joprud

Hey Bruce,

I was very glad to read that you were out keeping busy and not at home still feeling sick. I hope you’re remembering to not overdo too much and trying to sneak in a wee bit of resting now and then. I’d hate to see you end up hurting yourself again. I know it’s hard...I tend to push the limits some...especially when my pain level is staying on an even keel for a while...I figure I got things under control and can start increasing the activity level some...I always seem to end up paying for it though...So please be careful...and try to take good care of yourself...as I’ve stated once or twice...okay maybe a few times...okay alot....we need ya around here...so ya can’t be hurting yourself...keepin’ busy we can take...but no bein’ away in pain...or sick.

As for me....weeellll...ya know what I said above about overdoing.... well I kinda maybe did it again...I’m not exactly sure what it was though...It kinda started with the trip to Sudbury...But I was expecting that...even my PT expected I’d be a little worse....but it is continuing to get a little worse every day....It’s both my neck and my lower back...the neck shoulders and arms are worse right now though...and the leg symptoms are starting up a bit again...pins and needles and weakness and stuff...It could also be due to my PT starting me on the exercise ball...She added a couple of new ones that she wasn’t exactly sure if I was ready for or not...said we’d see how I felt this week...or it could be the fact that I’ve been working at my buddy’s store from open till close 6 days a week...but it’s not hard work and I’m free to sit, stand, walk, whatever I need...and I love it ....or it could just be a combination of everything. I know exactly what Mel will say to me...she will tell me to bug Dr Kouros to give me a referral to Dr. Magee to get trigger point injections...and I know she’s probably right that I should at least give it a try...and I certainly trust her opinion...but whenever I think about it...hmmm....let me see....how can I best describe my feelings...ah I know .... BAAAWWWWKKK... just the thought of someone going anywhere near my spine makes me squirm...but I am thinking about it...’cause it really would be nice to be possibly pain free for a little while...I think that’s what bugs me...that there is only a possibility that it will help...we’ll see...I’m thinking

Me bud's are here...talk to ya soon

ME



[This message has been edited by joprud (edited 05-04-2003).]