I know I cannot do though and that is tough for me because I like building things.

Plus I like being busy.

@CapricornFarm, one other bit of advice I'd like to pass on is watch your tylenol intake and absolutely no 'adult beverages' in any shape or form. For the Tylenol they now advise no more than three grams (that's 3,000 mg) per day but if your liver enzymes are elevated I would drop that even more to 2,000 mg per day or less. And if you can take vitamin I (ibuprofen in the cycling world) instead.

The restriction on wine was the hardest for me because I love a glass of good wine on occasion or even a wine cooler on a hot summer day. Those are the worst to consume if you have gout.

Now that hurts....

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks Bruce and DD. Yeah, now that I know what is going on I'm okay. Mind you I'm not happy. This is progressive and destructive. But knowing what is going on is a relief given the amount of discomfort and the weird periodic numbness I was suffering in my fingers and hands along with the constant stiff neck I have. Now I know why I can only sit upright without back support for a short period of time and why my 'pitching arm' has weakened considerably.

Knowledge is power. I can cope knowing but it was Hades not knowing.

In the meantime I'm making a bucket list of projects I want to get done before I see the doctors in a week and a half and they tell me 'oh no, you cannot do that!' Most have to do with construction projects the biggest being a brick walkway we want to put in leading from the deck stairs. Plus T-Rex hatched herself another chick overnight with one more left to pip so she needs a pen. Right now she is inhabiting my brooder in the 'brooder room'. Plus we need to top off our firewood then there is the sand that we need to bring up from the timber so my 'dust bath' tire for the birds is finally completed. Oh, and clear the trails so we can walk back there!

Then there is the ongoing training of the cattle dog pups who are growing like weeds. One ran up to me last night outside. Stopped in front of me and in one fluid movement jumped straight in the air and planted a kiss on my chin before bounding off to rejoin the others. Such happy young dogs.

Like I said, long bucket list!

I did get the top to my quilt project basted together. Put the last piece in last night and yes, pictures sometime today. I have to adjust two squares as they are a bit cattywampus. Plus I have a second quilt project going putting a new top on a quilt that I never really liked and requilting it.

There are projects on the books now that I know I cannot do though and that is tough for me because I like building things.

Plus I like being busy.

@CapricornFarm, one other bit of advice I'd like to pass on is watch your tylenol intake and absolutely no 'adult beverages' in any shape or form. For the Tylenol they now advise no more than three grams (that's 3,000 mg) per day but if your liver enzymes are elevated I would drop that even more to 2,000 mg per day or less. And if you can take vitamin I (ibuprofen in the cycling world) instead.

The restriction on wine was the hardest for me because I love a glass of good wine on occasion or even a wine cooler on a hot summer day. Those are the worst to consume if you have gout.

Now that hurts....

Micro, I hate what you are having to face. I know getting older is the pits, but we need to go on. Hugs.
I mostly gave up alcohol because of my IBS. At Christmas I like a bit of Kracken in the egg nog. Maybe once a month I have a beer. My top beverage is water followed by cold green tea and gator ade on very hot days. I rarely take anything for discomfort, though lately I have taken the occasional Voltaren.

 

[Peep_Show]

I just skimmed and had to do a double-take. I thought the above said "I'm like a Kracken with eggnog." Brain did a "Whaaaa?"
Okay. Yeah. I amuse myself.

 

[microchick]

@capricornfarm. I know you are dealing with your own demons right now on top of having neck issues so you know first hand what is going on. No, getting old is not easy but I'm trying to look at it from the POV that it could be a lot lot worse. Like DH said. At least they didn't tell me I have a malignant tumor on my spine or something that is terminal going on so I consider myself lucky and know I can deal with it.

Sometimes I think the good Lord just smacked me between the eyes with a 2X4 like a stubborn Missouri mule and told me to slow down and take better care of myself. I've always worked hard. Just the way I am put together. Now it's time to now work so hard and enjoy life. My spine will serve me better and longer if I do.

I'm just as relieved as I can be to finally know what is happening to my spine.

 

[perchie.girl]

I was a big beer drinker and Wine and hard liquor on occasion... Pretty much quit when i had cancer about three years ago... Still had the occasional Guiness or Gin and tonic... or glass of Cab...

Wound down off that for the next surgery and weight loss..... so now I am ok for alcahol but the caution is Not too much... I opened My MOdelo Negro.... Very dark stout Mexican beer... My favorite outside of Guiness. Could only drink two sips and I was full.... Very fine bubbles on it... I had to give it to my son. So No waste here.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

By the way it still tasted awesome.

 

[microchick]

I've never been a big beer fan. Some of the popular brands give me headaches, maybe an allergy to the hops they use. But on those very very very rare occasions that I indulged in a 'brew' I did enjoy the Modelo Negro. It just has such a rich deep flavor different from most beers.

 

[perchie.girl]

I've never been a big beer fan. Some of the popular brands give me headaches, maybe an allergy to the hops they use. But on those very very very rare occasions that I indulged in a 'brew' I did enjoy the Modelo Negro. It just has such a rich deep flavor different from most beers.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I've never been a big beer fan. Some of the popular brands give me headaches, maybe an allergy to the hops they use. But on those very very very rare occasions that I indulged in a 'brew' I did enjoy the Modelo Negro. It just has such a rich deep flavor different from most beers.

I had beer in a pub in England. It was awesome! I like dark beers too.