Turns out my Midlife Marathon will take place on the 2500th anniversary of Pheidippedes run in 490 BC! How cool is that? Also cool is that is takes place on Halloween. Halloween in Greece though not a big holiday for the Greeks is pretty exciting for me. I wonder if dressing up to run will be a "thing" that locals will do? Everyday we are a little closer! I am so excited to do this!
Arthritis be damned! I will run my marathon from beginning till end!
I am currently working on a themed online auction. It's a discover BC themed auction and I think I will run it in October. All you readers save your pennies. There will be some amazing packages to bid on!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
The crappiness of the diagnosis
The last couple of weeks I have had so much joint pain. In my toes on my left foot, the ankle of my right foot, my fingers, my wrists. Finally the Sunday before last my hands and feet swelled to twice their normal size- at least.
Could have been the heat, the beer, the huge amount of activity as I had company, was painting and cleaning, boating and so on. When Monday morning came and I was still swollen and every joint in both arms and legs hurt I knew I had better get in to see my Doctor.
Bless his heart he finally did the tests. Blood for Rheumatoid-Arthritis, x-rays for Osteoarthritis, urine to rule out the kidneys. And he prescribed Celebrex. Not that it has done much but taken down the swelling. The pain is ever present. In the past it was one joint for one season- for the most part I could avoid using the joint and everything would be OK. This year my whole body hurts. It sucks. It makes me way more bitchy and way less fun. I hate that.
But I digress. I take my Celebrex and wait for Friday when I go see him again and he says you have Osteoarthritis, there is no cure, the best we can do is mange the pain. Oh and as you get older it will get worse. More Celebrex. See you later.
It's a funny feeling when you are diagnosed with something you already know you have. I was relieved to know for absolute sure. I am a firm believer in knowing, once you know you can move forward. But I was also sad, very sad. I guess even though I knew it, I hoped I didn't. If that makes any sense. I just hoped the random joint pain was something else. And that something else would go away.
Will I still run Yes I will. I have even more reason to do it now and more reason to need the arthritis society and all it has to offer. Already it has helped by explaining to me what osteoarthritis is- as my Dr. didn't. And helping me to understand what I can do to control it and slow it down.
So knowing is moving forward and that is what I am doing now. With my run, with my diet, with my supplements. I can't cure it- yet- but I can try to make it less of an impact on my life.
Could have been the heat, the beer, the huge amount of activity as I had company, was painting and cleaning, boating and so on. When Monday morning came and I was still swollen and every joint in both arms and legs hurt I knew I had better get in to see my Doctor.
Bless his heart he finally did the tests. Blood for Rheumatoid-Arthritis, x-rays for Osteoarthritis, urine to rule out the kidneys. And he prescribed Celebrex. Not that it has done much but taken down the swelling. The pain is ever present. In the past it was one joint for one season- for the most part I could avoid using the joint and everything would be OK. This year my whole body hurts. It sucks. It makes me way more bitchy and way less fun. I hate that.
But I digress. I take my Celebrex and wait for Friday when I go see him again and he says you have Osteoarthritis, there is no cure, the best we can do is mange the pain. Oh and as you get older it will get worse. More Celebrex. See you later.
It's a funny feeling when you are diagnosed with something you already know you have. I was relieved to know for absolute sure. I am a firm believer in knowing, once you know you can move forward. But I was also sad, very sad. I guess even though I knew it, I hoped I didn't. If that makes any sense. I just hoped the random joint pain was something else. And that something else would go away.
Will I still run Yes I will. I have even more reason to do it now and more reason to need the arthritis society and all it has to offer. Already it has helped by explaining to me what osteoarthritis is- as my Dr. didn't. And helping me to understand what I can do to control it and slow it down.
So knowing is moving forward and that is what I am doing now. With my run, with my diet, with my supplements. I can't cure it- yet- but I can try to make it less of an impact on my life.
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