It’s a semi-cloud-sun peeking through day but the wind is blowing enough that the home on wheels is doing a bit of rocking. Although the temps are pleasant and I was even able to open the door when I got up! Of course I didn’t get up until 10.45 AM! I had a really ruff night with knees hurting and the problem I have is laying to where my back is not screaming doesn’t fit with my knees! I’ve put in some semi-miserable nights of sleeping and unfortunately there really isn’t much that can be done which infuriates me!
They tell me I have 3 problems going on within my knees and therefore it’s hard to treat, I have OA & Rheumatoid Arthritis and Nerve damage due to spinal injury/MS. Due to years of taking steroids for my back/MS issues my body has grown allergic to steroids and I’ve had a problem with anything Aspirin since I was a young kid just like Latex! So that really limits my options and a side affect to treatments I received over the past few years for that dreaded word. Another complication I now have inflammation of the gastric and intestines areas that are causing weight gain, severe bloating, pain and incontinence issues and working to find a diet has been almost impossible as I'm finding more and more foods are not tolerable. The worst part is because it’s a bacterial infection no type of injections are possible to help with the knee pain as becoming Septic is a huge risk the doctors are just not willing to take. So the option is to try to treat the pain as best as possible and the worst part is learning to live with it! I’ve been told this so much of my life that those words go through me like fire and my blood starts boiling instantly! Because I took treatment for one health issue I have to suffer with another at time life sure can stink! I have tried multiple diet alternatives and special herbs and all that is out there.
I believe for me worse than the pain and trust me it’s horrific! Is that my independence is slowly slipping away from me. I’m dependent on either a person or electric wheels at this point in my life and I will be honest it’s hard at times to realize and accept!! There are some days I just don’t even want to get out of bed but I know I must and I think the fact that winter is close to approaching makes it worse because let’s face it being where it’s cold I do not have a choice but to spend most of it in bed as that is the only way I can keep the pain tolerable. Sitting, standing, bending and many others make my symptoms worse. Weight gain, severe bloating, fullness, swelling, pain, just pure misery. Anyway, enough of me.
The day turned out to be beautiful even though the wind continued to blow. Tomorrow is the first day of shotgun deer season and the youngest son stopped by to get things ready for the big weekend. Deer season has always been a major holiday in the Walters household since well before I joined the family.
What is fun about deer season is the family gathering and spending time together without all the hustle bustle of every day life as during this time nothing else in the world matters. It’s our own little world at the time. I’m even gonna get some Grammy time in with my precious jewel Princess Hailey!
