Well, my pain doc gave me the choice of how long I want to drag out my stepping down, so I decided to wait til the 1st of January, just to give the hip a bit more time to heal. I was not liking how I was feeling, and not liking the extra pain. I have just occasionally skipped a dose; mainly if I've slept late in the morning, I'll just wait til around noon or 1 and take it, that way it has me covered the rest of the day. Done that twice now and it seems to work better then the alternating thing was....I'll go back to alternating in Jan.
Today was my first time of really feeling nervous about the hip. We had snow and ice last night! This morning my hubby said I "didn't really need to be getting out", and I agreed, even when the ladies at the thrift said they were not opening this morning because it was too slick for them to get out (usually I'd go down in their place). BUT....someone called asking about the free coats from the coat drive, said they didn't have a heavy coat and needed one. No way could I stay in my cozy house, with FOUR warm coats in the closet, knowing someone else needed a coat in this weather! So, called the bus to take me to the shop...but I DID use my cane when walking outside, figured the extra help on the ice was a good idea. It was a good thing I opened up, because not only did the caller come in for a free coat, so did two others; plus we had a good morning of sales too!
I had a birthday Tuesday, and Medicare even celebrated it! They had a big ol' donut, and all they gave me was the hole!! LOL For you young, healthier things, the Medicare "donut hole" is a gap in coverage where, even though you are paying for Rx coverage, you must pay 100% of your drug cost. I'm just thankful I hit it in December, instead of much earlier in the year like some people do! But, it was not a happy surprise to find my meds cost a couple hundred dollars more than I expected....instead of a Kindle Fire for Bday/Christmas, I got DRUGS!! LOL
But really, after the horrible sadness and tragedy recently, I cannot complain. My children and grandchildren will not be here for the holidays, I may not have seen some of the grandchildren for over a year.....but at least I know they are happy, healthy, and as safe as we can make them. My heart breaks for the families in CT who lost loved ones, especially children.
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It hurt yesterday, as I expected it would. Today I actually went for an 11 block walk (remember, small town blocks aren't as big as some city ones!) and still no additional pain. I did call my regular doctor and make an appt. for tomorrow to have my shoulder looked at. I figure that two full weeks after being off the walker and crutches, it should NOT still be hurting as much as it is. The opposite hip is still hurting too, but not nearly as bad as the shoulder. I sure hope it's just still irritated because of the walker/crutches and because I use that arm more. I'd like the pain to go away, but don't need another surgery or anything like that for a LONG time!!
