Sunday, I had a pretty swollen ankle – to the point that I actually broke out the ACE bandage/wrap thing. Monday, the pain had traveled into my knee and was pretty bad. Today, though, I almost couldn’t take a shower because I couldn’t lift my knee high enough to clear the tub. Unfortunately, my ankle is hurting now too. There’s just no good way to deal with this. I’ve taken two Aleve and two ibuprofen and been using my Liquid Freeze.
Month: February 2010
Doctors and Me
I don’t think it’s any secret that I’m not the biggest fan of doctors. If you’ve read some of my past posts, you know that I was misdiagnosed at the age of six with leukemia and told that I either needed to start chemo right away or I would be dead within six weeks. My mom says that’s why it’s called practice – sometimes doctors don’t know what they’re doing. For a good two to three years, I was getting blood drawn and other tests done all the time in an effort to figure out what was wrong with me. All in all, I’m pretty doctored out.
Oi!
One of the hardest things to deal with when you have arthritis, especially at a younger age, is the opinion of the people around you. It can be really difficult on days where an ACE wrap around your elbow or another visible spot could help with the pain. You get odd questions – “Oh.my.gosh, what happened to your arm? Are you okay?” It’s hard to explain why the wrap may be there one day and not the next.