Hello , its been awhile , I have been both busy as much as I can be with putting gardens to bed for the season and getting through physio therapy for my shoulder .
At the beginning of the summer I was diagnosed with Osteopenia which is the beginning stages of Osteoporosis they say I have moderate bone loss , so I am on a monthly medication for a year and am having to take certain supplements as well so far so good have to go back for a bone scan next May then a few weeks ago my left shoulder was very stiff and sore and I literately could not move it and it was painful so I went to a specialist and found out I have what is called frozen shoulder , I had lost all mobility in it , and it extended from mostly in the rotator cuff .
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive Capsulitis , Bursitis and Tendinitis and seems like every other itis they could throw at me lol it is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint yeah no kidding 😩 it dropped me to my knees it hurt so much and when the specialist started her therapy WOW !! I was in tears , hence the saying no pain no gain , well that's true in my situation , It has taken weeks of twice a week going to physio therapy , its not just the specialist working out the stiffness and knots out and moving my arm about she also uses a machine that pin points all the inflammation so she can work on particular areas I have it with in the shoulder muscles , shoulder blade and all down my arm . I have exercises to do at home as well .
Then to top it off she diagnosed me with Myofascial Syndrome ... oh great☹️
This
refers to pain and inflammation in the muscles and soft tissues of the body.
This is a chronic pain which can exist either at the site of original injury or
as a “referred” pain elsewhere within the patient’s muscles because the
condition affects the fascia, which is the connective tissue that covers the
muscles themselves. This referred pain is caused by the development of a
trigger point at the original site of injury, which then causes pain elsewhere.
Patients diagnosed with myofascial pain disorder will experience muscle pains
at specific trigger or tender points that can increase with activity or stress.
Active trigger points are characterized by extreme tenderness when
pressure is applied and remain tender at all times; latent trigger points have
the potential to develop into active trigger points, they are tender only when
pressure is applied or when they are aggravated by overuse, strain or injury.
Both active and latent trigger points can suffer from muscle weakness or
restriction of movement. So on that note I have been trying to keep it all together and just carry on the best I can but I am finding it all very physically tiring ... Then I realized I have it in my same side under my arm along my ribs and chest found that out quick , boy sneezing hurts now I tell you .
ok so now on to better things lol .
I have been however enjoying what the fall season has to offer all though not many of our trees have changed yet as lots are still green just the odd one has changed . I have been able to roam about and take photos and take in the season as best as I can still being outside from sun rise to sun set as the days have been soo lovely .
And looks like I am not the only one that has been enjoying the sunny days either lol !
I have been noticing these wonderful different coloured fungi about the un cut logs we have in our log shed and they are really amazing looking .
It was nice to have a fire today of scraps of wood and yard waste from the days clean up .
I am surprised at how many moths, butterfly's , bees and other bugs are still about this season as in the past they were long gone before now same goes with some of my flowers that are still going strong .
We have winterized our pond now and found that the two frogs big and small are staying in there and I saw a Mr Toad as well ,we leave some water and plants in it for them and just cover it with a clear flexible plexiglass like they use for some green houses and anchor it all down with some of the large river rocks leaving spaces for frogs to come and go as they please and for some air circulation so they are all snug in there for the winter .
Misty and I have also been enjoying our walks as usual in the chilly but fresh early mornings and some lazy afternoons on the patio as well .
WOW that was a winded post FEW ! my fingers are tired now from typing lol.
This is our Thanksgiving long weekend and I am cooking the Turkey here carving it and taking it to my in-laws up the road as the rest of the family helps out with a pot luck sort of supper when we all arrive and gather there dogs and all , looking forward to it .
Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians
Until next Time
Country Gal
