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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 05, 2007 - 10:20 am
LOL costa too funny--i can show them what a bad knee looks like i have mri's to prove it LOL 
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 06, 2007 - 1:28 pm
ughhhhh--p.t. today and now my right(good leg) hurts! she worked both legs today(with weights) and i was walking around a work about 2 hrs later and got this god-awful pain in my right leg in the same spot my left leg has it--(right leg actually hurts worse now!) i think i will call my orth on monday and say you want pain come see me now--ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 06, 2007 - 3:13 pm
Oh no, Nancy!!!! Maybe you should call the PT person and let her know. As well as the ortho guy. I'm so sorry!!!
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 06, 2007 - 3:18 pm
oh i will-- its funny the p.t. today verbalized to be what i've been thinking which is that the p.t. is not helping and that my ortho will more than likely schedule surgery--she said that my range of motion is better(by 4 degees) but since the swelling and pain is the same its probably going to require surgery(doh) she did say to keep up the exercise at home and the p.t. because it will help with after surgery recovery--(which i've also mentioned here)--so at least she and I are on the same page--now to get the surgeon to just do it! 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 06, 2007 - 3:33 pm
I think it's a good thing the ortho guy is being conservative. Mine is, too. It's why he wants me to do the entire PT thing yet again. It's like 50/50 that he'll actually find anything he can fix. Not good odds.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 7:26 pm
OK, not knees again but... First PT appt today, for eval. And OMG!! Talk about pain! Yeah, OK, so she had to put me in zillions of positions to test everything. But did she HAVE to stick her danged thumb RIGHT ON THE SPOT WHERE IT'S SORE? FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES? Ice, Advil, rest... nothing is helping today. <sigh> Her analysis? I have "loose ligaments". And that, apparently, is what's not helping matters. Apparently, my left shoulder is looser than the right, and she thinks if we work the muscles it'll help to stabilize it and reduce the pain. Why do they ask "What do you want out of this?" Um, NO PAIN?????? So, twice a week for a month. With homework (three sets of six exercises) every day I'm not there. Hmmm... I wonder if I can count the PT exercises towards my minutes in the workout thread? 
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Tuesday, July 10, 2007 - 8:25 pm
Wednesday I have an apt for a bone density scan... 
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 7:36 am
Good luck Mame!
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 2:20 pm
costa i hope your feeling a little better today after your pt session--for me my pt sessions have doneabsloutely nada--my therapist(who is leaving boohoo) said she has a strong feeling i'll be having surgery soon and that she's usually right about these things--in fact she was going to send it on in the report to my dr. i wish i didnt have to wait another 3.5 weeks to see him! good luck mame!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 4:41 pm
I don't have high hopes for PT fixing my shoulder. I already have good muscle tone. And if it's due to my freaky "loose ligaments" then there's nothing surgery can do. So I'm thinking I'm screwed. And I'm still in quite a bit of pain after yesterday. This totally sux, doesn't it Nancy?
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 5:07 pm
THanks Ladies! Had me a bit o' Rant in my folder today about PAIN.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, July 11, 2007 - 5:12 pm
Costa, do you have these "loose ligaments" in the one shoulder only, or do you have them in general in other joints?
