Summertime!

[curiouswombat]

We have had a week of glorious weather - dry, calm, sunny, and warm for us although I know pondhopper would think it cold! (We have had daytime temperatures of 16-22C.)

I spent a lot of the week helping do 'teas' at church for all our motorcycling visitors, and there are one or two pictures

Here are a couple of pictures of the crowds taken between races -





Some people simply basked in the heat between races -



And some people didn't bother much with the bikes at all, but sat in the sun and read -



The church gardens looked nicely green - after such a late, bleak, winter -



And people are very respectful of the remembrance garden and don't mess it up, but are grateful for somewhere pleasant to rest for a while.

And finally - here is our new minister, ministering ...



I'm not sure what she had said to the two gentlemen - but it seems to have made them happy!



But I think I mixed one to many cakes by hand, and carried one too many heavy things, as my left shoulder and arm became very painful and more or less non-functional. This has happened before - this is the third time in maybe 18 years and it is not only painful, but incapacitating as I am left handed. The worst problems are that it makes typing difficult - so no writing, and that it makes it impossible for me to sleep well - if I lie on that side it hurts, if I lie on the other side then there doesn't seem to be anywhere to put it comfortably - and the only place I can sleep much is, weirdly, on the settee. And this annoys S2C as he feels that if I am on the settee he needs to be very quiet, lower the lights, etc. - even though I tell him that I am so tired that it honestly makes no difference.

Last night I actually slept in the single bed in D-d's old room - this seemed to help a bit. And I have applied heat pads, taken regular ibuprofen, rubbed voltarol emulgel into it, and now have my mum's TENS machine... and, as you can tell by the amount of typing here, it is recovering. If the last couple of times are anything to go by it could be a week or two for it to get close to normal, but at least it is usable now!

And, as I couldn't bake or help at church yesterday, D-d and I went out to lunch, over at Niarbyl, and ate seafood salads whilst gazing out to sea - but I fear there are no pictures!

Comments

[spiced-wine.livejournal.com]

Oh, how horrible! (Not the nice weather) but your arm.
I am glad it is getting better now. Mum's fiance used a TENS machine on his back, and found it very effective.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is really frustrating - especially the not sleeping. I'm going to have a session with the TENS before bed to see if it will help.

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Aha! Suspicions confirmed - cooking is dangerous! :) Sorry about your arm. It's so frustrating when you can't use your dominate hand. Hope it heals quickly.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I really should use the mixer more - but lots of things are just so much better when you fold the ingredients in by hand.

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll soon feel better. *hugs*

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - it is improving so I'm hoping to be back to normal reasonably quickly.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Sending healing vibes asap! Hope you feel better soon.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thanks you - it is really annoying - but it is improving a bit, thank goodness.

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

I hope your arm settles down quickly. I had something similar last year and it was horrid. I hope SC2 is making you lots of cakes and spoiling you :D

The weather looks wonderful.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I hope SC2 is making you lots of cakes and spoiling you :D

Fat chance!!

The weather is lovely today, too - I think, after church, I might bask a bit!

[shirebound]

The weather *does* look glorious. Summer is so welcome this year!

I know how debilitating arm or hand pain can be (I have a tiny TENS unit also). I'm so glad you're starting to feel better.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Summer is very welcome - winter did drag on...

Yes - you'll understand exactly how annoying it is to not be able to type because it hurts.

[myrhiann.livejournal.com]

I agree that the weather there was absolutely perfect, which is demonstrated by the photos. It looks like a lovely place to have been.

I'm so sorry that you have RSI. I was put on a disability pension in my 50's, due to that. 10 years before I had learned Reiki, mainly to relieve back pain and eye strain, but it also helped the RSI. It is worthwhile to be able to do that, you can also help other people with it, but the nicest thing is that when you are working on someone else the energy will top up your own levels first, before transmitting to the 'patient'. I hope your arm heals quickly.

I think the pleasant lunch with D-d was well earned.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I don't really understand the concept of sending healing - but I know a number of people for whom it works. If you feel up to sending some in this direction it would be gratefully received.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

So sorry that your arm/ shoulder hurts, but glad you figured sound something to help. Gah!

Your weather sounds like ours, though today isn't as sunny. The next couple are projected to be sunny and 75f/23c ish, but back to 50sf/teens-c & rain by mid week. It's been a good week to sit in my back yard with a good book!

And fun pictures!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The mixture of oral meds, applied gel, and TENS seems to be working - thank goodness!

I'm glad that you are having similar weather - sitting out in the sunshine will be good for you.

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

I hope your poor shoulder gets better soon

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - it is such a damned nuisance,but at least I am pretty sure, from previous experience, that it will recover to 'occasional twinge' in a week or two.

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

Please take it easy. Shoulder issues are no fun. My right shoulder eventually needed rotator cuff repair. The surgery was the least of the problem. The physical therapy that was required to get full mobility back was difficult and painful.

I read in my local Durango newspaper that there were some accidents at the TT.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping this will recover as it has previously -but will seek out physio help if it is not noticeable better after a week.

