I got a Bountiful Basket on Saturday that my friend Amy was SO nice to pick up for me. Look at all of this produce!! Some I already had, but most came from the basket: So far this week, I've had a lot of apples and pears, sweet potato fries, and sautéed butternut squash and […]
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Aaaaand Now We Wait….
I made it through my PRP!! I was a little nervous about the pain I expected to experience during the procedure, but it turned out to not be that bad! Here's how it went: I got to the office an hour early so they could draw blood and prepare the platelets. They drew two 60ml […]
PRP Tomorrow
A lot of you already know that I got my results back from my ultrasound on Wednesday. Here is the report: My tendon is torn, and has scar tissue and fibrosis, i have bursitis in both legs, and inflammation of both hamstring muscles and my piriformis. how 'bout them apples? Tomorrow, I am getting PRP […]
Pieces of the Mystery Puzzle
Good news my friends! My MRI came back looking great. In fact, the PA and doctor said they wished they saw more MRI's like mine come through their office. So I have a backbone and it looks beautiful lol! Is it crazy that part of me was hoping for something to show up wrong? The […]
Back too soon….
I've been back to work for three full days now, and apparently, I went back too soon. I will be going back on leave again effective tomorrow. This is the right decision for me to get better, but it really really sucks to be honest with you guys. It felt great to be doing my […]
Knee Pain Diagnosed!
I’m fixable! At least the doctor says so….I had my appointment today with Dr. Sherman of Southwest Spine and Sports to get my knee checked out. It turns out, I have what is called patellofemoral syndrome, or patellofemoral pain syndrome. There are a few causes, but my problem is that my kneecap (patella) does not […]