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 7:17 am
I am, apparently, a freak of nature. ALL of my ligaments are "loose." There are three "tests" and I "passed" all three with flying colors (bending thumb back, bending pinky back, holding arm out straight with palm up). So what I apparently thought was flexibility ain't... I'm a freak. And yes, both shoulders have that loose ligament thing. But the shoulder that's giving me problems is OBVIOUSLY looser. You can actually see the shoulder MOVE when it's pressed from front to back more than on the right side. Freak of nature. Me. Figures. <sigh>
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 10:15 am
You mean not everyone can hold their arm straight out with the palm up? (another weird thing about me?) DD #1's loose ligaments caused her some trouble during high school, with frequent ankle sprains. She can pass the freaky finger tests too. DD #3 can do a very freaky twisty arm thing. You should see what happens with her elbows when she attempts to do a pushup, too! (Why anyone should attempt to do a pushup, I'll never know, but apparently male PE teachers think it is important.) You're in good company, Costa. Freaks of nature are some of my favorite people. My sympathies and best wishes to Nancy, Costa, MameB and all who are living with constant pain.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 10:24 am
Thanks Mak! Today is better. Thank heavens for good good good meds. My hands are a bit puffy but otherwise, I'm feeling better.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 10:50 am
It's not the arm out straight thing... It's the position of the inner elbow when you do it. And I dunno what freaky arm twisty thing DD can do, but it apparently freaks people out that I can put both arms behind my back and reach around towards the front and almost touch fingers. (It's like, reach your right arm behind your back and try to touch your left boob. LOL.) And oddly enough, these loose ligaments of mine have never ever caused me any problems! I sprained my ankle when I was in first grade (slipped on a wet playground while jumping rope). I've never had any other problems... no sprains, no strains, nothing. I'm wishing I had some meds. Wanna share??? ETA: I think I'm just cranky. First, cause I've never been called a freak before. And second because I really don't think PT is gonna work. And I'm at a loss at what my next steps are going to be.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 12:16 pm
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 12:17 pm
Costa, I WISH I could help. Last night I took a muscle relaxant, and also a tylenol 3 (it has codein). This morning I took Surgam which is an anti-inflamatory. And I am feeling considerably better. Tomorrow I go for a facial with a friend to a spa, and that should also relax me. I'm hoping to get a massage at the massage school around the corner tonight. You leave a message and they call back with an apt.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 5:01 pm
(((Costa))) I don't think you're a freak of nature. I was just playing with your choice of phrase because I found it funny. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. You know I had to try that arm-to-boob thing, don't you? LOL! I can reach around just to the armpit. DD's elbow seems to be able to turn around nearly in a full circle.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 5:53 pm
Oh Mak! I didn't take offense! Like I said, I'm just grumpy cause if that's the reason, there's nothing they can do. Not that I agree, since I've never had any injuries as a result of my freakishness! And of COURSE I knew you hadda try that arm-to-boob thing! I can reach around all the way to the right side of my left boob! I know what DD's elbow is doing... I bet she can hold her elbow still and completely turn her hand over from palm up to palm down, and not move her elbow at all! That said... I'm not double-jointed!! Just loose! And a freak! <sigh> 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 - 9:19 pm
Costa, you certainly can count your PT.. Heck you are, or will be, doing work intended to build up those muscles. I used to do some of my home stretches for my shoulders (not the ones with the elastic bands but ones I could do without any device or wall) part of the time on the pads between machines at Curves. Helped quite a bit.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 2:40 am
It takes a confident woman to admit she's loose and freaky. DD1 hasn't had any trouble with the loose ligaments since she quit playing sports. I hope they don't cause her grief as she ages. Most things do though, don't they? I think DD3 is just double-jointed. She can do a funny thing with her hip too.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 7:49 am
DD1 shouldn't have to worry. Heck, I'm old and I've never had problems. And wouldn't be having problems now if I hadn't gotten hit by a car!
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Nancy
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 5:49 pm
ouch costta i don't think i knew you were hit by a car--that sucks--a women at work was hit last fall as she was in a crosswalk--she was out for a week or two but lucky enough it wasn't more serious. p.t. today--more taping of knee--which i prompltly untaped tonight--mostly because it wasn't sticking very well--i'm going to look for something better tomorrow --i don't have a planned p.t now for 11 days cause my therapist left and the women she's turned me over to is on vacation for 3 weeks--and the assistant i've been working with lately is on vacation next week. i don't think it's been helping much anyway but this week will tell for sure ...i'm going to do some 'gym' work myself-(we have a gym at work but not everything i've used at pt) there i do bike/weighted leg lifts/and the total gym--at work we have a bike and elliptical and treadmill but i haven't used either of those since i hurt my knee so am afraid to try without first doing it at p.t., so for now i'll just do the bike for 15 minutes 3x next week and some leg lifts with weights but not the pulley system at p.t.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Friday, July 13, 2007 - 6:43 pm
Ouch, I didn't know about the car either. That would add a whole new dimension to any pain! I hope you find the help you need.
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