Today was my first trip to the physical therapist. Here's some of the interesting things that happened:
- She told me that the brace I'm wearing doesn't fit right so she measured me for custom ones. Hey, it's on Comp's dime, so why not?
- She was doing things like flicking my wrists with her finger and it hurt like heck. She said, "Yeah, you've definitely got a good case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." (DUH!)
- I had to laugh when we discovered that I am the weakest 29-year-old in recorded history. My strength test DID NOT REGISTER on her chart. I'm supposed to be able to do an 80 and I registered a 40 for the right and a 35 for the left. Less than the 10th percentile. Those numbers are pounds.
- This was the most laid-back doctor's office I have ever been to. Whenever Kate did something that hurt me, she would make a pouty face like she was going to cry. Compare that to Dr. Kim who shouted "No mercy!" as he did his electric test of death and guess who I like better. :)
- Kate was showing me the various things that cause CTS and two of them were fatigue and temperature. Coincidence that the symptoms started right after I started a night shift in a cooler?
- I'm supposed to not do any heavy work or gripping. How do you get through a day without gripping?
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Between the recent marathon on USA and my recent purchase of Season 1 on DVD, in the past two weeks I have seen almost 30 episodes of Monk- the obsessive-compulsive detective. I highly recommend it. The funny thing is that the show brings attention to your own obsessive-complulsive tendencies- or perhaps causes them? I recently did a masterful job cleaning two rooms in the house and when Kate gave me a dexterity test involving 9 pegs, I had to line them up in a row before I could start. Monk is making me a freak! :)
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This Week's Top Ten
1. Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
2. But It's Better When We Do- Panic! At The Disco
3. Your Ex-Lover Is Dead- Stars
4. Station Approach- Elbow
5. Wicked Light Sleeper- The Joggers
6. Sometimes the Sun- The Lashes
7. Conceived- Beth Orton
8. God is Going To Get Sick of Me- Aberdeen City
9. I Want To Be Buried in Your Backyard- Nightmare of You
10. Bottle Rocket- The Go! Team
3 comments:
You weakling you!!! LOL! Hey, you have good reason to be though. No gripping huh? Hmmmmm, okay, I won't go there. ;) My husband IS Monk, I swear to you! I live with it every single day of my life!! UGGGHHH!
Hugs and love,
Lisa
A) "She was doing things like flicking my wrists with her finger and it hurt like heck. She said, "Yeah, you've definitely got a good case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." (DUH!)"
That made me laugh. :P You should have flicked her back.
B) "that to Dr. Kim who shouted "No mercy!" as he did his electric test of death"
This gets funnier and funnier every time I read it.
C) "Kate was showing me the various things that cause CTS and two of them were fatigue and temperature. Coincidence that the symptoms started right after I started a night shift in a cooler?"
I had no idea those could cause CTS. How?!? Speaking of coolers, one time I was in charge of keeping the dairy stocked at the grocery store I worked at in high school and I had been doing it all day...I got FROSTBITE. FROSTBITE! From a dairy cooler!
D) "funny thing is that the show brings attention to your own obsessive-complulsive tendencies-"
I agree 100% :P
E) "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead- Stars"
I LOVE that song.
A) "She was doing things like flicking my wrists with her finger and it hurt like heck. She said, "Yeah, you've definitely got a good case of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." (DUH!)"
That made me laugh. :P You should have flicked her back.
B) "that to Dr. Kim who shouted "No mercy!" as he did his electric test of death"
This gets funnier and funnier every time I read it.
C) "Kate was showing me the various things that cause CTS and two of them were fatigue and temperature. Coincidence that the symptoms started right after I started a night shift in a cooler?"
I had no idea those could cause CTS. How?!? Speaking of coolers, one time I was in charge of keeping the dairy stocked at the grocery store I worked at in high school and I had been doing it all day...I got FROSTBITE. FROSTBITE! From a dairy cooler!
D) "funny thing is that the show brings attention to your own obsessive-complulsive tendencies-"
I agree 100% :P
E) "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead- Stars"
I LOVE that song.
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