JKerner59's blog

So I was elated that my second PT appointment on Tuesday went very well (for my knee) and yesterday felt the best I had felt in ages (kneewise).

I take a dear friend to a doctor's appointment, have some lunch and then stop on the way home at Wal Mart to pick up a few items. While my friend and I are turning down the dairy aisle, the Wal Mart manager is having one of these worker 'rah rah' meetings with hooting and hollering.

Hi, had my first appointment with the physical therapist to rehab my left knee and hopefully get rid of the pain. My therapist, Nikki, was wonderful and actually told me that my own diagnosis of IT band syndrome was probably right on target. The IT band runs from your hip to your knee and narrows significantly at your knee. When it is inflamed, the motion going over bone in your knee becomes very painful.

If you saw the way I looked this morning, you would think I had on my Halloween costume. Bad night with knee pain again...what is it about sleeping on my side that makes the left knee hurt so badly...so I've been up since 4 a.m.

Looking forward to Thursday when I get to see the physical therapist. Please pray for me that they have answers.

Dropped by the pain specialist yesterday and switched my prescriptions out to tramadol to help with the fibro. Can't do without that medication to keep the widespread pain at bay.

Beautiful weekend here in Orlando..plan on doing a little yard work...if my body will cooperate..LOL!

Had an appt. Thursday with acupuncturist..she was very knowledgeable and good at explaining how the needles worked to bring healing to the pained body parts...pleasant experience but no perceived pain relief afterwards.

Monday morning I am going to a female chiropractor who came highly recommended by a dear friend. Just throwing money away trying to get to the root of my knee pain and fibro pain.

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Hi everyone...as always wishing for low pain levels for you all!

I am going to my first visit next week with a pain doctor to control my fibro pain and sciatica, knee pain, etc.

Due to the new DEA regulations regarding narcotics, my primary care physician will no longer write me a script for pain pills ...he is limited in what he can write in one year.

How is everyone today? I know some days are better than others..so hoping this is one of the better days.

Tomorrow I go back to the ortho for my knee pain..I think its the ligament on the side of my knee causing the issue..we shall see.

Hi..fibro is holding steady at about a 5 out of 10. I went to the ortho doc today for my painful left knee. He said it was lack of cushioning (bone on bone) and gave me a shot into my knee of some sort of lubricant which is supposed to help.Too bad I could not use a little crisco or wesson oil out of my pantry...LOL! Icing or two days per his orders then I can try walking again..he also started me on a supplement.

The sun finally returned to orlando today..nice and hot day so we can start to dry out. It is supposed to be nice for the weekend..I hope a little cooler!

So today and yesterday were good fibro days only to be upstaged by knee pain. Guess it is back to the ortho to find out what has turned my successful menicus tear knee surgery in june go bad.

I am about to grow gills...it has been raining every day in Orlando for weeks...hot, muggy and rain...I don't know how people in seattle handle months of rain...not having any good hair:lol::lol: days..LOL!

Here is a good laugh for my fibro friends...the bread I baked last night...well even though I had the jar of yeast sitting out with all the other ingredients...in my fibro fog, I forgot to put it in the breadmaker. LOL! So I tried again this afternoon and am happy to report it rose just fine.

Todays achiness was about a 5 or 6..my knee that was operated on in June successfully started bothering me as soon as I started walking on the treadmill, which according to everything I was told should have been good therapy. Oh well, just another pain to cope with.

:lol: Another exciting day at the homefront...not!....this morning was the first time I have ever slept through my husband leaving for work. I must have been in a coma! I am usually up at 5:30 am having coffee and seeing him off for the day. Woke up at 6:30 instead.

Achy and fatigued today so I took it easy and worked on a rag baby blanket for a friend.

Baking a loaf of buttermilk honey bread in the bread maker to go with my roasted chicken dinner. I love the smell!

Sending wishes for low pain levels to all my fibro friends!