"Think, Think, Think"

Remember the old 8 mm movie reels that we (if you're as old as I am) used to watch on a projector and a big screen, that my big strong Dad could put up soooo easily? Well, "bear" with me here .... did you ever watch Winnie the Pooh movies? I remember one in particular, when Pooh was sitting on a log trying to come up with a solution to one of his friends' problems. And he's sitting there thumping his finger to his temple, repeating "think, think, think". So here's where I come in. I'm feeling a little like Winnie the Pooh, except that I can't thump the side of my head because I need both hands to put my words on this blog. My creative juices seem to be at an all time low, and it couldn't have come at a worse time. Yeah ... just in time for me to create my stupendous, outrageously funny, but meaningful Christmas letter.

So who to blame??? I'm thinking of blaming my inspirations for this blog - you know who you are. I'm wasting all my creative thinking on this blog. But if I'm really honest with myself, it's probably just me, feeling quite boring right now. Nothing really exciting is happening, except for my new car I got today, and MRI on my old & achey elbow (see below), and I spent several days in Florida last week. See how boring my life has become?!?

So about the MRI. Some of you may remember that I had shoulder surgery last January. With my left arm in a sling for a loooong 10 weeks, I continued on with all the work that a Mother typically does, except that I of course, only used my right arm for everything! Yup, sure enough, at about 10 weeks my right elbow started showing signs of "tennis elbow". I wanted to scream at the Doctor and say, "I wish I had been playing tennis, it would've been a lot more fun than laundry and housework with one arm!" So two cortizone shots later, and an evaluation by my Physical Therapist sister-in-law, I moved from my shoulder doctor to an elbow doctor. She's suspicious that it's more than just a little tennis elbow, in light of the fact that I can't fully extend my arm and also have trouble turning my hand palm up (that's supination to you medical people). Results from the MRI tomorrow, and then we'll go from there. I will say though that I had my first PT appt. today, and after some TLC, ultrasound, and Electrical Stim, I am feeling some relief from the intense pain whenever I use my arm for it's intended uses. I'll keep you posted!

"Think, Think, Think"!