I Really Need to Stop Abusing Myself
No, I don’t mean in that way – and that’s not likely to end anyway! I mean something much less intentional.
It seems that more and more I’m getting injured doing routine things around the yard. Mostly recently it was digging weeds so vigorously that I worked up a callous on my hand. YES, that was from yard work (and I jerk with my right hand anyway.)
This is not particularly a new development however. About 15 months ago I was setting up the solar power lighting for the season. One of the glass bulbs fell off and broke. As I was carefully picking up the last of the pieces I leaned forward on my clenched fist and drove a minute piece of glass into my middle finger. The following Monday I went to see my GP about it but he was not able to extract the shard. He suggested just leaving it in there until the skin just grew out and the shard came out as a result. I was quite disappointed in this turn of events but reluctantly accepted his recommendation.
FINALLY, a few weeks ago, the skin shedding had progressed to the extent that I could feel the roughness of the glass on the top of my finger. That became quite an annoyance, with it catching on things, etc. One morning, just as I was about to call the GP regarding a second attempt at removal, I noticed the glass piece was gone. I never did figure out when it came out or where it went!
Are you prone to injuring yourself?
Is it happening more and more as you get older?
Do you have confidence in the abilities of your GP?
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I just got a new GP, and he quickly helped me with the tendinitis in my arm (tennis elbow), when no one else would. I play piano, and the more I play, my wrist starts to hurt, leading to a numb elbow. Weed whacking also hurts. He simply told me to buy a tennis elbow strap, which I did for $13, and voila! Better!!
Those are the kind of fixes we need more of in modern medicine!
My current GP whom I have for the past 5 years is an amazing practitioner . He has supported me in my quest of great health . In a sample of my quest , in that I have hit my BMI of 27.5 on top of hitting 200 lbs . In my job I do get some cuts at time. Nothing to worry about and I get with playing with my dogs ðŸ•
Congrats on getting healthy.
@CleavageFan4U , thanks for the congrats. The beneficial receiver's are my wife and the special ladies I have I special relationships with current and the past. Which I benefit as well ðŸ˜
I lack grace, yet I don't consider myself prone to injury. I have been breaking nails a lot lately.
I haven't noticed more as I get older - Cowboy though, holy cow, every time he does any outside chores he shreds his arm skin. I finally insisted he wear one of the long sleeved shirts made for summers. Now his skin stays intact. And totally since he has aged. Or retired. Maybe he was always fragile but just didn't do enough outside chores for us to notice, LOLOL.
My GP passed during Covid and I have not replaced him. My chiro, gyn and endocrinologist are very competent.
I think a lot of it with me is thinning skin.
GP is a total waste of time. And I'm always finding random bruises that I can't recall getting. Worse as I get older.
Must be hot-wife bruising. 😂
@CleavageFan4U one can only wish
I wear gloves when I'm gardening, so I usually don't get any ouchies.
I get unexplained bruises all the time so I don't think much of it anymore
I've started wearing gloves when I'm going to be at it for long period.
I have not had any gardening accidents lately. But my sister was gardening, took a step back and tripped on a rock that was behind her, fell and broke her arm. 😬
Ohhh, that's not good.
I've never been prone to injury and that hasn't changed as I've aged ... though I do find the occasional unexplained bruise.
I wouldn't go to a doctor that I didn't trust but, having worked in the medical field for decades, I have an edge in determining trustworthiness.
I didn't mention the unexplained bruises, but CHECK, that happens too.
Gardening is dangerous!
I didn't used to think so, but apparently it is becoming more and more so. 😀
@OddsAgainst Yeah, I've started to do that NOW.