My Life

I haven't been posting much because I haven't been doing much.

Literally.

I took a fall on the Camino last Spring and nearly broke my wrist. 

I fell again at home in December. Both times it was due to depth perception issues - The first time I hadn't yet had cataract surgery and the second time was immediately after the surgery. 

The fall in December was a HARD fall - I tripped over a storage bin and fell flat onto my hardwood floor, catching myself with my arms.It knocked the breath out of me and I knew I was hurt, but I didn't know how bad until 6 months later.  I went ahead and took my van trip back to Georgia and home with no problems driving, just a little pain at night in bed.

Upon getting home, I started up at the gym and immediately knew something was wrong. I went to the doc, who sent me for imaging and I have a complete tear of the supraspinatus on my right rotator cuff, and my left is also damaged. I started PT but it has made it worse to the point I have pain lifting a coffee cup at this time.

I'm seeing a surgeon in 2 weeks (appointments are difficult to get) and hope to try to resolve this without surgery but we'll see.

Doc also complained about my high cholesterol but I refused statins. 

I'll tell you, I want to live to be 100 but it is a BITCH getting there!

It can be depressing.

Anyway, Joe and I were hoping to walk the Camino Ignatius this coming year, but looks like it will have to wait because I can't carry a pack and if I have surgery it could be 9 months before I can carry a pack.

So.. stay tuned. 

I'm not sure where my life is going.  I'm a little depressed - getting older isn't for sissies. But I'm hanging in there for now.

Love,

Annie