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just me - 29 Oct 2005 15:35 GMT

sorry, just have to complain about getting old and all. I am finding that
having my dominant arm relatively useless for many tasks is a real pain when
cleaning house. Washing windows [we finally have a clear weekend!]is hard
with one hand since my other one just isn't working well when I reach up
above shoulder level [rotator cuff injury]. Vacuuming is a two handed affair
that I have to think about in order to avoid using my dominant hand
[grrrr......] and we won't even go there in discussing hanging out the
laundry [it's all going in the drier until i have better reach, sorry green
people!].

So, shameless pity me post. There's lots of people out there with much worse
to deal with, but today I am frustrated by myown little limitation, brought
to you by the aging process apparently. grrrrrr.....

-Aula,looking for better trained maids than DS [hubby is doing the
groceries - i can't lift half of them and it's his job anyway]

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Dizzysmamma - 29 Oct 2005 16:14 GMT

> sorry, just have to complain about getting old and all. I am finding that
> having my dominant arm relatively useless for many tasks is a real pain
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> -Aula,looking for better trained maids than DS [hubby is doing the
> groceries - i can't lift half of them and it's his job anyway]

I can so totally relate. Last weekend I did "something" to my right wrist.
I'm left handed but soon discovered just how much I use my right hand I
couldn't grip "anything". Its only been in the last couple of days that I'm
able to use it without significant pain. Still some deep aching going on in
there though and the occasional twinge when opening jars or bottles but at
least I can use it again. I hope you recover quickly.

Angela

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Rorqhual - 29 Oct 2005 22:00 GMT

> sorry, just have to complain about getting old and all. I am finding that
> having my dominant arm relatively useless for many tasks is a real pain
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> green
> people!].

You have the sympathy, but I would advise you to get the rotator cuff
checked out. My GP told me I had a rotator cuff injury, but an X Ray showed
it to be a calcium buildup in the joint. Since I was already geared up to
spend a long time healing, it was a great relief to have it fixed with a
simple cortisone injection into the joint (thankfully, Dr Kanangara, my
specialist, lectures on painless injection techniques and has written a book
for GPs called 'Straight to the Joint, so I didn't feel a thing.

Just get some X Rays or an ultrasound done on the shoulder, because if it is
a calcium buildup and it gets moved into the joint (by reaching too far or
banging the shoulder), the pain you have now will be a fond memory.
HTH

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just me - 30 Oct 2005 02:00 GMT

Rorqhual mentioned in passing :

> You have the sympathy, but I would advise you to get the rotator cuff
> checked out. My GP told me I had a rotator cuff injury, but an X Ray
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> be a fond memory.
> HTH

Thanks, Rorq. I will most definitely keep that in mind. It seems to be
getting worse instead of better, despite my doing the exercises she has
given me. I don't know if this is because I'm tensing up a lot in the
shoulder or what, but I am considering a trip back to the doc in a few days
if things don't start to show improvement.

-Aula

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