TT week has been remarkably low on injuries this year - usually at least one or two of the thousands of visiting bikers manage to get themselves killed in accidents on the ordinary roads, but no-one has been even seriously injured... until the last day when, still, there were no major road traffic incidents - but some spectators were hurt when a bike went out of control and ended up in the crowd. Ten people were taken to hospital, four were immediately released after being checked over, one was kept in overnight under observation then discharged, and the other five have 'limb injuries' - mainly broken legs as far as I can tell. Fortunately the competitor, who came off at over 100mph, was just 'badly shaken with one minor injury'.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Hope you soon feel better.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you - it is improving, thank goodness.

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

*Ouch* on the shoulder.

Lovely weather for the TT:)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It has been perfect TT weather - everyone has been going around smiling, there have been no soggy campers... just great.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

So sorry about the pain you're going through -- and having it effect your typing ability is even worse.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. The difficulty typing is a real bugger - I have had time off work and couldn't use it productively!

[clodia-metelli.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope your arm gets better soon. It's hard enough to sleep at this time of year - I love the sun more than anything, but it does mean early mornings.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The arm is just really frustrating, as well as painful. Luckily the light doesn't bother me when it comes to sleeping - but hurting enough to be woken up every time I move in my sleep is horrible.

[thismaz.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I'm glad it's getting better.
Hasn't it been glorious weather this week? I have been cycling to work, which is lovely.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The weather is gorgeous - so nice to feel the sunshine on the back of the neck!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Poor you! Oddly am having the same issue to a lesser degree with my right shoulder. Must be all the damp weather. I hope you are well on the mend now.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It's so frustrating having to do things with the 'wrong' hand! Here's hoping we are both back to normal quickly.

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

Owww, poor you. So frustrating when you're incapacitated like that. I hope it recovers soon - but try not to do too much too quickly!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is so frustrating - I have Haldir and Tindómë gazing out over the view somewhere in Valinor and I want to get on with their journey...

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Well, I'd say that 16ºC is cold but 22ºC is perfect.
:D
The weather does look lovely in the photos.

I'm so sorry to hear about the pain, though. RSI pain is among the worst kind. I've suffered with carpal tunnel and it is just insanely painful especially at night when it flares. Hoping you're feeling better now and it's lucky that you have access to a TENS machine to help.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The weather continued like that today, too - D-d came up home so she could sit out in the back yard and sun herself; lack of garden is the downside of living in a flat in the town centre. We sat out with a tray of tea and some toasted muffins with cherry jam - very civilised.

The TENS does seem to help - and I have my heat pad, too, as well as the ibuprofen - I am basically doing everything I can think of!

[the-winterwitch.livejournal.com]

Ouch, poor you! I hope your arm will be much better soon and let you sleep! I'm currently treating a husband with similar problems, his came from shoveling and garden work. He's answering well to treatment, thankfully; I use a comfrey-based salve, heat by cherry-pit pillow and homoeopathy which is our favourite method of treatment in most cases. At least he can sleep, but now he snores. :o(

You summer sounds lovely, like the Swedish summers I like so much. Hereabouts, we have a nice climate for growing things, but the agreeable temperatures for me are far and few; mostly it's too soon too hot.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Poor husband - I have every sympathy with him. I have my wheat&lavender pad providing heat, too - my grandmother used to use comfrey leaves, but the diclofenac works better!

Our summer temperatures never get very hot, being an island surrounded by the Irish Sea - so if we have a good summer it will stay at these sort of temperatures until September - we can but hope!

[ukamikanasi.livejournal.com]

Awww, I hope you feel better soon!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It is less painful than it was - but I want an instant cure, really!!

[(Anonymous)]

Oh, poor you! I know how frustrating it must be not to able to sort Haldir and Tindome out!

I had adhesive capsulitis in my left shoulder, not my dominant hand, and it took months of therapy before there were any results, mainly cause I didn't know what was wrong and took for ever to see the Dr!

Kind of gray at the moment, about 59' and cloudy.

Huggs,
Lynda

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I'm going to give it another couple of days - it was Wednesday when it really began to hurt, and if it isn't almost back to normal by then I will refer myself to physiotherapy.

59' is quite pleasant - although 65' is better...!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

Glorious weather indeed! The races must have been lots of fun. I'm so sorry about your shoulder. It must be very frustrating and bothersome. I'm glad it's healing. I hope this time it takes less than a week to be usable again, and less than to to be fully recovered.

Well, at least your had a lovely day and a delicious lunch with D-d.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

My shoulder is certainly less painful this morning than it was a couple of mornings ago - thank goodness! Now to see how it survives my first day back at work.

[melusine6619.livejournal.com]

I hope you're feeling better now!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I am definitely improving - I slept better last night than I have for the previous four or five nights.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Many sympathies for the arm and shoulder. Those TENS units are amazing. When I hurt my back, the only relief I felt was when I was using the unit. I hope you heal quickly; it's no fun hurting. I sometimes sleep in the recliner if I can't get comfortable in bed. It puts less pressure on certain spots.

Beautiful weather! We're getting revved up for our 37° temps. The three weeks of spring we had were beautiful. :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The TENS does help... and my meds, and heat pads - I am tackling it from all directions with some success. I totally understand about the recliner - it is just hard, sometimes, to explain to the men who worry about us that we really are more comfortable than we would be in bed!

37' temps would have me wilting...