« evah so much better | Main | comfort shoes »
January 13, 2005
pretending all is normal
yesterday, i stopped wearing the sling. i drank close to 4 liters of water through the day in an effort to flush out some of this puffiness, which i suspect (and hope) is partially water retention. i ran my humidifier during the night to stay hydrated... my house is very dry in the winter. i had my second set of x-rays done and the orthopedist seemed very pleased with the progress i've made.
today, i drove spacepod to work. i wore jeans (it's bearable so long as i am careful). i tried putting my contacts in (to avoid wearing the now-hated old glasses), but they were extremely irritating and my eyes turned all red, which is uglier than these glasses, so i took them back out.
on monday i have my first physical therapy appointment; on tuesday, i get my eyes checked for the first time in probably ten years. over the weekend i plan to peruse specs and 20/20 eyeworks for frames (though i may just get the same frames again if i can).
my elbow is a bit sore but i can do a lot with it now and i think it's good to do as much as i can, within reason.
Posted by lisa at January 13, 2005 11:51 AM | TrackBack
Comments
yay for being mostly healed! and yay for new glasses. i want cute new glasses from specs!
Posted by: alicia on January 13, 2005 12:19 PM
I think I read somewhere that the body can respond to stress by retaining water. Sounds weird, but even if it's not true drinking lots of water is probably the best thing you can do for that.
Posted by: Sarah on January 13, 2005 01:44 PM
interesting. i also ate a lot of convenience foods while i was home because i couldn't prepare fresh foods very well, and i figure the extra sodium and chemicals and crap didn't help.
anyway, i'm on liter #2 so far today.
Posted by: lisa on January 13, 2005 01:54 PM
if you go to specs, go to their shop at southpoint mall and hope that georg (the dark haired guy) is there. he's the best at picking out funky glasses for you. ruth (at the store on 9th street) is good, too, but doesn't push your limits as much as george does. ;-)
Posted by: christa on January 13, 2005 02:06 PM
Have you tried the DeTox tea from Yogi Tea? It has lots of "flushing" action to it, I think -- not just for water, but other stuff. You can get it at the Durham Food Co-op, for sure. I'm not sure where else. The box also shows a yoga stretch that's for detox work. When I was sick in December, I really appreciated the stuff. Oh, and the tea tastes good, too!
Posted by: Phil on January 14, 2005 12:16 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.